Last year's Melbourne Cup quinella of Protectionist and Red Cadeaux headline a field of 16 for the Group One Australian Cup at Flemington.

Protectionist has drawn barrier three for Saturday's weight-for-age race while English visitor Red Cadeaux, a three-time Melbourne Cup runner-up, will jump from a wide gate in 14.

Godolphin has decided not to accept with import Hartnell who is an acceptor in Sydney for the Sky High Stakes.

Happy Trails, a three-time Group One winner at Flemington, has barrier four while the Hawkes Racing-trained Entirely Platinum has the rails.

David Hayes and Tom Dabernig have two runners with Spillway drawing barrier eight while Extra Zero has come up with the outside draw.

The world's top three ranked sprinters will clash in the Group One Newmarket Handicap.

Lankan Rupee, striving for back-to-back Newmarkets, will jump from the outside gate.

Terravista, who ended 2014 as the equal highest rated sprinter in the world alongside Lankan Rupee, will jump barrier one.

Chautauqua, who split Terravista and Lankan Rupee in the Group One Darley Classic in the spring, has barrier three while three-year-old Brazen Beau has gate five with Hong Kong-based jockey Joao Moreira to ride.