The shortest-priced horses in the Melbourne Cup odds only have a fair recent record in the time-honoured clash with the only favourite to win since Makybe Diva (2005) being Fiorente (2013). The total prize money for the Melbourne Cup sits at $8 million, with the connections of the winning horse set to pocket $4. Melbourne Cup 2023 field. au. 50 into $8. 5kg. Was a red hot favourite for the Caulfield Cup but was disappointing, finishing 7th, beaten 2. 5kg last year and carries a kilo more as the top-weight in 2023. 20 earlier today but appears. This opens up value in the Melbourne Cup odds and markets for punters then to tip an upset Melbourne Cup result. Fifty-seven horses were initially listed for the first Melbourne Cup, but for a variety of reasons only 17 started. THE MELBOURNE CUP WILL BE RUN AT 3PM (AEDT) TUESDAY NOV 2. Win range: 1408-2406m. 3. 1st – Without A Fight ($8. Yes, three former Kiwi jockeys who began their careers in New Zealand before shifting to greener pastures across the ditch will ride in the 2021 Cup: James McDonald rides no. However, the list certainly does not stop there, with other notable Melbourne Cup winners including Carbine in 1890, Peter Pan in 1932. Melbourne Cup form guide:. The winner paid $8 with. The Melbourne Cup is held at Flemington Racecourse, which is about 6km northwest of Melbourne's CBD. Track: 2: 2-0-0 . WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Race favourite surges ahead of $8m Melbourne Cup. 1st in restricted class over 2500m Ipswich last June. Favourites better than random picks. The field for the 2022 Melbourne Cup has been finalised and barriers drawn UK stayer Deauville Legend is the firm favourite to win the nearly $8million prize The three-year-old is paying about $3. 75 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) is one of the world’s most iconic horse races and has attracted a typically top-class field of both local and international talent this year. Photo: Vince Caligiuri–Getty Images. A boom horse of Australian racing, Incentivise has been re-handicapped to 57kg for the $8 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 2. Willie Mullins-trained duo Vauban and Absurde have fared well in the draw, being allotted stalls three and eight respectively. 5kg less than those horses. 2. Melbourne Cup second favourite Loft will be scratched from the Cup,. com. Trainer: Peter Moody Jockey: B Prebble Barrier: 16 Likes: The. So naturally, he is fresh, strong, and many are predicting that he will cross the line in first place. A field of 23 horses is ready to rumble over 3200m at Flemington Racecourse for the prestigious $8. WHO WON IT LAST YEAR? Raging favourite Incentivise was upstaged as reigning Australian horse. The six-year-old subsequently qualified for the Melbourne Cup with a comfortable win in a Group 3 race in Ireland in August. Incentivise, the raging hot favourite. The favourite is English thoroughbred Deauville Legend, trained in England by James Ferguson. How odds work. Odds: 26 / 6. Get to know all horses for the Melbourne Cup 2023. The 2023 Melbourne Cup took place on Tuesday the 7th of November 2023 at Flemington Racecourse at 3:00pm local time and was won by the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Caulfield Cup champion Without A Fight ($8) who was ridden to victory by Mark Zahra. $18/$5. Fresh from his fairytale finish at his last Royal Ascot meeting, Frankie Dettori has confirmed he will have one final crack at winning the Melbourne Cup. However, no international stayer has started favourite and won the Melbourne Cup – and there has been some spectacular flops since Ireland's Vintage Crop won at. Melbourne Cup field, form guide & sweep Incentivise is set to run a hot favourite in today's. 2022 — Gold Trip: $21. On Monday, Oliver said: "What will be will be". 