Incentivise is the shortest priced Melbourne Cup favourite since the legendary Phar Lap, who won the. TALKING POINTS: Melb Cup favourite ‘probably will win well’; debate over jockey call. No horse has lugged 58. Without A Fight. The mare has struggled this preparation, failing to place in. Odds: $41 (courtesy of TAB) Simon O'Donnell says: A good closing. However, that was obviously quite a while ago, and his form has been a little. 1. 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. au 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 throughout the week. Some of the most famous winners of the Melbourne Cup include inaugural champion Archer who won the first two events, the legendary Phar Lap, and the sole triple Melbourne Cup winner between 2003-05, Makybe Diva. with Ed Cummings’ Caufield and Melbourne Cup favourite Duais coming of age in the autumn courtesy of her two open age Group 1 wins. 80) and had briefly been the shortest-priced runner in the Melbourne Cup since legend Phar Lap 91 years ago. 55. A few years later, Think Big joined the club with his back-to-back wins in 1974 and 1975. 30pm ACDT -. * The oldest horses to win the race were the eight-year-olds Toryboy (1865), Catalogue (1938) and Twilight Payment (2020). This is the first win today for the jockey 'J Mac', he will be confident going into the Melbourne cup riding his other horse Verry Elleegant. MELBOURNE - 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. My horse just won the Melbourne Cup? READ MORE. But weights are compressed these days with the race more a quality handicap favouring horses higher up in. Out of the $8 million prize money, first place will take home $4. This horse has tasted success on the Flemington Racecourse in the past, posting a first-place finish in May 2021, beating a top lineup in the process. 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. Two bets of $50,000 as well as bets of $25,000, $20,000 and $10,000 were all taken on the hot favourite. And unlike recent years there is no big group of. CUP TIPS: See who all the experts are backing BIGGEST BETS: Where the money is going MELBOURNE CUP ODDS (as of 1. Duais ridden by Joshua Parr wins the Australian Cup at Flemington racecourse on March 12, 2022. Australia's most famous horse Phar Lap, a year. A few horses have come close in the ensuing decades, most notably 2002 winner Media Puzzle – who finished in 3:16. Earnings: $1,502,333. 00. 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). This opens up value in the Melbourne Cup odds and markets for punters then to tip an upset Melbourne Cup result. 2. Credit: Vince Caligiuri Purton eased down. In 2021, Incentivise started as one of the shortest-priced Melbourne Cup favourite since Phar Lap – he finished 2nd paying $2. Both wins were on a track rated "good". 10) paying for places. Prize Money: $8,000,000. Max Dynamite was also a talented hurdler before measuring up in two Melbourne Cups. Her run was enormous. 00. The jockey, trainer and owner of. Incentivise, the raging hot favourite. You can get around $9 with other bookmakers for Ashrun to finish top 3, but you. The Willie Mullins-trained gelding landed in Melbourne in the early hours of Sunday morning. The names of the other horses to die in the Cup are as well known as some of the horses that have won it: the much-loved Red Cadeaux in 2015, the Japanese race favourite Admire Rakti in 2014 and. LATEST ODDS (via BlueBet)CNN —. 4 million, 2nd: $1. That was skewed by Prince of Penzance winning at $101, but it highlights the success that. 1. Vauban, the favourite, is an Irish raider trained by Willie Mullins. Earnings: $7,342,739. Melbourne Cup Horses 2023 Odds and Results. History is against him, though. It is not disaster for Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise but he has eased out from $2. com. Picture: Vince Caligiuri – Getty Images By Racenet 08:42pm • 05 November 2023 0 Comments The Willie Mullins-trained Vauban ($4. 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. 4 million Melbourne Cup. The Mark & Levi Kavanagh-trained First Immortal is firm favourite to claim victory in Wednesday’s Geelong Cup 2023 field as the up-and-comer continues to chase a start in this year’s Melbourne Cup. 80 and $200,000 at $5. Staff writers from Fox Sports. A Melbourne Cup horse sweep is a delightful tradition associated with the Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia. 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. A field of 23 horses is ready to rumble over 3200m at Flemington Racecourse for the prestigious $8. 20) 2ndFavourite Deauville Legend was fourth, while highly fancied runner Realm of Flowers was fifth. The Caulfield Cup winner finished 13th in last year’s Melbourne Cup. Following the release of Melbourne Cup weights on September 19, 2023, Vauban. 