Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 31, 2021 Journalists Share Posted October 31, 2021 With the 2021 Melbourne Cup race worth $7,750,000 set to run at 3:00pm AEST. Punters will be looking for a leg up with the bookmakers in picking the winner of this years prestigious event. As the impressive 24 horse lineup is showing that this will be a tough race to pick, the more information you have will only benefit your decision. With the current 2021 Melbourne Cup favourite sitting on the start line with 57kg. Melbourne Cup Weight Facts The only horse to win on 58kg or higher in the past 20 years is Makybe Diva (2005). The lightest weight carried to victory was Banker with just 33.5kg (1863) Only one runner in the past 35 years has won carrying 50kg, Rogan Josh(1999) The heaviest weight carried to victory was Carbine carrying 60kg (1890) The minimum handicap weight you can carry in 2021 is 49kg In the last 31 years only three horses have won carrying more than 56kg Most Wins Won By Weight Carried Weight WINS 51.5kg 10 Wins 53kg 9 Wins 52.5kg 8 Wins 54.5kg 8 Wins 2021 Melbourne Cup Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 1 Twilight Payment Joseph O’Brien Jye McNeil 2 58kg $11 2 Incentivise Peter Moody Brett Prebble 16 57kg $2.50 3 Spanish Mission Andrew Balding Craig Williams 14 57kg $9 4 Verry Elleegant Chris Waller James McDonald 19 57kg $15 5 Explosive Jack C Maher & D Eustace John Allen 4 54kg $51 6 The Chosen One M Baker & A Forsman Damian Lane 5 54kg $61 7 Delphi A & S Freedman Damien Oliver 3 53.5kg $41 8 Ocean Billy Chris Waller Damian Thornton 13 53.5kg $101 9 Selino Chris Waller Ron Stewart 24 53.5kg $151 10 Johnny Get Angry Denis Pagan Lachlan King 22 53kg $101 11 Knights Order G Waterhouse & A Bott Daniel Stackhouse 9 53kg $201 12 Persan C Maher & D Eustace Luke Currie 11 53kg $31 13 Carif P & P Snowden Blaike McDougall 8 52.5kg $201 14 Master Of Wine Team Hawkes Fred Kersley 6 52.5kg $101 15 Pondus Robert Hickmott Rachel King 1 52.5kg $41 16 Grand Promenade C Maher & D Eustace Kerrin McEvoy 21 52kg $21 17 Miami Bound Danny O’Brien Patrick Moloney 17 52kg $151 18 Port Guillaume Ben & JD Hayes Harry Coffey 23 52kg $151 19 She’s Ideel Bjorn Baker Craig Newitt 20 52kg $101 20 Future Score Matt Cumani Dean Yendall 15 51.5kg $301 21 Tralee Rose Symon Wilde Dean Holland 12 51kg $17 22 Floating Artist C Maher & D Eustace Teo Nugent 10 50kg $18 23 Great House Chris Waller Michael Dee 7 50kg $31 24 Sir Lucan G Waterhouse & A Bott Glen Boss 18 50kg $26 View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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