2014 Melbourne Cup
Field
The field for the 2014 Melbourne Cup consisted of 24 horses, with the barrier draw conducted three days prior to the race, after the conclusion of the Victoria Derby meeting.

2014 Melbourne Cup

Section Title: Field
Table Section Text: The field for the 2014 Melbourne Cup consisted of 24 horses, with the barrier draw conducted three days prior to the race, after the conclusion of the Victoria Derby meeting.

№	Horse	Trainer(s)	Jockey	Weight	Barrier	Place

1	Japan	Admire Rakti †	Japan	Tomoyuki Umeda	Australia	Zac Purton	58.5 kg	8	22

2	United Kingdom	Cavalryman	United Arab Emirates	Saeed bin Suroor	Australia	Craig Williams	57 kg	3	SCR

3	Australia	Fawkner	Australia	Robert Hickmott	Australia	Nicholas Hall	57 kg	9	10

4	United Kingdom	Red Cadeaux	United Kingdom	Ed Dunlop	France	Gérald Mossé	57 kg	15	2

5	Germany	Protectionist	Germany	Andreas Wöhler	United Kingdom	Ryan Moore	56.5 kg	11	1

6	United Kingdom	Sea Moon	Australia	Robert Hickmott	Australia	Tommy Berry	56.5 kg	18	SCR

7	Republic of Ireland	Seismos	United Kingdom	Marco Botti	Australia	Craig Newitt	56 kg	1	9

8	United Kingdom	Junoob	New Zealand	Chris Waller	Australia	Hugh Bowman	55.5 kg	7	18

9	Republic of Ireland	Royal Diamond	Republic of Ireland	Johnny Murtagh	Australia	Steven Arnold	55.5 kg	6	20

10	United Kingdom	Gatewood	United Kingdom	John Gosden	United Kingdom	William Buick	55 kg	21	12

11	Republic of Ireland	Mutual Regard	Republic of Ireland	Johnny Murtagh	Australia	Damien Oliver	55 kg	12	14

12	New Zealand	Who Shot Thebarman	New Zealand	Chris Waller	Australia	Glen Boss	55 kg	13	3

13	United States	Willing Foe	United Arab Emirates	Saeed bin Suroor	New Zealand	James McDonald	55 kg	17	5

14	Republic of Ireland	My Ambivalent	United Kingdom	Roger Varian	Italy	Andrea Atzeni	54.5 kg	4	17

15	New Zealand	Precedence	Australia Australia	Bart Cummings James Cummings	Australia	Michael Rodd	54.5 kg	19	6

16	New Zealand	Brambles	Australia	Peter Moody	Australia	Luke Nolen	54 kg	20	15

17	New Zealand	Mr O'Ceirin	Australia	Michael Moroney	Australia	Chad Schofield	54 kg	18	21

18	Republic of Ireland	Au Revoir	France	André Fabre	Australia	Glyn Schofield	53.5 kg	22	8

19	France	Lidari	Australia	Peter Moody	Australia	Ben Melham	53.5 kg	10	19

20	Republic of Ireland	Opinion	New Zealand	Chris Waller	Australia	Tye Angland	53.5 kg	14	11

21	United Kingdom	Araldo	Australia	Michael Moroney	Australia	Dwayne Dunn	53 kg	23	7

22	New Zealand	Lucia Valentina	Australia	Kris Lees	Australia	Kerrin McEvoy	53 kg	2	13

23	Australia	Unchain My Heart	Australia Australia	David Hayes Tom Dabernig	Australia	Dean Yendall	51.5 kg	5	16

24	Republic of Ireland	Signoff	Australia	Darren Weir	Brazil	João Moreira	51 kg	16	4

Sentence(s)

Protectionist, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by German Andreas Wöhler, won the race by four lengths, becoming the German-trained winner of the Melbourne Cup.

final_sentence: Protectionist, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by German Andreas Wöhler, won the race by four lengths, becoming the German-trained winner of the Melbourne Cup.