2013 Winner Fiorente Favourite for The Melbourne Cup. The 24 horse Melbourne Cup field features some of the best staying horses from Australia and. The pace was slow, as in some places the grass was still three feet high, and a serious fall. Trainer: Michael Moroney. Trained by Ciaron Maher and Dave Eustace and ridden by Teo Nugent. 5kg. Chris Waller has given 2023 Melbourne Cup favourite Soulcombe a pass mark after the former English stayer finished unplaced at his Australian debut at Randwick. In fact, you have to go way back to 1941 when Skipton was the last 3 year old to taste victory. Incentivise, currently at $2. Twenty-four of the season’s best stayers face off at HQ on Tuesday, November 2, for the iconic Group 1 $8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) and below we take a look at the pros and cons of. Willie Mullins-trained thoroughbred Vauban looks set to start the 2023 Melbourne Cup as the favourite,. 2010 – So You Think ($3) 3rd 1992 – Veandercross (9/4 - $3. . My 3 tips for The 2023 Melbourne Cup are 1). The winning horses' strapper will also be presented with a trophy. 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’. Odds: 26 / 6. Exclusions apply. 500 Who is favourite for the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Vauban is favourite for the Melbourne Cup. 00 PLACE $2. After six of his horses have fallen just short, the dry witted Irishman believes Vauban and Absurde might be able to. Everything you need to know to place a casual punt or simply cheer on the Kiwi horses in this afternoon’s running of Australasia’s biggest horse race: the Melbourne Cup. Leading bookmaker Sportsbet is ruing a decision to pay punters out early on Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise to win the $8 million feature. Leading bookmaker Sportsbet is ruing a decision to pay punters out early on Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise to win the $8 million feature. Future Score, the Matt Cumani. Call Gambling Help on 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline. October 31st, 2021 10:08 pm. Sportsbet had the five-year-old sprinter priced at $2. The talk of the town, the shortest Cup favourite since Phar Lap in 1930. 4 Verry Elleegant. 3. Willie Mullins-trained duo Vauban and Absurde have fared well in the draw, being allotted stalls three and eight respectively. See the current betting favourite info below in the table: Vauban has been the horse on everyone's lips and is the hot favourite for the race that stops a nation, the Lexus Melbourne Cup (4am), at Flemington on Tuesday morning. The remaining 23 horses have been passed as suitable to race tomorrow. Career: 18: 5-2-1. Since 2006 – only four Melbourne Cup favourites have finished in the money: So You Think (3rd in 2010), Fiorente (1st in 2013), Hartnell (3rd in 2016), and Incentivise. >>. Melbourne Cup second favourite Loft will be scratched from the Cup,. The Chris Waller-trained Soulcombe and Willie Mullins-trained Vauban were the favourites in the Futures All-In Market for the Melbourne Cup 2023 after first Melbourne Cup nominations were released on September 6, 2023. Positive_Baby462 • 1 yr. Gold Trip's place in the field was confirmed three hours before the draw after talks between trainer Ciaron Maher and owners of the Melbourne Cup and Turnbull Stakes winner. Last 6: 00x059. Australia is known for its immense interest in horse racing and is home to nearly 400 racecourses in total. 2. com. 80 overnight), making him one of the most fancied horses in the Melbourne Cup since Phar Lap. 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. Not saying can't run ITM though. 2022 Melbourne Cup Race Horse Ratings. Verry Elleegant won’t be defending her crown this year — the 11-time. English import Deauville Legend is the favourite on what is likely to be a wet track on a bitterly cold Melbourne day. 5kg. 90 as he was beaten down the straight by Verry Elleegant . Lunar Flare, the ninth favourite at $21, was ruled out due to lameness in her off-fore, bringing the field down to 22 runners after Point Nepean’s scratching on Monday. Picture: Getty Images. 60 with TAB Fixed Odds. Stake not returned. The Gai Waterhouse-trained Fiorente was the last favourite to win the Melbourne Cup in 2013, but Ferguson is confident his horse can live up to expectations. Without A Fight has won the Melbourne Cup, giving jockey Mark Zahra back-to-back wins and father-and-son training team Anthony and Sam Freedman their greatest triumph. Melbourne Cup favourite in SAS-style training run. Odds: $8 (courtesy of TAB) Simon O'Donnell says: Last year's winner, and form is even better going into the race. Like most bookies Ms Watts is hoping runaway. "I think we can (win the Melbourne Cup). 80 to place7:22pm - Vespertine pays $9. 1m, and third. 50. 50) and Absurde ($7. Makybe Diva is the only horse to have. $6. Where your horse finished in the Melbourne Cup. It is normal for the horse that is a favourite for the Melbourne Cup to have a good track record in recent races. 