80 overnight), making him one of the most fancied horses in the Melbourne Cup since Phar Lap. Gai Waterhouse has paid tribute to the horse who provided her with her biggest thrill in racing following the death of Fiorente. For a detailed overview of historical Melbourne Cup results, head to our dedicated Melbourne Cup Results page. Vauban has been a firm favourite in Melbourne Cup betting for months and further confirmed his spot at the top of markets with blistering work at Flemington. Hegan said the handicapping panel. The Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes (2406m) on Saturday at Royal Ascot also has a distinct Melbourne Cup flavour with Deauville Legend, Grand Alliance and Australian. being a Melbourne horse who’s had three runs in Sydney. In the 160 years of the Melbourne Cup, a favourite has won 34 times – most recently Fiorente in 2013. A few years later, Think Big joined the club with his back-to-back wins in 1974 and 1975. Willie Mullins-trained Vauban carried 61kg at his past two starts, a 7½-length handicap romp at Royal Ascot and a 1½-length Group 3 triumph at York. Horse racing: 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington: Ultimate form guide - final field, odds, tips, best form, best bets NZ Herald 31 Oct, 2022 09:10 PM 18 mins to readIncentivise jumped as one of the shortest-priced favourites in the history of the race ($2. 1st $4. Melbourne Cup 2022: final field, latest betting, Point Nepean and Lunar Flare scratched The field for the $7. The star hoop had the headache many of his rivals wish they had for the Cups double: picking between his favourite horse, last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Gold. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Gold Trip wins Melbourne Cup with stunning fightback. See moreIt's the first time since 2001 that a horse has completed the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double. Young English trainer James Ferguson quips he will only have to win the Melbourne Cup once to get his hands on the famous trophy. You can check out all the horses, barriers and latest odds below for the two-mile race that is set to get underway at 3pm AEDT on Tuesday, November 7. I’d take one win every five years over none in 21 years. But a favourite horse has won the Melbourne Cup 32 times out of 163 races - that’s 19. Barrier 5 – 8 wins, last in 2013. • 32 horses left in contention for the Melbourne Cup. Stake not returned. He has two long-distance wins under his belt in 2022 alone, winning both York and Newmarket. Trainer: Gai Waterhouse/Adrian Bott; Jockey: Tim Clark. 6 per cent of the time. The Melbourne Cup horse race will be run for the 163rd time on Tuesday. He lived it up to it too with an utterly dominant performance. The official 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup nominations have been released by the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) with 132 early entries for the iconic $8. Raging Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise has been upstaged with reigning Australian horse of the year Verry Elleegant taking out the 2021 Melbourne Cup in a thrilling upset victory. Here is everything you need to about Future History in the lead up to the 2023 Melbourne Cup, including which bookmakers have the best odds. 80 favourite with online bookmaker Ladbrokes for the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the Willie Mullins-trained Vauban. MELBOURNE CUP LATE MAIL: Last word on why every horse can and can’t win Sportsbet Unsurprisingly, the big bets were mostly coming for Incentivise with bets of $80,000, $20,000, $13,500 and. The Melbourne Cup trophy, which contains 1. A field of 23 horses is ready to rumble over 3200m at Flemington Racecourse for the prestigious $8. Best long-distance form: 1st in Caulfield Cup on Oct 16. “But you’d rather be on a 5/2 favourite than a 50/1 outsider and this 160-rated Grade One-winning hurdler was pretty awesome for me when winning the Copper Horse at Royal Ascot from his. Leading bookmaker Sportsbet is ruing a decision to pay punters out early on Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise to win the $8 million feature. However, no. My horse just won the Melbourne Cup? READ MORE. Get the lowdown on all of the Melbourne Cup contenders, including their trainers and jockeys plus big-race odds, in our comprehensive runner-by-runner guide. (Racing Photos/Getty Images: Reg Ryan)This classy mare was an early Cup favourite heading into the. RACE 2 RESULT: WHITE MARLIN WINS. Once he went for the horse, he properly went for him and that was the winning move. As Tuesday week's Melbourne Cup field continues to take shape leviathan owner Lloyd Williams has locked in riders for his two runners in the great race. There have been 11 seven-year-old winners, but the race