The 2013 Melbourne Cup field is packed full of quality stayers and punters all around Australia (and the world) are studying the form guide to try and come up with the winner of the extremely open betting race.
Fiorente remains the clear favourite in 2013 Melbourne Cup betting markets. Photo by: Race Horse Photos Australia
The current favourite in 2013 Melbourne Cup betting markets is Gai Waterhouse-trained Fiorente who has remained fairly steady at odds of $7.50 since he drew ideally in gate 5 at the barrier draw at Flemington on Saturday.
Luca Cumani-trained Mount Athos remains on the second line of betting at Melbourne Cup odds of $9.50, despite drawing barrier 22, while there has been plenty of support for Caulfield Cup runner-up Dandino who is now available at $12.
The Melbourne Cup market mover has been Irish stayer Simenon, who made his Australian debut with an impressive third place finish behind Sea Moon in the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m), who is now into odds of $16 after being available at almost $25 on Saturday afternoon.
You can make a case for just about every horse in the 2013 Melbourne Cup field and below you can find all the relevant form guide, jockey and silks information about every single Melbourne Cup runner.
Whether you want to back a horse in the Melbourne Cup because of their jockey, barrier, saddlecloth number or even the colour of their silks, you can work out your Melbourne Cup betting strategy by analyzing this valuable information.
Melbourne Cup Horse Form, Details & Silk Colours
1. Dunaden
Dunaden – The classy French stayer will join Peter Pan as the only horse to have won the Melbourne Cup twice in non-consecutive years if he is successful on Tuesday but no horse has carried more than 58kg to win the race in the last thirty years.
Silk Colours: Yellow, Royal Blue Stars, Yellow Cap
Trainer: Mikel Delzangles
Jockey: Jamie Spencer (58.5kg)
Barrier No: 1
Recent Form 43228
2. Green Moon
Green Moon – The Lloyd Williams-owned stayer is aiming to join Archer (1861 and 1862), Rain Lover (1968 and 1969), Think Big (1974 and 1975) and Makybe Diva (2003, 2004 and 2005) as the only horses to have won the Melbourne Cup in back-to-back years.
Silk Colours: Navy blue, white armbands and cap
Trainer: Robert Hickmott
Jockey: Brett Prebble
Barrier No: 10
Recent Form 44599
3. Red Cadeaux
Red Cadeaux – The well-travelled stayer will be partnered by leading French jockey Gerald Mosse who will be the first European jockey to win the Melbourne Cup on two occasions if he steers Red Cadeaux to victory on Tuesday.
Silk Colours: Light blue and red diamonds, light blue sleeves, red and light blue diamond cap
Trainer: Ed Dunlop
Jockey: Gerald Mosse
Barrier No: 23
Recent Form 89624
4. Sea Moon
Sea Moon – The Hebert Power Stakes winner has superb European form and is a good chance to join Just A Dash (1981), What A Nuisance (1985), Efficient (2007) and Green Moon (2012) as Lloyd Williams-owned Melbourne Cup winners.
Silk Colours: Navy blue, white armbands, navy blue cap
Trainer: Robert Hickmott
Jockey: Steven Arnold
Barrier No: 7
Recent Form 80021
5. Brown Panther
Brown Panther – Jockey Richard Kingscote will be making his Melbourne Cup debut on Brown Panther whose connections, that include retired football superstar Michael Owen, can become the first British-trained horse to win the Melbourne Cup.
Silk Colours: Turquoise, dark blue cap
Trainer: Tom Dascombe
Jockey: Richard Kingscote
Barrier No: 38115
Recent Form 6
6. Fiorente
Fiorente – Gai Waterhouse is chasing her first ever victory in the Melbourne Cup but will have to overcome the poor recent run of favourites in the race; with champion Makybe Diva in 2005 the last favourite to salute for punters in the Melbourne Cup.
