Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 6, 2023 Journalists Share Posted November 6, 2023 As the 2023 Melbourne Cup approaches, we delve into various approaches to predict the victor of the iconic “race that stops the nation.” Melbourne Cup betting is possibly more influenced by historical data and statistics than any other race worldwide. One of the often-referenced statistics centers around the barrier draw, which can either boost or hinder the chances of a potential Melbourne Cup champion. Starting from 1999, barriers have played a significant role in this prestigious event, with their impact being our main focus due to the lack of reliable sources prior to that year. How many times has Barrier 5 won the Melbourne Cup? Since 1999, Barrier 5 has won the Melbourne Cup on two occasions. In 2013, Fiorente won the Melbourne Cup for for “The Lady Trainer” Gai Waterhouse. In 2012, Green Moon and Lloyd Williams claimed the cup in impressive form. Fiorente winning the 2013 Melbourne Cup Who is in Barrier 5 for the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Military Mission will be in Barrier 5 alongside jockey Rachel King. Military Mission (5) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Rachel King (51kg) Age: 6YO Color: Grey/Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Mastercraftsman (IRE) Dam: Atlantic Isle (GB) Win: +4500 Place: +850 Best odds at PendleburyBet Career stats for Military Mission Career: 27: 7-5-3 Flemington: 0: 2-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Good: 15: 11-2-3-1 Wet: 12: 3-3-2 Group 1: 1: 0-0-0 Win %: 26% Place %: 56% Melbourne Cup results for Military Mission Military Mission will make his Melbourne Cup debut in the 2023 edition of the race on Tuesday, November 7. Recent Form for Military Mission Date Race Track Distance Placing Jockey Barrier Weight Odds Margin Oct 14 Herbert Power Stakes Caulfield 2400m 1/9 Joao Moreira 9 57kg $8 – Sep 30 The Metropolitan Randwick 2400m 4/15 Zac Lloyd 15 51.5kg $21 5.53L Sep 15 Newcastle Gold Cup Newcastle 2300m 1/16 Rachel King 12 54kg $16 – Sep 2 City Tatts Cup Randwick 2400m 10/12 Rachel King 6 56.5kg $4.20 23.02L 2023 Melbourne Cup barrier draw No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 1 Gold Trip Ciaron Maher & David Eustace James McDonald 2 58.5kg +340 2 Alenquer Michael Moroney Damien Oliver 9 56.5kg +5000 3 Without A Fight Anthony & Sam Freedman Mark Zahra 16 56.5kg +600 4 Breakup Tatsuya Yoshioka Kohei Matsuyama 18 55kg +1700 5 Vauban Willie Mullins Ryan Moore 3 55kg +240 6 Soulcombe Chris Waller Joao Moreira 4 53.5kg +1000 7 Absurde Willie Mullins Zac Purton 8 53kg +2200 8 Right You Are Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 15 53kg +7000 9 Vow And Declare Danny O’Brien Billy Egan 19 53kg +3000 10 Cleveland Kris Lees Michael Dee 23 52kg +2600 11 Ashrun Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Kerrin McEvoy 11 51.5kg +4000 12 Daqiansweet Junior Phillip Stokes Daniel Stackhouse 12 51.5kg +9000 13 Okita Soushi Joseph O’Brien Dylan Gibbons 20 51.5kg +7000 14 Sheraz Chris Waller Beau Mertens 22 51.5kg +12500 15 Lastotchka Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Craig Williams 21 51kg +2500 16 Magical Lagoon Chris Waller Mark Du Plessis 7 51kg +9000 17 Military Mission Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Rachel King 5 51kg +4500 18 Serpentine Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jye McNeil 1 51kg +6000 19 Virtuous Circle Liam Howley Craig Newitt 6 51kg +9000 20 More Felons Chris Waller Jamie Kah 24 50.5kg +3000 21 Future History Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Hollie Doyle 13 50kg +2600 22 Interpretation Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Teo Nugent 17 50kg +6000 23 Kalapour Kris Lees Zac Lloyd 14 50kg +5000 24 True Marvel Matthew Smith Ben Thompson 10 50kg +15000 Melbourne Cup Runner-by-Runner betting guide & racing tips View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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