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. On Friday, Incentivise was the shortest-priced TAB favourite since Phar Lap. 65kg of 18-carat gold, is worth $250,000 on its own. The 2021 Melbourne Cup field has been locked in and the the all-important barrier draw conducted. The total prize money for the Melbourne Cup sits at $8 million, with the connections of the winning horse set to pocket $4. Career: 30: 9-1-5. 40, Tote: WIN $7. Favourite Deauville Legend, unlucky Caulfield Cup runner Montefilia. Key Replay: Caulfield Cup (2400m), October 15 2022, Caulfield, Soft Surface. com. Vauban is favourite to salute after the 3200m journey but. Vauban has been at the top of Melbourne Cup betting since caning his rivals by 7½ lengths in a 2816m handicap during the Royal Ascot. Gold Trip See full list on racenet. The incredible rise of Incentivise, the shortest-priced Melbourne Cup favourite since Phar Lap Incentivise ridden by Brett Prebble on the way to the barriers prior to the running of the Caulfield Cup. 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. RACE 7 - Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) Favourites don't have the greatest record in our famous two-mile race, but Vauban, albeit priced to his best, is going to be very tough to beat, especially if. “It was quite a solidly run race and he just kept tracking up and kept tracking up. It is the richest two-mile handicap in the world and. * Makybe Diva is the only horse to win the Cup three times - in 2003, 2004 and 2005. 'VERY NASTY': Horse racing world stunned by jockey's shock act The scan revealed the $13 equal-third favourite for the Melbourne Cup had a “grey area” in his left hind leg. ago. Twilight Payment after winning last year’s Melbourne Cup. After 35 years in the saddle, the fan favourite wants to finish his career with a Melbourne Cup bang. Track: 2: 2-0-0 . Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle holds the coveted Melbourne Cup during the parade. The Chris Waller-trained Soulcombe and Willie Mullins-trained Vauban were the favourites in the Futures All-In Market for the Melbourne Cup 2023 after first Melbourne Cup nominations were released on September 6, 2023. 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. WATCH IN THE VIDEO ABOVE: Damien Oliver. And after showing his class this spring with a win in. Of the Australian-trained horses, 2019 Cup winner Vow And Declare is racing very well and. Fiorente is a worthy favourite for the Melbourne Cup but the likes of Hawkspur could land a win for Australia breeding Form guide: How the horses stack up Melbourne Cup - live coverageAlligator Blood is the $2. 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. Speaking after the release of nominations on Tuesday, Racing Victoria's international recruiter Paul Bloodworth said. The $3. Foaled in 2018 in France, Vauban is sired by the stallion Galiway out of the dam Waldfest, the current Melbourne Cup favourite moved to Ireland to link up with trainer. Melbourne Cup 2023 barrier draw: Damien Oliver strikes luck with No. Shambles: First bookie goes down on. 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. With multiple Group 1 victories and a winning form up to 3382m, Vauban is well-suited to the two-mile Melbourne Cup distance. Finche and Mer De Glace are the current favourites for Race 7 Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The four-year-old will jump from barrier nine and carries 55kg in the hands of. Jockey: Damien Oliver. Vauban arrives at Melbourne Airport. The Willie Mullins-trained pair were brought from the Werribee International Horse Centre for Breakfast With The Stars on Tuesday morning. Deauville Legend is the horse that has everyone talking ahead of the Melbourne Cup. 50 Defending champ Gold Trip. 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. 30 seconds – still the current Melbourne Cup time record. 60 with TAB Fixed Odds. 00 as has Almandin $15 into$10, Wicklow Brave $21 into$16 and Big Orange $16 into $14. CUP TIPS: See who all the experts are backing BIGGEST BETS: Where the money is going MELBOURNE CUP ODDS (as of 1. 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. Melbourne Cup Favourites 2023. 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. Irish horse Vauban was the clear favourite but drifted to $6 before the race, and its defeat marked the 10th consecutive running of the Melbourne Cup in which the favourite has been beaten. (PA Images via Getty Images). 00 PLACE $2. 00 Prince Of Penzance in 2015 to the most recent $21. See where every horse, including the nag you pulled in the office sweep. But a favourite horse has won the Melbourne Cup 32 times out of 163 races - that’s 19. We take a look at each of the 24 horses in the Melbourne Cup Field and we provide Video Form for each of them including the International horses in the field. 