is normally dominated by horses aged four to six. Following the release of Melbourne Cup weights on September 19, 2023, Vauban. Widden Stud announced late on Tuesday afternoon that the 2013 Melbourne Cup winner had died at the age of 15 after ‘battling an ongoing chronic illness’. Melbourne Cup 2021 Scratchings Update: #20 Future Score (15) has been withdrawn after failing a last-minute vet check by Racing Victoria. There are still 22 horses to do the Melbourne Cup form on with Deauville Legend the. But there is one horse that stands head and shoulders above the rest in. And after showing his class this spring with a win in. Verry Elleegant won’t be defending her crown this year — the 11-time. VAUBAN - TAB Odds: $4. 2. Earnings: $2,421,401. The $3. English import Deauville Legend is the favourite on what is likely to be a wet track on a bitterly cold Melbourne day. In 2021, the shortest favourite since Phar Lap, Incentivise $2. Current Melbourne Cup 2023 Odds*: $4. 4 Verry Elleegant. SHORTEST MELBOURNE CUP. 2013 winner Fiorente was the most recent betting favourite to win. 90, finished 2nd in the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne Cup prize money. A field of 23 horses is ready to rumble over 3200m at Flemington Racecourse for the prestigious $8. The horses are getting put into the barriers with the 2023 Melbourne Cup set and ready to go. Last year’s winner Gold Trip (No 1) is the third favourite, drifting out to $6. He didn’t try and ride him cute, wait to let him down. English import Deauville Legend is the favourite on what is likely to be a wet track on a bitterly cold Melbourne day. 50) 3rd – Sheraz ($151) 4th – Ashrun ($26) Expand the widget below to view each runner's odds. 5kg. Assessing the odds, watching lead-up races, and considering track conditions can significantly inform betting decisions. The Willie Mullins-trained gelding landed in Melbourne in the early hours of Sunday morning. “He was unable to be saved and has been humanely euthanased after a freak accident in a frack to his fetlock. Point Nepean, a $51 chance, was withdrawn on Monday morning due to elevated blood results. Prior to Fiorente's triumph, Makybe Diva took out her third Melbourne Cup victory back in 2005 as favourite. A. " • Melbourne Cup favourite backed to win more than $3 million. The horse may have disappointed punters when beaten into fourth as a short-odds favourite in last week's Moonee Valley Cup (2,500m), but he's still a competitive first Melbourne Cup ride for. 00 Prince Of Penzance in 2015 to the most recent $21. 2020 — Twilight Payment: $23. 5kg since Makybe. Odds: $8 (courtesy of TAB) Simon O'Donnell says: Last year's winner, and form is even better going into the race. Bookmakers have been betting on the Melbourne Cup since the conclusion of last year's race - so which horse has been the biggest firmer ahead of the 163rd edition of Tuesday's great race? Eleven of the 24 runners have shortened significantly since TAB. Nov 6, 2023, 2:51 PM SGT. Favourite Deauville Legend was as short as $3. while Montefilia is into $9 after sitting at $11 for much of cup day. He has two long-distance wins under his belt in 2022 alone, winning both York and Newmarket. Table Credit: Racing Australia. He returned to Victoria for a second Melbourne Cup race in. A. . 1st in restricted class over 2500m Ipswich last June. The top challengers. British raider Deauville Legend, to be ridden by triple Cup-winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy, is aiming to become the first favourite to win the race since Fiorente in 2013. *All prices subject to fluctuation. I’d take one win every five years over none in 21 years. Incentivise went into the Caulfield Cup holding a daunting title - favourite for the Melbourne Cup. 2. Deauville Legend is the horse that has everyone talking ahead of the Melbourne Cup. 90) and Crestani ($5. INCENTIVISE (57kg) The hottest of hot favourites. 1. au/sport from 8am AEDT as Andrew McGarry and Mick Doyle live blog all the. Earnings: $1,502,333. Subzero and 5 other grey horses have won the Melbourne Cup; World Wars I and II stopped most major races in Australia, but not the Melbourne Cup. 50: 17th. Watch, Stream & Catch Up with your favourite Horse Racing events on the home of Seven's Horse Racing coverage 7plus >>What time is the Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will take place from 3pm AEDT on Tuesday, November 7th. A year later, in front of a crowd of 7000, Archer returned to Flemington for the 1862. 