Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	Chris Waller	Mark Zahra		8	55kg		$5F
	2	1	ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	Hugh Bowman	0.2L	17	58.5kg		$6
	3	12	THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Daniel Stackhouse	0.95L	2	53.5kg		$61
	4	10	PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB)	Charlie Fellowes	Jamie Kah	1.95L	15	54.5kg		$17
	5	9	FINCHE (GB)	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	2.45L	9	54.5kg		$9
	6	2	AVILIUS (GB)	James Cummings	John Allen	2.65L	13	57kg		$31
	7	4	BUCKHURST (IRE)	Joseph O’Brien	Ben Melham	3.4L	7	55kg		$11
	8	6	MUSTAJEER (GB)	Kris Lees	Billy Egan	3.9L	11	55kg		$101
	9	18	CHAPADA	Michael Moroney	Jye McNeil	4.2L	12	50.5kg		$21
	10	11	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Craig Williams	4.6L	6	53.5kg		$7
	11	14	DALASAN	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	William Pike	5L	10	52.5kg		$14
	12	13	WARNING	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Luke Currie	5.2L	16	53kg		$21
	13	15	TRUE SELF (IRE)	Willie Mullins	Declan Bates	5.95L	3	52kg		$31
	14	17	TOFFEE TONGUE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Michael Dee	6.45L	4	51kg		$18
	15	3	VOW AND DECLARE	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	8.7L	14	57kg		$41
	16	19e	RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE)	Kris Lees	Daniel Moor	15.7L	18	53.5kg		$201
	17	5	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Craig Newitt	17.2L	5	55kg		$31
	18	8	DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB)	Andrew Balding	Michael Walker	27.2L	1	54.5kg		$31
		21e	OCEANEX (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Zac Spain		0
		22e	LE DON DE VIE (GB)	Anthony & Sam Freedman			0
		16	AKTAU (GB)	Michael Moroney	Daniel Moor		0
		20e	SAN HUBERTO (IRE)	Matt Cumani	Fred W Kersley		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 
The official 2020 Caulfield Cup Barrier Draw was conducted on  Wednesday October 14, 2020 and saw the top-weight Anthony Van Dyck draw out in barrier 21 (of 22). One of five internationals in the mix looking to make it a three-peat for the raiders, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Irish visitor will come into 17 that produced last year’s winner Mer De Glace.

The other favourite in updated Caulfield Cup odds – available here courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au – is the Chris Waller-trained Turnbull Stakes winning mare Verry Elleegant in barrier 11.

Click here to read more on how the top fancies fared in the 2020 Caulfield Cup barriers.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	20330x25x1	ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	Hugh Bowman	21	58.5kg		121
2	x54533x462	AVILIUS (GB)	James Cummings	John Allen	17	57kg		114
3	421x395x90	VOW AND DECLARE	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	18	57kg		115
4	52112×2165	BUCKHURST (IRE)	Joseph O’Brien	Ben Melham	9	55kg		114
5	x03643x741	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Craig Newitt	6	55kg		116
6	0x1225x009	MUSTAJEER (GB)	Kris Lees	Billy Egan	15	55kg		114
7	x42212x141	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	Chris Waller	Mark Zahra	11	55kg		116
8	314579×114	DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB)	Andrew Balding	Michael Walker	2	54.5kg		112
9	4x51257x33	FINCHE (GB)	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	12	54.5kg		112
10	120x3x36x3	PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB)	Charlie Fellowes	Jamie Kah	19	54.5kg		113
11	11x114x045	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Craig Williams	7	53.5kg		114
12	x38572x187	THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Daniel Stackhouse	3	53.5kg		111
13	x755633x76	WARNING	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Luke Currie	20	53kg		115
14	55112×2354	DALASAN	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	William Pike	14	52.5kg		115
15	x217x6x460	TRUE SELF (IRE)	Willie Mullins	Declan Bates	4	52kg		110
16	x1x1311x90	AKTAU (GB)	Michael Moroney	Daniel Moor	1	51kg		102
17	622221×582	TOFFEE TONGUE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Michael Dee	5	51kg		110
18	x953125x21	CHAPADA	Michael Moroney	Jye McNeil	16	50.5kg		108
19e	60x6613x50	RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE)	Kris Lees		22	53.5kg		110
20e	15138×5138	SAN HUBERTO (IRE)	Matt Cumani	Fred W Kersley	10	53.5kg		110
21e	x07511x000	OCEANEX (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Zac Spain	8	51.5kg		108
22e	1x410x4431	LE DON DE VIE (GB)	Anthony & Sam Freedman		13	52.5kg		112

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Caulfield Cup Barrier Draw Facts:

• The latest Caulfield Cup winning barrier was 8 (Verry Elleegant, 2020)
• From 2009 – 2020 seven of the 12 Caulfield Cup winners jumped from a double-digit barrier draw – most recently Best Solution (15 of 18 in 2018) followed by Mer De Glace (17 of 18 in 2019)
• The last back-to-back champions from the same Caulfield Cup barrier draw were Taufan’s Melody (2998) and Sky Heights (1999) from barrier 9
• The last Caulfield Cup winner to jump from the outside Caulfield Cup barrier was Dunaden (18 of 18) in 2012
  

  2018 Caulfield Cup winner Best Solution jumped from a wide Caulfield Cup barrier (15 of 18). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

• No Caulfield Cup winner has jumped from barrier one since 1941
• Other Caulfield Cup barriers (since 1983) that have not produced a winner are 8, 12 and 14
• Barrier 9 has produced the most Caulfield Cup winners (since 1983) with five victories
• The other most successful Caulfield Cup barrier in that time is 7 with 4 winners

The Caulfield Cup barrier draw is one of the biggest sideshow events in horse racing. The $5 million Caulfield Cup is the flagship event of Caulfield Racecourse and one of the biggest events hosted by the Melbourne Racing Club on a Saturday in late October.

The Caulfield Cup Barrier Draw, announced on the Wednesday before Caulfield Cup Day, has a notable impact on the Caulfield Cup betting markets and punters eagerly await to see where the favourites draw.

The Caulfield Cup barrier draw is an intensely exciting event. Dreams are made and hopes are slashed with each number called out. Thousands of people, including each horse’s extended connections, race fans and punters around the globe will be glued to the Caulfield Cup barrier draw in high anticipation.

Naturally, each trainer and owner want the best gate for their horse. Each horse has a different running style, but generally the lower half of barriers are preferred.

Because the Caulfield Cup is 2400m long,  Caulfield Racecourse gives the field a generous stretch of 400m worth of home straight before the first turn. This means that a poor barrier draw is not critical to a horse’s chances, but for those not suited to the track, it can be a disadvantage.

Caulfield Racecourse is well known for its relatively sharp turns, so a wide barrier draw can cause a horse to struggle to maintain pace around the bends. An inside barrier draw, on the other hand, can have the effect of trapping a horse on the rails and preventing them from running as freely as they like or getting up and going when it matters.