Leviathan owner Lloyd Williams will have a quarter of the Melbourne Cup field with his six horses headed by defending champion Almandin.
The others he either owns or has an interest in are Johannes Vermeer, Bondi Beach, US Army Ranger, Gallante and Rekindling.
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Cismontane sealed the final position in the 24-horse field with his victory in Saturday’s Lexus Stakes.
The Mike Moroney-trained Vengeur Masque finished second in the Lexus and was just outside the field for the second year running.
Darren Weir, who won the Cup with Prince Of Penzance in 2015, has Big Duke, Humidor and Amelie’s Star while Irish trainer Willie Mullins also has three runners including 2015 runner-up Max Dynamite who is joined by Wicklow Brave and Thomas Hobson.
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Melbourne Cup Field:
Melbourne Cup Field:
| No. | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARTNELL (GB) | G | 7 | James Cummings | Damian Lane | 12 | 57.5kg | ||
| 2 | ALMANDIN (GER) | G | 8 | Robert Hickmott | Frankie Dettori | 14 | 56.5kg | ||
| 3 | HUMIDOR (NZ) | G | 5 | Darren Weir | Blake Shinn | 13 | 56kg | ||
| 4 | TIBERIAN (FR) | H | 6 | Alain Couetil | Olivier Peslier | 23 | 55.5kg | ||
| 5 | MARMELO (GB) | H | 5 | Hughie Morrison | Hugh Bowman | 16 | 55kg | ||
| 6 | RED CARDINAL (IRE) | G | 6 | Andreas Wohler | Kerrin McEvoy | 24 | 55kg | ||
| 7 | JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE) | H | 5 | Aidan O’Brien | Ben Melham | 3 | 54.5kg | ||
| 8 | BONDI BEACH (IRE) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | Michael Walker | 1 | 54kg | ||
| 9 | MAX DYNAMITE (FR) | G | 8 | William Mullins | Zac Purton | 2 | 54kg | ||
| 10 | VENTURA STORM (IRE) | H | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Glen Boss | 6 | 54kg | ||
| 11 | WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) | G | 9 | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 20 | 54kg | ||
| 12 | WICKLOW BRAVE (GB) | G | 9 | William Mullins | Stephen Baster | 8 | 54kg | ||
| 13 | BIG DUKE (IRE) | G | 6 | Darren Weir | Brenton Avdulla | 5 | 53.5kg | ||
| 14 | US ARMY RANGER (IRE) | H | 5 | Joseph O’Brien | Jamie Spencer | 22 | 53.5kg | ||
| 15 | BOOM TIME | H | 6 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Cory Parish | 9 | 53kg | ||
| 16 | GALLANTE (IRE) | G | 7 | Robert Hickmott | Michael Dee | 18 | 53kg | ||
| 17 | LIBRAN (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | Dwayne Dunn | 7 | 53kg | ||
| 18 | NAKEETA (GB) | G | 7 | Iain Jardine | Glyn Schofield | 19 | 53kg | ||
| 19 | SINGLE GAZE | M | 5 | Nick Olive | Kathy O’Hara | 11 | 53kg | ||
| 20 | WALL OF FIRE (IRE) | H | 5 | Hugo Palmer | Craig Williams | 15 | 53kg | ||
| 21 | THOMAS HOBSON (GB) | G | 8 | William Mullins | Joao Moreira | 21 | 52kg | ||
| 22 | REKINDLING (GB) | H | 4 | Joseph O’Brien | Corey Brown | 4 | 51.5kg | ||
| 23 | AMELIE’S STAR | M | 6 | Darren Weir | Dean Yendall | 10 | 51kg | ||
| 24 | CISMONTANE (NZ) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Beau Mertens | 17 | 50kg |