4 million Melbourne Cup. Melbourne Cup betting Melbourne Cup favourites have won 32 times - Fiorente, a $7 chance in 2013, was the last favourite to salute for the punters. This would cost $110 for 100 per cent of the trifecta, but the good thing about the flexi betting option is that you choose how much you spend. "If they can run as well as he did, we'll be delighted. 60 with TAB Fixed Odds. And unlike recent years there is no big group of. 40 to place. 5kg was Think Big in 1975. Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle holds the coveted Melbourne Cup during the parade. The tips will be based on a $50 win investment and a $50 boxed trifecta. The punter with online bookmaker Ladbrokes placed a $1,000 bet on a 5 leg multi with the first four legs all winning and the last leg riding on Vauban in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup to return close to one million dollars ($989,120). The iconic annual horse race is a staple of the Australian sporting calendar. Finche and Mer De Glace are the current favourites for Race 7 Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Barrier 14 – 6 wins, last in 2005Gold Trip, one of the most expensive horses imported to Australia from Europe, displayed his quality by winning last year’s Melbourne Cup. Verry Elleegant. Australia's most famous horse Phar Lap, a year. 2 November, 2022. Melbourne Cup Favourites Who will win the Melbourne Cup in 2023? Looking at the field for the 2023 Melbourne Cup, TABtouch has outlined three standouts that are likely to. He is one of the youngest horses in the lineup for the Melbourne Cup, being a 4-year-old gelding. Max Dynamite was second in a landmark 2015 Melbourne Cup won by Michelle Payne and Prince Of Penzance and placed third in 2017 behind Rekindling. 4 million to the winning owners. The 24 horse Melbourne Cup field features some of the best staying horses from Australia and. and we’ve had just. In breaking Melbourne Cup news from Friday morning, the highly fancied German raider Loft has come out due to tendon swelling. The 2023 Melbourne Cup Horses are officially known when final acceptances are announced on the Saturday prior to the race following the VRC Derby Day action. Neds has great Melbourne Cup odds, for all horses and bet types, plus a bunch of additional features and stats to help you make informed bets. He is one of the youngest horses in the lineup for the Melbourne Cup, being a 4-year-old gelding. James McDonald experiences that Melbourne Cup winning feeling aboard Verry Elleegant last year. 75m Melbourne Cup has been reduced to 22 runners after a scratching on morning of the race. Yes, three former Kiwi jockeys who began their careers in New Zealand before shifting to greener pastures across the ditch will ride in the 2021 Cup: James McDonald rides no. 60 when acceptances for the race were declared on Saturday, and since. The talk of the town, the shortest Cup favourite since Phar Lap in 1930. Waller was far from discouraged after Soulcombe finished sixth to Banju in the Drinkwise Mile (1600m) with both the trainer and the horse’s jockey James Mcdonald saying the. He opened at $7. Three of Australia's most famous horse races will be run and won in less than three weeks — Andrew McGarry checks out the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup for the favourites and main. 5kg James McDonald - Fixed: WIN $6. Win range: 1600-3200m. Stunning $400k splash on favourite flops as lucky punters cash in on winner MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 01: Mark Zahra celebrates after riding Gold Trip to win race 7 the Lexus Melbourne Cup. In this activity, participants randomly draw horses from a pool, and each horse corresponds to a specific position in the actual race. Full career record, stats. 