Melbourne Cup 2014: Your Guide

The Darren Weir-trained Signoff has stormed into the Melbourne Cup with a convincing win in the Lexus Stakes at Flemington.

Fiorente, ridden by Australian jockey Damien Oliver, crosses the finish line to win the 2013 Melbourne Cup. Source: AP

THIS year's Melbourne Cup promises to be one of the best ever so make sure you do your homework before Tuesday.

The race that stops the nation begins at 3pm at Flemington Racecourse in Victoria, where a field of 24 will battle it out for the $6.2 million prize.

One of the last horses to secure a start was Darren Weir's Signoff, who posted an easy win in the Lexus Stakes on Derby Day.

It leaves the field as follows ahead of Saturday night's barrier draw:

1 ADMIRE RAKTI (JPN) Tomoyuki Umeda

2 SIGNOFF (IRE) Darren Weir

3 FAWKNER Robert Hickmott

4 RED CADEAUX (GB) Ed Dunlop

5 CAVALRYMAN (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor

6 PROTECTIONIST (GER) Andreas Wohler

7 SEA MOON (GB) Robert Hickmott

8 MY AMBIVALENT (IRE) Roger Varian

9 LUCIA VALENTINA (NZ) Kris Lees

10 SEISMOS (IRE) Marco Botti

11 ROYAL DIAMOND (IRE) Johnny Murtagh

12 JUNOOB (GB) Chris Waller

13 WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) Chris Waller

14 MUTUAL REGARD (IRE) Johnny Murtagh

15 GATEWOOD (GB) John Gosden

16 WILLING FOE (USA) Saeed Bin Suroor

17 PRECEDENCE (NZ) Bart & James Cummings

18 BRAMBLES (NZ) Peter G Moody

19 MR O'CEIRIN (NZ) Ciaron Maher

20 OPINION (IRE) Chris Waller

21 AU REVOIR (IRE) Andre Fabre

22 LIDARI (FR) Peter G Moody

23 ARALDO (GB) Michael Moroney

24 UNCHAIN MY HEART David Hayes & Tom Dabernig

If you're still unsettled on who to back, check out our comprehensive Mug's Guide which features bios on every horse.

Or test your knowledge of past Melbourne Cup winners by taking our quiz: Horse name or movie title?

Movie or horse, can you guess?

Can you guess whether these are the names of a movie or horse?

Or, if you've ever wondered what type of horse rider you'd make, take this quiz to find out which Melbourne Cup jockey best matches your personality.

Which Melbourne Cup jockey are you?

Take this quiz to find out how what sort of jockey you are just in time for the Melbourne Cup.

Trainer Gai Waterhouse won her first Melbourne Cup in 2013 with the Damien Oliver-ridden Fiorente. Source: News Corp Australia

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