This barrier has won the most Melbourne Cups

If you're planning on betting on the Melbourne Cup this year, you might want to pay close attention to the barrier each horse has drawn - some have produced a lot more winners than others ...

For those of you who don't know, the barrier draw is when they randomly assign each horse a gate to start from.

While it may not seem like it would matter all that much, where a horse starts from can actually have a big impact on the race.

Just take a look at these best performing barriers since 1924.

Overall the most successful barrier is Barrier 5 with eight Melbourne Cup wins since 1924.

The second most successful barrier is Barrier 10 and 14 with each having seven Melbourne Cup wins.

If you're weighing the odds on the remaining barriers before you bet, you might want to see the full list of barriers below and how many winners they've produced in the last 98 years (since 1924).

Okay so which barrier won last year?

Verry Elleegant won the 2021 Melbourne Cup from Barrier 18.

Has any Melbourne Cup barrier won in consecutive years?

The last time the same Melbourne Cup barrier produced back-to-back winners was in 2012 and 2013 when Green Moon and Fiorente won from Barrier 5.

Which Melbourne Cup barriers haven't won recently?

Barriers 6, 7, 12, 18 and 24 have not produced a Melbourne Cup winner in the last 40 years.

Hopefully this intel helps steer you into Tuesday's Melbourne Cup winner - best of luck if you're having a punt!