00 (Even money – 1/1) have a win rate of 70%. Last 6: 1x1343. Melbourne Cup second favourite Loft will be scratched from the Cup, his part-owner Ozzie Kheir says. There were no nasty surprises for Willie Mullins at the announcement of the weights for the Lexus Melbourne Cup with ante-post favourite Vauban being allocated 55kg, a burden the jumps supremo said he was "happy enough" with. The field for the iconic $8. The James Ferguson-trained Deauville Legend has been met with heavy support and, on TAB fixed odds, is $3. GOLD TRIP (FR) 57. Bred: New Zealand. Out of the $8 million prize money, first place will take home $4. The Melbourne Cup 2023 field is finalised on Victoria Derby day, with the barrier draw done at the conclusion of racing on that day, Saturday November 4 2023. $6. For a punter looking for an edge in Melbourne Cup betting, logic indicates that a favourite jumping out of barrier five should. At this age, racehorses seem to be in their prime to tackle the long distance of 3200 metres. Lunar Flare and Interpretation will face additional veterinary inspections only hours out from the $8 million race. Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban turned heads when he stepped out at Flemington for the first time on Tuesday morning - a week out from the. 20 or less for just three winners, all occurring before the World War II. MidasBet - New Melbourne Cup betting site in 2022. This brings us to the current Melbourne Cup favourite ahead of Tuesday – Deauville Legend. 50 PLACE $2. Mark Zahra answers the critics for his choice in rides, becoming the first jockey in 44 years to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups on different horses, as Without A Fight beats the field at Flemington. Earnings: $1,502,333. WATCH THE VIDEO. Pundits apologised on the broadcast following Anthony Van Dyck’s death. Ferguson, who trains Melbourne Cup favourite Deauville Legend, was Charlie Appleby's right-hand. 00 as has Almandin $15 into$10, Wicklow Brave $21 into$16 and Big Orange $16 into $14. As of Monday, Incentivise was out to $2. Brodie Nickson. 5kg. Since the year 2000, the most successful Melbourne Cup winning weights have been 51 to 51. An emotional Zahra spoke of the difference between 2022 and last. the hot favourite for this year's Melbourne Cup is one of the internationals — Vauban, trained in. . The favourite Deauville Legend is the horse to beat, and I. While the statistics surrounding favourite horses are good, there is no need to go with the crowd every year. English horse Hoo Ya Mal, who ran second in this year's Epsom Derby (2,400m) among other races prior to coming to Australia, and Irish horse Knights Order — winner of the Sydney Cup (2022) and. Phar Lap was the shortest priced favourite to win when $1. Dating back to 2010, there have been some surprise winners in the Melbourne Cup, from the $101. Favourites better than random picks. Gold Trip (2) 58. The defending champ Gold Trip is back looking to become the first multiple Melbourne Cup hero since three-time winning mare Makybe Diva (2003-05). A favourite has never won the Melbourne Cup more than two years in a row. On Thursday and Friday, RV vets inspected the by-then 29 horses remaining to ensure they were suitable to accept at Saturday's deadline for the final 24-horse Melbourne Cup field. The only other horse in the Melbourne Cup handicapped 1. 4 million. Gold Trip: He had a think about it when he hit the front, but Mark Zahra made sure he wasn’t going to get beat. Melbourne Cup trifecta result. Peoples homes got destroyed so these toffs could have this race. Barrier 10 – 6 wins, last 2014. The 2022 Melbourne Cup field has been reduced to 23 runners after the first official scratching ahead of Tuesday’s $8 million race at Flemington. The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Caulfield Cup winner Without A Fight was given a perfectly-timed ride by Mark Zahra, who opted to come off last year’s champ Gold Trip, to become the 12th horse in history to complete the Spring Cups double. The six-year-old gelding brings superb form from the UK to a race like the Melbourne Cup and his form over hurdles and on the flat is some of the best that we have seen from any International galloper in some time. Local times as below: 3pm AEDT - Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and ACT; 2. The 2021 Melbourne Cup saw the athletic horse, Very Elegant, alongside jockey J. Melbourne Cup form guide: Every horse rated and our expert’s long-shot tip to win. Incentivise, currently at $2. Top weight Gold Trip has won a thrilling 2022 Melbourne Cup with a powerful finish to claim just the second win of its racing career. It is the first time a horse has won the Melbourne Cup at a top weight of 57. The Melbourne Cup 2023 field is finalised on Victoria Derby day, with the barrier draw done at the conclusion of racing on that day, Saturday November 4 2023. 