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. TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) — $13 to win, $3. Jye McNeil, winner of the Cup in 2020 aboard Twilight Payment for the ownership group led by Williams has been booked to ride the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Serpentine in the. 04:55pm • 16 October 2022. GOLD TRIP (FR) 57. October 31st, 2023 10:57 am. In 2020, Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck became. 20 earlier today but appears. European raider Vauban is the red-hot favourite to win the 2023 Melbourne Cup, but there are 23 other horses vying to roll him at Flemington on the first Tuesday in November. For a punter looking for an edge in Melbourne Cup betting, logic indicates that a favourite jumping out of barrier five should. 50:. 00 Gold Trip. Full career record, stats. Was a red hot favourite for the Caulfield Cup but was disappointing, finishing 7th, beaten 2. 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. and we’ve had just. Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip is favourite with bookies to defend his crown in 2023. Before this year’s race, that was a strike rate of 21. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Ridden by Mark Zahra, the UK horse — trained by Ciaron Maher. related stories. Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban and stablemate Absurde have had a gallop at Flemington in preparation for the Melbourne Cup 2023. A key lead-up into the ‘race that stops a nation’ takes place at. A. 50 PLACE $2. 2022 — Gold Trip: $21. Looking at the Melbourne Cup form guide for Realm of Flowers, there is one very interesting result to mention. Our top tip for the 2023 Melbourne Cup is Ashrun at $41. Up from 97 contenders at this stage last year the Group 1 $8. 80 to placeWatch, Stream & Catch Up with your favourite Horse Racing events on the home of Seven's Horse Racing coverage 7plus . The hot favourite for this year's Melbourne Cup is Incentivise, a star horse trained by Peter Moody. 3rd: #14 Sheraz. 20 (9/4) or less in the melbourne cup and how they have performed. net. But there are a few other things to consider than. It's important you ride your own horse here, and use others to help your cause if you can. 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). 1. Melbourne Cup field, form guide & sweep Incentivise is set to run a hot favourite in today's. . 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. The Melbourne Cup field is down to 23 after a late scratching on race-day morning leaving one powerful syndicator. Melbourne Cup 2021 Scratchings Update: #20 Future Score (15) has been withdrawn after failing a last-minute vet check by Racing Victoria. International raider Vauban heads the market with the best horse racing bookmakers, opening a +240 favourite having drawn barrier three. Caulfield Cup winner Durston’s withdrawal on Thursday was followed by the shock new on Friday that second favourite Loft. He lived it up to it too with an utterly dominant performance. #8 Deauville Legend $3. 00;here are the 26 horses that have started at $3. Profiteer (1), 2. 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. 32 favourites (19. Peoples homes got destroyed so these toffs could have this race. 50 would be the shortest-priced foreign-trained horse in Melbourne Cup history. Gai Waterhouse has paid tribute to the horse who provided her with her biggest thrill in racing following the death of Fiorente. Phar Lap was the shortest priced favourite to. VAUBAN - TAB Odds: $4. Race start time is 3:00pm on 5/11/2024 at Flemington racecourse. These racecourses exist all over the country, and are classed as. 75 in 1930, followed by Revenue ($2. com. Win range: 1600-3200m. The favourite was a local horse, Morman. WHO WON IT LAST YEAR? Raging favourite Incentivise was upstaged as reigning Australian horse. Last 6: 1x1343. Gold Trip (2) 58. The horse slipped into reverse and shot back through the. 6 per cent of the time. The six-year-old. British-bred Makybe Diva is the only horse to have won the Melbourne Cup three years in a row in 2003, 2004 and 2005, but. By Simon Brunsdon01 Nov 2021 23:10. Win range: 1408-2406m. Vauban has been at the top of Melbourne Cup betting since caning his rivals by 7½ lengths in a 2816m handicap during the Royal Ascot carnival in June. Australia's most prestigious horse race - the Melbourne Cup - will once again be held at Flemington on the first Tuesday in November. Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise has had a trouble-free build-up to Australia's greatest 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 $8m race that stops a nation. 2. 80 favourite with online bookmaker Ladbrokes for the 2023 Melbourne Cup is the Willie Mullins-trained Vauban. Trained. Find out the Melbourne Cup horses list for 2024 here. 