The field for this year's Melbourne Cup.(credit:
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The 2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed and rising Aussie sensation Alcopop share favouritism for Tuesday's Emirates Melbourne Cup after both received favourable draws for this year’s big race.
Viewed, out to give Bart Cummings his 13th Melbourne Cup, will come from stall 9 while Alcopop will begin his race in box 12.
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|
Horse |
Stall |
Jockey |
Weight (kg) |
|
1 |
Viewed |
9 |
Brad Rawiller |
58.00 |
|
2 |
C’est La Guerre |
7 |
Nick Hall |
55.50 |
|
3 |
Fiumicino |
24 |
Steven King |
55.50 |
|
4 |
Master O’reilly |
16 |
Vlad Duric |
55.00 |
|
5 |
Mourilyan |
14 |
Glyn Schofield |
54.50 |
|
6 |
Roman Emperor |
15 |
Hugh Bowman |
54.00 |
|
7 |
Ista Kareem |
23 |
Luke Nolen |
53.50 |
|
8 |
Crime Scene |
11 |
Kerrin McEvoy |
53.00 |
|
9 |
Munsef |
5 |
Zac Purton |
53.00 |
|
10 |
Zavite |
3 |
Mark Zahra |
53.00 |
|
11 |
Alcopop |
12 |
Dom Tourneur |
52.50 |
|
12 |
Harris Tweed |
20 |
Craig Newitt |
52.50 |
|
13 |
Kibbutz |
8 |
Chris Symons |
52.50 |
|
14 |
Newport |
18 |
Peter Wells |
52.50 |
|
15 |
Warringah |
17 |
Damien Oliver |
52.50 |
|
16 |
Gallions Reach |
6 |
Dwayne Dunn |
52.00 |
|
17 |
Spin Around |
4 |
Mark Du Plessis |
52.00 |
|
18 |
Basaltico |
10 |
Danny Nikolic |
51.50 |
|
19 |
Capecover |
19 |
Noel Harris |
51.50 |
|
20 |
Daffodil |
21 |
Chris Munce |
51.50 |
|
21 |
Shocking |
22 |
Corey Brown |
51.00 |
|
22 |
Allez Wonder |
13 |
Michelle Payne |
50.50 |
|
23 |
Changingoftheguard |
1 |
Glen Boss |
50.50 |
|
24 |
Leica Ding |
2 |
Craig Williams |
50.50 |
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