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<\/p>\nMelbourne Cup favourite Half Yours has drawn beautifully at the all-important barrier draw, with the Caulfield Cup winner set to jump from barrier 8.<\/p>\n
Other market fancies in Presage Nocturne (9) and Valiant King (10) will also jump from nice gates.<\/p>\n
Topweight Al Riffa (19) will need a touch of luck from there but has the form jockey of the spring in Mark Zahara on his back.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the barrier draw, I don\u2019t think the main chances will drift,\u201d Clint Hutchinson said on Racing.com<\/p>\n
FULL BARRIER DRAW<\/p>\n
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(Saddlecloth No. – Horse (Barrier) – Trainer – Jockey – Weight)<\/p>\n
1 AL RIFFA (19) – Joseph O\u2019Brien – Mark Zahra – 59kg<\/p>\n
2 BUCKAROO (12) – Chris Waller – Craig Williams – 57kg<\/p>\n
3 ARAPAHO (15) – Bjorn Baker – Rachel King – 56.5kg<\/p>\n
4 VAUBAN (2) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Blake Shinn – 56.5kg<\/p>\n
5 CHEVALIER ROSE (5) – Hisashi Shimizu – Damian Lane – 55.5kg<\/p>\n
6 PRESAGE NOCTURNE (9) – Alessandro Botti – Stephane Pasquier – 55.5kg<\/p>\n
7 MIDDLE EARTH (13) – Ciaron Maher – Ethan Brown – 54.5kg<\/p>\n
8 MEYDAAN (22) – Simon & Ed Crisford – James McDonald – 54kg<\/p>\n
9 ABSURDE (4) – Willie Mullins – Kerrin McEvoy – 53.5kg<\/p>\n
10 FLATTEN THE CURVE (17) – Henk Grewe – Thore-Hammer Hansen – 53kg<\/p>\n
11 LAND LEGEND (16) – Chris Waller – Joao Moreira – 53.5kg<\/p>\n
12 SMOKIN\u2019 ROMANS (11) – Ciaron Maher – Ben Melham – 53.5kg<\/p>\n
13 CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD – Kris Lees – Tim Clark – 53kg<\/p>\n
14 HALF YOURS (8) – Tony & Calvin McEvoy – Jamie Melham – 53kg<\/p>\n
15 MORE FELONS (23) – Chris Waller – Tommy Berry – 53kg<\/p>\n
16 ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (6) – Brian Ellison – Harry Coffey – 53kg<\/p>\n
17 FURTHUR (7) – Andrew Balding – Michael Dee – 52kg<\/p>\n
18 PARCHMENT PARTY (3) – William Mott – John Velazquez – 52kg<\/p>\n
19 ATHABASCAN (1) John O\u2019Shea & Tom Charlton – Declan Bates – 51.5kg<\/p>\n
20 GOODIE TWO SHOES (20) – Joseph O\u2019Brien – Wayne Lordan – 51.5kg<\/p>\n
21 RIVER OF STARS (14)- Chris Waller – Beau Mertens – 51.5kg<\/p>\n
22 ROYAL SUPREMACY (21) – Ciaron Maher – Robbie Dolan – 51kg<\/p>\n
23 TORRANZINO (18) – Paul Preusker – Celine Gaudray – 51kg<\/p>\n
24 VALIANT KING (10) – Chris Waller – Jye McNeil – 51kg<\/p>\n
FOLLOW ALL THE UPDATES FROM THE MELBOURNE CUP DRAW. CAN\u2019T SEE IT? CLICK HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s a crucial undertaking. For some horses, a bad barrier can essentially slash their hopes of winning the great race. <\/p>\n Barriers 7, 12, 19 and 23 have been the least successful barriers, with only one winner from each of those in the history of the race, which doesn\u2019t bode well for Further (7), Buckaroo (12), Al Riffa (19) and More Felons (23).<\/p>\n MORE MELBOURNE CUP NEWS<\/p>\n DERBY DAY WRAP:Baby Winx stars in $10m statementl jaw-dropping blitz<\/a><\/p>\n MELBOURNE CUP ORDER OF ENTRY: Cox Plate runner-up officially in<\/a><\/p>\n