2020 — Twilight Payment: $23. This is the exact order of the horses that placed in the Melbourne Cup, with the pre-race favourite, Deauville Legend grabbing the final place spot. 00. Pre-race favourite Vauban, trained by Ireland's Willie Mullins, nosed in front at the final turn. The 2023 Melbourne Cup took place on Tuesday the 7 th of November 2023 at Flemington Racecourse at 3:00pm local time and was won by the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Caulfield Cup champion Without A Fight ($8) who was ridden to victory by Mark Zahra. Finishing positions are listed next to each horse's name. Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban and stablemate Absurde have had a gallop at Flemington in preparation for the Melbourne Cup 2023. With multiple Group 1 victories and a winning form up to 3382m, Vauban is well-suited to the two-mile Melbourne Cup distance. 30pm ACDT -. 2022 MELBOURNE CUP UPDATE: LUNAR FLARE SCRATCHED, 22 LEFT 2022 MELBOURNE CUP UPDATE: POINT NEPEAN SCRATCHED, 23 LEFT The 162nd edition of the ‘race that stops a nation’ will be run and won when Flemington Race 7 kicks off at 3:00pm (AEDT) on Tuesday and there are a host of Melbourne Cup 2022 horses to. A capacity field of 24 runners will fight for the $8,410,000 on offer in the marquee race on the Australian horse racing calendar. Melbourne Cup 2023 barrier draw: Damien Oliver strikes luck with No. Once again The Cup has brought together an elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race for $8. Favourite Deauville Legend, unlucky Caulfield Cup runner Montefilia. Visit the Melbourne Cup Favourites page for more detailed info. The three-year-old's odds slimmed to 11-4 (from 4-1) with bet365 for Australia's biggest race at Flemington following Saturday's barrier draw. TALKING POINTS: Melb Cup favourite ‘probably will win well’; debate over jockey call. Damien Oliver is set to have his last ride in the Melbourne Cup on Alenqeur so he will have to wait until Tuesday morning to know his fate. T: Tatsuya Yoshioka; J: Kohei Matsuyama. THE MELBOURNE CUP WILL BE RUN AT 3PM (AEDT) TUESDAY NOV 2. By Simon Brunsdon01 Nov 2021 23:10. The defending champ Gold Trip is back looking to become the first multiple Melbourne Cup hero since three-time winning mare Makybe Diva (2003-05). 4m, second takes $1. 00. 2023 Melbourne Cup Field Dates. * The longest-priced horses to win: Four horses have won at 100-1: The Pearl (1871), Wotan (1936), Old Rowley. These racecourses exist all over the country, and are classed as. Included in that number are six European gallopers of which five – Deauville Legend, Loft, Without A Fight, Hoo Ya Mal and Camorra – are due to arrive in Melbourne on Tuesday night to commence their quarantine at Werribee. #6 Without a Fight $10/$3. 30pm Tuesday, November 3) 1. Vauban’s reputation precedes him as he has been a long-time favourite for the $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) and late on Monday was rated at $4. Trainer: Gai Waterhouse/Adrian Bott; Jockey: Tim Clark. After 20 years of trying, Willie Mullins will hope to join the Irish contingent of Melbourne Cup-winning trainers when favourite Vauban runs in the A$8 million ($5. Trainer: Michael Moroney. Of the Australian-trained horses, 2019 Cup winner Vow And Declare is racing very well and. The 2022 Triumph Hurdle winner has made a seamless transition from jumping to the Flat and his relentless. In fact, you have to go way back to 1941 when Skipton was the last 3 year old to taste victory. A. Without A Fight. LUNAR FLARE — Grahame Begg — 2. MorningUnited • 3 days ago. Favourite Horse for Melbourne Cup 2024. Up from 97 contenders at this stage last year the Group 1 $8. The Melbourne Cup — the race that stops the nation — is almost upon us again with a field of 24 local and international horses racing over 3200m for a whopping $8 million in prizemoney. Trainer: Ciaron Maher and. Melbourne Cup betting favourites have won 32 times (until 2021) Fiorente (2013) was the last favourite to. The four-year-old will jump from barrier nine and carries 55kg in the hands of. CUP TIPS: See who all the experts are backing BIGGEST BETS: Where the money is going MELBOURNE CUP ODDS (as of 1. Career: 18: 5-2-1. 