The official 2015 Melbourne Cup Final Field has been completed and released, and boasts and talented mix of local and international raiders for Tuesday’s feature race at Flemington Racecourse.

British raider Snow Sky debuted to Australian racing for fifth in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) a fortnight ago and has been confirmed in this afternoon’s official 2015 Melbourne Cup field.

A strong and consistent performer for notable trainer Sir Michael Stoute, Snow Sky has posted an impressive five wins and four minors through only fifteen career starts.

Returning this year for consecutive wins in the Group 2 Yorkshire Cup (2816m) and Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes (2414m) before a luckless run for sixth in the Group 1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2414m).

2014 Melbourne Cup champion Ryan Moore will take the ride on the Nayef entire, who is sure to lay a great account for himself over two miles.

Trainer Ed Dunlop has confirmed popular gelding Red Cadeaux will be saddled in the Melbourne Cup field for a fifth time in 2015, but the British trainer will launch a two-pronged attack on the race for the first time after also confirming Trip To Paris this afternoon.

Red Cadeaux announced himself to the Australian racing community when finishing an agonizingly-close second to Dunaden in the 2011 edition of the Melbourne Cup, and has since etched his name into Australian racing folklore in becoming the only horse to finish second in the featured event three times.

Having finished seventh in the Hardwicke Stakes and third in the Group 3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes (2670m) in his two most recent starts, the Cadeaux Genereux will again be partnered by jockey Gerald Mosse and will be tough to beat should the Flemington track experience any more inclement weather.

Trip To Paris booked his ticket to Australia with an impressive performance to take out the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup (4023m) on June 18^th and received an ideal tune-up for the Melbourne Cup when savaging the line for second in the Caulfield Cup a fortnight ago.

There are absolutely no questions regarding whether or not Trip To Paris will get the trip in the Melbourne Cup, and is sure to be given another gem of a ride from Tommy Berry.

The locally-trained contingent is very well represented, and arguably led by-form globetrotter Criterion, who ran on for second behind Winx in the Cox Plate (2040m) last weekend.

A four-time Group 1 winner, Criterion returned to racing this year for third in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m); progressing to second in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) before taking out the featured Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) on Day 2 of The Championships.

Posting several strong results through his recent trip abroad, the Sebring entire savaged the line for success in the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) three weeks ago and appears to be primed for a big performance in the Melbourne Cup.

Four-year-old Preferment appears to be searching for two miles and is arguably the leading contender of trainer Chris Waller’s three runners in the official 2015 Melbourne Cup field.

Stamping his claims as one to watch through a breakout 2014 Spring Carnival campaign, Preferment impressive broke through for a maiden race win in the featured Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) with a dominant performance.

Clearly needed the run and more distance when returning this time for twelfth in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m), the Zabeel entire responded well when taking out the Group 2 Hill Stakes (2000m) before repeating the dose in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) a fortnight later.

Preferment over-raced in the Caulfield Cup last start but is sure to be given a gem of a ride by leading hoop Hugh Bowman in the 2015 Melbourne Cup.

The 2015 Melbourne Cup barrier draw will be completed and released by 7:00pm Victorian time this evening, and will be immediately published on Races.com.au.

Every bet placed on a unique Melbourne Cup runner to win at Ladbrokes.com.au will gain an entry into the major $70,000 Melbourne Cup prize pool, which includes a 2015 Ford Ranger!

2015 Melbourne Cup Field

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	23x7x116x5	SNOW SKY (GB)	Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore	0	58kg	–	115
2	x32135x612	CRITERION (NZ)	David Hayes & Tom Dabernig	Michael Walker	0	57.5kg	–	116
3	x61x01x2x6	FAME GAME (JPN)	Yoshitada Munakata	Zac Purton	0	57kg	–	113
4	1016x7x923	OUR IVANHOWE (GER)	Lee & Anthony Freedman	Ben Melham	0	56kg	–	112
5	115x47117x	BIG ORANGE (GB)	Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer	0	55.5kg	–	110
6	7x2114x465	HARTNELL (GB)	John O’Shea	James McDonald	0	55.5kg	–	112
7	38x05x36x0	HOKKO BRAVE (JPN)	Yasutoshi Matsunaga	Craig Williams	0	55.5kg	–	110
8	1244F7221x	MAX DYNAMITE (FR)	William Mullins	Frankie Dettori	0	55kg	–	109
9	726x52073x	RED CADEAUX (GB)	Ed Dunlop	Gerald Mosse	0	55kg	–	109
10	x411121352	TRIP TO PARIS (IRE)	Ed Dunlop	Tommy Berry	0	55kg	–	109
11	x5442x7587	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)	Chris Waller	Blake Shinn	0	54.5kg	–	109
12	x46xD1x1x2	SKY HUNTER (GB)	Saeed Bin Suroor	William Buick	0	54kg	–	108
13	60x8x15541	THE OFFER (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse	Damien Oliver	0	54kg	–	108
14	89431×0750	GRAND MARSHAL (GB)	Chris Waller	Jim Cassidy	0	53.5kg	–	106
15	x0628x0119	PREFERMENT (NZ)	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	0	53.5kg	–	113
16	201x2112x0	QUEST FOR MORE (IRE)	Roger Charlton	Damian Lane	0	53.5kg	–	107
17	5416×50671	ALMOONQITH (USA)	David Hayes & Tom Dabernig	Dwayne Dunn	0	53kg	1.0kg	105
18	266x412x38	KINGFISHER (IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	Colm O’Donoghue	0	53kg	–	106
19	2123×85582	PRINCE OF PENZANCE (NZ)	Darren Weir	Ms Michelle Payne	0	53kg	–	105
20	12122	BONDI BEACH (IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	Brett Prebble	0	52.5kg	–	112
21	98x21x0069	SERTORIUS	Jamie Edwards	Craig Newitt	0	52.5kg	–	101
22	x3x0x12261	THE UNITED STATES (IRE)	Robert Hickmott	Joao Moreira	0	52.5kg	2.5kg	104
23	5x11x57221	EXCESS KNOWLEDGE (GB)	Gai Waterhouse	Kerrin McEvoy	0	51kg	–	101
24	x1141x9804	GUST OF WIND (NZ)	John Sargent	Chad Schofield	0	51kg	–	104