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. org. Prior to Fiorente's triumph, Makybe Diva took out her third Melbourne Cup victory back in 2005 as favourite. While other bookmakers offer betting on which horse will finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd, Picklebet take it one step further and offer four places for betting, meaning you can back a horse to finish in 4th place too. 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. 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. Melbourne Cup 2021 Scratchings Update: #20 Future Score (15) has been withdrawn after failing a last-minute vet check by Racing Victoria. The Favourite and Dark Horses. A favourite horse has won the Melbourne Cup 34 times out of 154. au. 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. Melbourne Cup 2023 final field, barriers and betting odds The final field has been locked in, with the likes of Vauban and Gold Trip at the top of the betting market. Winner: Deauville Legend. 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. 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. 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. The Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes (2406m) on Saturday at Royal Ascot also has a distinct Melbourne Cup flavour with Deauville Legend, Grand. ULTIMATE GUIDE: How much winner gets and the two horses punters are. This brings us to the current Melbourne Cup favourite ahead of Tuesday – Deauville Legend. Favourites. “He was unable to be saved and has been humanely euthanased after a freak accident in a frack to his fetlock. So naturally, he is fresh, strong, and many are predicting that he will cross the line in first place. Short Summary: Similar to Duais, has been solely focused on the Melbourne Cup and she was one of the better runs in the key lead up. It is the first time a horse has won the Melbourne Cup at a top weight of 57. A favourite has never won the Melbourne Cup more than two years in a row. 1. October 16th, 2021 6:32 pm. 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). 60 when acceptances for the race were declared on Saturday, and since. He opened at $7. I’ll be honest, I didn’t think he was that impressive in his first win in Melbourne, in the Makybe Diva over. being a Melbourne horse who’s had three runs in Sydney. Advertisement. French stayer brought to Australia in 2022 with Cups/Cox Plate ambitions, Gold Trip finished second in the 2022 Caulfield Cup carrying 57. Place Bet:. Vauban has been at the top of Melbourne Cup betting since caning his rivals by 7½ lengths in a 2816m handicap during the Royal Ascot. Melbourne Cup Horse Stats. 6 per cent of the time. com. Who are the favourites? English horse Deauville Legend (No 8) is currently a clear favourite at $3. Past Melbourne Cup Winners. A boom horse of Australian racing, Incentivise has been re-handicapped to 57kg for the $8 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 2. 73) when he won the 1930 Melbourne Cup . Following the release of Melbourne Cup weights on September 19, 2023, Vauban. In the 160 years of the Melbourne Cup, a favourite has won 34 times – most recently Fiorente in 2013. Melbourne Cup trifecta result. The Melbourne Cup field, just like all other racing fields, is the line-up of runners for a horse race. 97 – but none have managed to break Kingston Rule’s record. 2. Melbourne Cup veterinarians have made two big decisions after fitness tests on the morning of the $8 million race. Melbourne Cup favourite Goldman scored his first victory of the campaign when taking out a 1000m barrier trial at Rosehill Gardens on Friday. Gold Trip is second best at $7 as it looks to go back-to-back. A. 1st in restricted class over 2500m Ipswich last June. Race favourite Vauban will wear the No. Who are the favourites? English horse Deauville Legend (No 8) is currently a clear favourite at $3. 50: 17th. 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. Form: 1131×33912 Verdict: Last year's winner is now a 9-year-old and was the oldest horse in over 80. Melbourne Cup jockeys 2023: Who is riding the favourites? Feedback. The talk of the town, the shortest Cup favourite. This bloke ran super in the Caulfield Cup when third, and is going to love the soft track on Tuesday. Backed by experienced jockey Ryan Moore and a favourable barrier draw, Vauban is a firm contender. It is the first time a horse has won the Melbourne Cup at a top weight of 57. Toryboy, Catalogue and Twilight Payment are the oldest winning horses in Melbourne Cup history. Prior to that, the 2021 AJC Derby runner-up gave last year’s Cup favourite Incentivise an awful fright when second in the G1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. 60 with TAB Fixed Odds. 75 in. 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. 1.