Silk Colours: Black, purple sash
Trainer: Gai Waterhouse
Jockey: Damien Oliver
Barrier No: 5
Recent Form 36143
7. Foreteller
Foreteller – Foreteller has been given his chance in the Melbourne Cup but Light Fingers (1965) and Rain Lover (1969) are the only horses that have ever completed the Makybe Diva Stakes/Melbourne Cup double.
Silk Colours: Green, yellow star and armbands
Trainer: Chris Waller
Jockey: Craig Newitt
Barrier No: 15
Recent Form 81024
8. Dandino
Dandino – The Marco Botti-trained entire flew home to finish second in the Caulfield Cup and will start the 2013 Melbourne Cup in barrier four – the most successful barrier in the Group 1 event in the past 30 years.
Silk Colours: Fluorescent yellow, navy blue seams
Trainer: Marco Botti
Jockey: Ryan Moore
Barrier No: 4
Recent Form 72212
9. Ethiopia
Ethiopia – Ethiopia finished at the tail of the field after suffering an injury in the 2012 Melbourne Cup and in 2013 will jump from barrier 14 that housed six Melbourne Cup winners, but none in the last 30 years.
Silk Colours: Light blue, green hoops and cap
Trainer: Pat Carey
Jockey: Rhys McLeod
Barrier No: 14
Recent Form 05004
10. Fawkner
Fawkner – The Caulfield Cup is always considered the key Melbourne Cup form race and Fawkner will join Rivette (1939), Rising Fast (1954), Even Stevens (1962), Galilee (1966), Gurner’s Lane (1982), Doriemus (1995), Might And Power (1997) and Ethereal (2001) as horses that have completed the famous double if he wins tomorrow.
Silk Colours: Navy blue, white armbands, royal blue cap
Trainer: Robert Hickmott
Jockey: Nicholas Hall
Barrier No: 8
Recent Form 37531
11. Mourayan
Mourayan – Mourayan is the outsider of the field at Melbourne Cup odds of $126 and will surpass The Pearl (1871), Wotan (1936) and Old Rowley (1940) as the longest priced winners of the Melbourne Cup if he causes a boil over.
Silk Colours: Navy blue, white armbands, red cap
Trainer: Robert Hickmott
Jockey: Brenton Avdulla
Barrier No: 19
Recent Form 41787
12. Seville
Seville – The Metropolitan Handicap was once a key lead-up to the Melbourne Cup, with five horses completed the double, but since Macdougal won both races in 1959 the Metropolitan winner has failed to fire in the Melbourne Cup.
Silk Colours: Navy blue, white armbands, gold cap
Trainer: Robert Hickmott
Jockey: Hugh Bowman
Barrier No: 9
Recent Form 00917
13. Super Cool
Super Cool – Super Cool will need to find his three-year-old form if he is going to lump 54.kg and join Saintly as the only four-year-old to win the Australian Cup and the Melbourne Cup in the same year.
Silk Colours: Royal blue, large white brace, white stripe, red brace, royal blue and yellow star sleeves
Trainer: Mark Kavanagh
Jockey: Corey Brown
Barrier No: 13
Recent Form 34935
14. Masked Marvel
Masked Marvel – Proven stayer Masked Marvel will be the first ever Ladbrokes St Leger winner, a race in which he beat Brown Panther, Sea Moon and Seville, to compete in the Melbourne Cup.
Silk Colours: Navy blue, white armbands, pink cap
Trainer: Robert Hickmott
Jockey: Michael Rodd
Barrier No: 2
Recent Form 80320
15. Mount Athos
Mount Athos – The Luca Cumani-trained gelding finishing fifth in last year’s race but since Tawrrific won the 1989 Melbourne Cup, after finishing 12 the year before, Brew is the only Melbourne Cup winner to have been beaten in a previous edition of the race.
