The horse that can't win the Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise drifted somewhat successful betting aft drawing obstruction 16 for the large two-mile race that stops a nation.

Still, it's expected to leap arsenic the shortest priced Cup favourite since the fable Phar Lap, with bookmakers offering small much than $2.60 for Incentivise to instrumentality retired the $7.75 cardinal Flemington feature.

The furthest wrong obstruction was drawn by Pondus. Barrier 1 past tasted triumph erstwhile Michelle Payne famously rode long-shot Prince Of Penzance to triumph successful 2015.

The furthest extracurricular - obstruction 24 - has been picked up by Selino astatine Saturday's obstruction draw. Brew was the past equine to triumph from the furthest retired successful the tract successful 2000.

Bookmakers are astir definite Incentivise volition triumph the Cup, with lone Spanish Mission (barrier 14) and Twilight Payment (barrier 2) fixed a anticipation successful the market.

Brett Prebble riding Incentivise winning the Caulfield Cup. (Getty)

The dreaded obstruction 18 - the lone obstruction ne'er to person won a Melbourne Cup since barriers were introduced successful 1924 - volition clasp Sir Lucan.

Barrier 5 has been the Cup's astir palmy barrier, producing 8 winners, and The Chosen One has landed that imagination draw.

Barriers 6, 15, 18, 23, and 24 person not produced a Melbourne Cup victor since 1983.

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Geelong Cup victor Tralee Rose has drawn perfectly successful obstruction 12, according to trainer Symon Wilde who spoke to racing adept Richard Bensley.

"There are horses successful determination that person overmuch amended signifier than she does, with the internationals and Incentivise arsenic well," Wilde said.

"I don't deliberation she's the roughest... beauteous barrier, the mentation couldn't beryllium better, and she's truly looking for the 2 miles."

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2021 MELBOURNE CUP FIELD

1 Twilight Payment (58kg) - obstruction 2

2 Incentivise (57kg) - obstruction 16

3 Spanish Mission (57kg) - obstruction 14

4 Verry Elleegant (57kg) - obstruction 19

5 Explosive Jack (54kg) - obstruction 4

6 The Chosen One (54kg) - obstruction 5

7 Delphi (53.5kg) - obstruction 3

8 Ocean Billy (53.5kg) - obstruction 13

9 Selino (53.5kg) - obstruction 24

10 Johnny Get Angry (53kg) - obstruction 22

11 Knights Order (53kg) - obstruction 9

12 Persan (53kg) - obstruction 11

13 Carif (52.5kg) - obstruction 8

14 Master Of Wine (52.5kg) - obstruction 6

15 Pondus (52.5kg) - obstruction 1

16 Grand Promenade (52kg) - obstruction 21

17 Miami Bound (52kg) - obstruction 17

18 Port Guillaume (52kg) - obstruction 23

19 She's Ideel (52kg) - obstruction 20

20 Future Score (51.5kg) - obstruction 15

21 Tralee Rose (51kg) - obstruction 12

22 Floating Artist (50kg) - obstruction 10

23 Great House (50kg) - obstruction 7

24 Sir Lucan (50kg) - obstruction 18