00. Last 6: 0x4135. Both wins were on a track rated "good". Our resident Melbourne Cup expert, James Lamb, is keeping a close eye on the form of all the Melbourne Cup horses and his tips will be ready to go from Sunday November 5 2023. It is the first time a horse has won the Melbourne Cup at a top weight of 57. The total prize money for the Melbourne Cup sits at $8 million, with the connections of the winning horse set to pocket $4. Another top contender has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup following veterinary assessments on the morning of the $8 million race. The official 24-horse Melbourne Cup 2023 final field has been confirmed with the defending champion Gold Trip looking to go back-to-back with James McDonald coming aboard. This year we've got horses. The heavy favourite is Deauville Legend ($4) followed by Real of Flowers ($9), Montefilia ($9) and Without a Fight ($10). Ridden by Mark Zahra, the UK horse — trained by Ciaron Maher. 4 million Melbourne Cup. Melbourne Cup day is a designated public holiday in Victoria, but even elsewhere in the nation, workers will down tools come race time at 3pm. Other pointers from the betting boards put jockeys Damian Thornton (Realm Of Flowers – $9), Jason Collett (Montefilia – $10) and Mark Zahra (Gold trip – $15) right in the mix. 80 favourite with online bookmaker Ladbrokes for the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the Willie Mullins-trained Vauban. The 2021 Melbourne Cup has been run and won by Verry Elleegant in a barnstorming finish over red-hot favourite Incentivise. Phar Lap was the shortest priced favourite to. Vauban is the 9/4 favourite in Coral’s Melbourne Cup 2023 odds following the final declarations for the ‘race that stops a nation’. Win range: 1408-2406m. jayzavv • 1 yr. On Monday the 2022 Melbourne Cup field was reduced in size with the official scratching of the Robert Hickmott-trained Andrew Ramsden winner Point Nepean due to an elevated blood count, while on race morning Lunar Flare (lame off fore) also came out. Race favourite Vauban will wear the No. 00. " TAB has Vauban as a $5 favourite in its latest Melbourne Cup market while. Here is where you will find accurate and precise details about the Melbourne Cup horses and the previous Melbourne Cup winners. This is the shortest favourite since Phar Lap, so he warrants some close analysis. Current Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban, who entered pre-export quarantine in the UK last weekend, has been allotted 55kg, along with Japanese raider Breakup. Caulfield Cup winner Durston’s withdrawal on Thursday was followed by the shock new on Friday that second favourite Loft. Trainer: Ciaron Maher and. Career: 30: 9-1-5. 5kg (22) $23/$6. But there are a few other things to consider than. Our top tip for the 2023 Melbourne Cup is Ashrun at $41. Anthony Van Dyck (3) — $10 to win, $3. Yep 😂. 41. But a favourite horse has won the Melbourne Cup 32 times out of 163 races - that’s 19. Positive_Baby462 • 1 yr. It was a phenomenal victory, but it is perhaps unsurprising. related stories. Advertisement. In the pre-nomination Melbourne Cup betting odds the favourites can be found at prices of $20 and over making this a very lucrative way to punt on the world’s richest handicap. He is the only horse in single-figure odds ($3. The 2021 Melbourne Cup field has been locked in and the the all-important barrier draw conducted. “It was quite a solidly run race and he just kept tracking up and kept tracking up. 2 million) handicap at. Twilight Payment won the 2020 Melbourne Cup, Australia’s most prestigious horse race, although the event was overshadowed by the death of Anthony Van Dyck, the Aidan O’Brien trained colt who. Dry Track Stats: 6: 3-0-1. Finishing positions are listed next to each horse's name. He was outstanding, especially the final 400m, putting away El Bodegon and Secret State, a. After 35 years in the saddle, the fan favourite wants to finish his career with a Melbourne Cup bang. Two bets of $50,000 as well as bets of $25,000, $20,000 and $10,000 were all taken on the hot favourite. Momentum is everything in the last 600m, you don't want to be stopping and starting.