The full field has been declared and barrier draw has been conducted for the 2017 Melbourne Cup following the conclusion of the Victoria Derby meeting.
The following is the full field & barrier draw for the Melbourne Cup:
| TAB No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | Barrier |
| 1 | HARTNELL | James Cummings | Damian Lane | 57.5kg | 12 |
| 2 | ALMANDIN | Robert Hickmott | Frankie Dettori | 56.5kg | 14 |
| 3 | HUMIDOR | Darren Weir | Blake Shinn | 56kg | 13 |
| 4 | TIBERIAN | Alain Couetil | Olivier Peslier | 55.5kg | 23 |
| 5 | MARMELO | Hughie Morrison | Hugh Bowman | 55kg | 16 |
| 6 | RED CARDINAL | Andreas Wohler | Kerrin McEvoy | 55kg | 24 |
| 7 | JOHANNES VERMEER | Aidan O’Brien | Ben Melham | 54.5kg | 3 |
| 8 | BONDI BEACH | Robert Hickmott | Michael Walker | 54kg | 1 |
| 9 | MAX DYNAMITE | William Mullins | Zac Purton | 54kg | 2 |
| 10 | VENTURA STORM | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Glen Boss | 54kg | 6 |
| 11 | WHO SHOT THEBARMAN | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 54kg | 20 |
| 12 | WICKLOW BRAVE | William Mullins | Stephen Baster | 54kg | 8 |
| 13 | BIG DUKE | Darren Weir | Brenton Avdulla | 53.5kg | 5 |
| 14 | US ARMY RANGER | Joseph O’Brien | Jamie Spencer | 53.5kg | 22 |
| 15 | BOOM TIME | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Cory Parish | 53kg | 9 |
| 16 | GALLANTE | Robert Hickmott | Michael Dee | 53kg | 18 |
| 17 | LIBRAN | Chris Waller | Dwayne Dunn | 53kg | 7 |
| 18 | NAKEETA | Iain Jardine | Glyn Schofield | 53kg | 19 |
| 19 | SINGLE GAZE | Nick Olive | Kathy O’Hara | 53kg | 11 |
| 20 | WALL OF FIRE | Hugo Palmer | Craig Williams | 53kg | 15 |
| 21 | THOMAS HOBSON | William Mullins | Joao Moreira | 52kg | 21 |
| 22 | REKINDLING | Joseph O’Brien | Corey Brown | 51.5kg | 4 |
| 23 | AMELIE’S STAR | Darren Weir | Dean Yendall | 51kg | 10 |
| 24 | CISMONTANE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Beau Mertens | 50kg | 17 |
