The scratching of Bauer from the 2010 Melbourne Cup field this morning has adjusted the Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw for the $6 million handicap showdown scheduled as Race 7 at Flemington today.
Bauer was Melbourne Cup horse #18, so check any bets you had down to see if you Bauer was in your selections.
There are now just 23 horses set to contest the Melbourne Cup at 3:00pm (AEDST), but the numbers of the other runners will not change and they will all wear their original Melbourne Cup saddlecloth numbers.
The Melbourne Cup barrier draw has now been altered. The barrier number each horse in the Melbourne Cup will jump from this afternoon now moves in one as Bauer was drawn in barrier two.
The only horse not affected in the barrier draw is Descarado, set to jump from the inside gate one.
Below is the updated 2010 Melbourne Cup Field & Barrier Draw following the scratching of Bauer from the race.
Updated 2010 Melbourne Cup Field & Barrier Draw
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | New Barrier (updated after original draw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHOCKING | Mark Kavanagh | Michael Rodd | 23 |
| 2 | CAMPANOLOGIST (USA) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Kerrin McEvoy | 18 |
| 3 | SO YOU THINK (NZ) | Bart Cummings | Steven Arnold | 2 |
| 4 | ZIPPING | Robert Hickmott | Nicholas Hall | 17 |
| 5 | ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB) | William J Knight | Glen Boss | 8 |
| 6 | MR MEDICI (IRE) | Peter Ho | Darren Beadman | 4 |
| 7 | SHOOT OUT | John Wallace | Corey Brown | 16 |
| 8 | AMERICAIN (USA) | Alain de Royer Dupre | Gerald Mosse | 11 |
| 9 | TOKAI TRICK (JPN) | Kenji Nonaka | Shinji Fujita | 3 |
| 10 | BUCCELLATI (GB) | Tony Noonan | Steven King | 20 |
| 11 | DESCARADO (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse | Nash Rawiller | 1 |
| 12 | HARRIS TWEED (NZ) | Murray & Bjorn Baker | Brad Rawiller | 12 |
| 13 | MANIGHAR (FR) | Luca Cumani | Damien Oliver | 19 |
| 14 | MASTER O’REILLY (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Vlad Duric | 17 |
| 15 | MONACO CONSUL (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Craig Williams | 13 |
| 16 | PROFOUND BEAUTY (IRE) | Dermot K Weld | Patrick Smullen | 21 |
| 17 | ZAVITE (NZ) | Anthony Cummings | Michael Walker | 6 |
| 18 | BAUER (IRE) | Luca Cumani | Chris Munce | – |
| 19 | HOLBERG (UAE) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Frankie Dettori | 9 |
| 20 | PRECEDENCE (NZ) | Bart Cummings | Blake Shinn | 14 |
| 21 | RED RULER (NZ) | John Sargent | Mark Du Plessis | 7 |
| 22 | LINTON | Robert Hickmott | Brett Prebble | 22 |
| 23 | ONCE WERE WILD | Gai Waterhouse | Jim Cassidy | 10 |
| 24 | MALUCKYDAY (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Luke Nolen | 5 |