Silk Colours: Grey, beige star, grey and beige star sleeves and cap
Trainer: Luca Cumani
Jockey: Craig Williams
Barrier No: 22
Recent Form 01582
16. Royal Empire
Royal Empire – Godolphin has regularly trained Melbourne Cup placegetters in the last fifteen years (with Give A Slip (2001) and Crime Scene (2009) both finishing second) but is still chasing their first victory in Australia’s most famous race.
Silk Colours: Royal blue, fly Emirates logo
Trainer: Saeed Bin Suroor
Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy
Barrier No: 11
Recent Form 01122
17. Voleuse De Coeurs
Voleuse De Coeurs – Voleuse De Coeurs won the Irish St Leger in dominant fashion but, since Vintage Crop made the Melbourne Cup an international affair with his 1993 victory, no Irish St Leger winner has been able to come to Australia and win the Melbourne Cup.
Silk Colours: Blue, white and orange Eliza Park logo, white sleeves, orange armbands, blue cap, gold pom pom
Trainer: Michael Moroney
Jockey: James McDonald
Barrier No: 21
Recent Form 21321
18. Hawkspur
Hawkspur – There is plenty of history against Hawkspur in the Melbourne Cup. Not only has no Queensland Derby gone on to win the $6 million Group 1 event but no horse has ever won the race after jumping from barrier eighteen.
Silk Colours: White, black stars, purple and white star sleeves, purple and white quartered cap
Trainer: Chris Waller
Jockey: Jim Cassidy
Barrier No: 18
Recent Form 71457
19. Simenon
Simenon – The former hurdler has a similar Melbourne Cup form profile as great Irish stayer Vintage Crop and will be trainer Willie Mullins’ second ever runner in the Melbourne Cup after Holy Orders finished 17th behind Makybe Diva in the 2003 edition of the race.
Silk Colours: Purple, orange sleeves, purple and orange star cap
Trainer: Willie Mullins
Jockey: Richard Hughes
Barrier No: 12
Recent Form 54223
20. Ibicenco
Ibicenco – Ibicenco earnt a spot in the Melbourne Cup field after receiving a penalty for his win in the Geelong Cup, which has been a key lead-up race since the turn of the century; with Media Puzzle (2002), Americain (2010) and Dunaden (2011) all completing the double.
Silk Colours: Navy blue and gold hoops, white sleeves and cap
Trainer: Peter Moody
Jockey: Luke Nolen
Barrier No: 17
Recent Form 51801
21. Verema
Verema – The classy French mare won the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay in impressive fashion and is the same race that Americain and Dunaden both competed in before coming to Australia to win the Melbourne Cup.
Silk Colours: Green, red epaulettes, green sleeves and cap
Trainer: Alain de Royer Dupre
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire
Barrier No: 3
Recent Form 32511
22. Dear Demi
Dear Demi – Dear Demi has had a traditional preparation to the Melbourne Cup; producing strong performances in the Underwood Stakes, Caulfield Cup and the MacKinnon Stakes at Flemington on Victoria Derby day.
Silk Colours: Royal blue, white crossed sashes
Trainer: Clarry Conners
Jockey: Chris Munce
Barrier No: 16
Recent Form 73832
23. Tres Blue
Tres Blue – The lightly-raced French stayer will be the first Northern Hemisphere-three-year-old to compete in the Melbourne Cup since Aidan O’Brien-trained Mahler who finished third behind Lloyd Williams-owned Efficient in the 2007 edition of the race.
Silk Colours: Black, gold collar and cap
Trainer: Gai Waterhouse
Jockey: Tommy Berry
Barrier No: 20
Recent Form 13211
24 Ruscello
Ruscello – Ruscello won the Lexus Stakes on Saturday to qualify for the Victoria Derby field and is aiming to join Brew (2000) and Shocking (2009) as the only horses that have gone on to win the Melbourne Cup three days later in the last fifteen years.
Silk Colours: Navy blue and gold hoops, white sleeves, red cap
Trainer: Ed Walker
Jockey: Chad Schofield (a)
Barrier No: 24
Recent Form 33321
