2022 MELBOURNE CUP UPDATE: LUNAR FLARE SCRATCHED, 22 LEFT

2022 MELBOURNE CUP UPDATE: POINT NEPEAN SCRATCHED, 23 LEFT 

The countdown is on to Tuesday’s 162nd edition of the iconic Group 1 $7.75 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) and below punters can find our exclusive Races.com.au two word Melbourne Cup 2022 form guide.

Sydney Cup winner Knights Order is one of the proven two-milers in Tuesday’s 2022 Melbourne Cup field. Photo: Steve Hart.

Twenty-two of the world’s elite stayers (following the scratching of Point Nepean and Lunar Flare) take to the Flemington track in Race 7 at 3:00pm (AEDT) with all eyes on the $4.4 million Melbourne Cup winners’ prize.

With the Melbourne Cup trophy and bragging rights on the line, we’re in for another thrilling three and a half minutes of sport when the barriers go up for the world’s richest handicap race.

To help you sort the genuine Melbourne Cup contenders from the pretenders ahead of the gruelling two mile test, below we’ve bluntly summed up the winning (or losing!) hopes of the remaining 23 Melbourne Cup 2022 horses.

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No. Horse (Barrier)

1. Gold Trip (14) – Heavy Load

2. Duais (10) – Tancred Winner 

3. Knights Order (24) – Gets Distance

4. Montefilia (11) – Mighty Mare

5. Numerian (7) – Could Rule 

6. Without A Fight (18) – Fighting Chance

7. Camorra (17) – Crime Pays 

8. Deauville Legend (9) – Le Gagnant 

9. Stockman (2) – Don’t Shelve

10. Vow And Declare (4) – Had His

11. Young Werther (21) – worthy warrior

12 Hoo Ya Mal (15) – Waterhouse/Williams

13. Serpentine (23) – Super Sneaky 

14. Daqiansweet Junior (13) – Adelaide Cup 

15. Grand Promenade (1) – Keep Walking 

16. Arapaho (19) – Big Ask

17. Emissary (3) – Right Mission 

18. Lunar Flare (12) – Scratched

19. Smokin’ Romans (16) – Turnbull Winner

20. Tralee Rose (22) – Will Wilt

21. Point Nepean (20) – Scratched

22. High Emocean (8) – Heart Breaker

23. Interpretation (6) – Wrong Language 

24. Realm Of Flowers (5) – Blooming Time

*All 2022 Melbourne Cup odds are from Ladbrokes.com.au and subject to change.