Less than a week out from the running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington, 38 horses remain in contention to gain a start in the two-mile handicap. In reality, that number is much fewer, given those outside the current top 24 in the Order of Entry don’t have any further chances to improve their position.

On Thursday, both Mark Twain and Quietness were withdrawn from the entries, while Sayedaty Sadaty leapt from 35th to 25th, despite not receiving a penalty for his win in the Group 3 Bendigo Cup on Wednesday.

So, barring any changes, Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup field will look like this:

1. Half Yours (Tony & Calvin McEvoy) Jamie Melham 53kg ($5.50)

2. Onesmoothoperator (Brian Ellison) Harry Coffey 52kg ($15)

3. Parchment Party (William Mott) John Velazquez 52kg ($41)

4. Torranzino (Paul Preusker) Celine Gaudray 51kg ($22)

5. Valiant King (Chris Waller) Jye McNeil 51kg ($6)

6. Al Riffa (Joseph O’Brien) Mark Zahra 59kg ($7)

7. Buckaroo (Chris Waller) Craig Williams 57kg ($8)

8. Arapaho (Bjorn Baker) Rachel King 56.5kg ($41)

9. Vauban (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott) Blake Shinn 56.5kg ($26)

10. Chevalier Rose (Hisashi Shimizu) Damian Lane 55.5kg ($31)

11. Presage Nocturne (Alessandro Botti) Stephane Pasquier 55.5kg ($9)

12. Furthur (Andrew Balding) Michael Dee 52kg ($26)

13. Middle Earth (Ciaron Maher) Ethan Brown 54.5kg ($31)

14. Meydaan (Simon & Ed Crisford) James McDonald 54kg ($12)

15. Land Legend (Chris Waller) 53.5kg Joao Moreira ($81)

16. Smokin’ Romans (Ciaron Maher) 53.5kg Ben Melham ($81)

17. Absurde (Willie Mullins) Kerrin McEvoy 53.5kg ($18)

18. Flatten The Curve (Henk Grewe) Thore-Hammer Hansen 53.kg ($26)

19. River Of Stars (Chris Waller) 51.5kg Beau Mertens ($18)

20. More Felons (Chris Waller) Tommy Berry 53kg ($61)

21. Goodie Two Shoes (Joseph O’Brien) Wayne Lordan 51.5kg ($34)

22. Changingoftheguard (Kris Lees) Tim Clark 53kg ($81)

23. Athabascan (John O’Shea & Tom Charlton) Declan Bates 51.5kg ($81)

24. Royal Supremacy (Ciaron Maher) Robbie Dolan 51kg ($26)

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25. Sayedaty Sadaty (Ciaron Maher) tbc ($34)

26. Birdman (Chris Waller) 51kg ($34)

27. Post Impressionist (Anthony & Sam Freedman) 51kg ($101)

28. Scary (Emma-Lee & David Browne) 51kg ($91)

29. Trav (Raymond Connors) 51kg ($126)

30. Etna Rosso (Chris Waller) 51kg ($81)