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2025 G1 Caulfield Cup Field and Barrier Draw

Breednet - Wednesday October 15

Race favourite Half Yours has drawn an ideal gate two for the Group One Caulfield Cup to be run at Caulfield on Saturday with Japanese visitor Golden Snap drawing the outside.

Half Yours

Metropolitan winner Royal Supremacy drew gate seven and is one of only two last start winners heading into the race.

The Caulfield Cup (2400m) Group 1 - $5,000,000

1. Vauban (Fr) (Galiway) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott / Blake Shinn (13) 58.5

2. Pressage Nocturne (Ire) (Wootton Bassett) Alessandro Botti / Stephane Pasquier (8) 57.5

3. Middle Earth (GB) (Roaring Lion) Ciaron Maher / Mark Zahra (3) 56.5

4. Meydaan (Ire) (Frankel) Simon & Ed Crisford / Andrea Atzeni (5) 56.0

5. Absurde (Fr) (Fastnet Rock) Willie Mullins / Ben Allen (1) 55.5

6. Land Legend (Fr) (Galileo) Chris Waller / Jamie Mott (15) 55.5

7. Zardozi (Kingman) Ciaron Maher / Harry Coffey (11) 54.5

8. Adelaide River (Ire) (Australia) Kris Lees / Jordan Childs (9) 54.0

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9, Bankers Choice (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) Ben, Will & JD Hayes / Billy Egan (14) 54.0

10. Deakin (Fr) (Australia) Phillip Stokes / Daniel Stackhouse (7) 54.0

11. Golden Snap (Jpn) (Gold Ship) Katsunori Tanaka / Suguru Hamanaka (18) 53.5

12. Revelare (So You Think) Robert Hickmott / Luke Currie (12) 53.5

13. River Of Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars) Chris Waller / Beau Mertens (4) 53.5

14. Birdman (Ire) (Free Eagle) Chris Waller / Jye McNeil (10) 52.5

15. Half Yours (St Jean) Tony & Calvin McEvoy / Jamie Melham (2) 52.5

16. Royal Supremacy (Ire) (Make Believe) Ciaron Maher / Robbie Dolan (6) 52.5

17. Valiant King (GB) (Roaring Lion) Chris Waller / (16) 52.0

18. Plymouth (The Autumn Sun) Ben, Will and JD Hayes / Celine Gaudray (17) 51.0

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