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. Soulcombe($11) who also impressed in the Caulfield Cup, is the fifth favourite. Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise has had a trouble-free build-up to Australia's greatest race. By Ben Dorries. 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). 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. 90, finished 2nd in the Melbourne Cup. A key lead-up into the ‘race that stops a nation’ takes place 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. Form: 1131×33912 Verdict: Last year's winner is now a 9-year-old and was the oldest horse in over 80. 4 million Flemington feature to run on Tuesday the 7th of November, 2023. 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. This horse is the favourite by quite a margin, with odds of 3. No horse has won the Melbourne Cup with a four word name. Here is the punters. 50 (courtesy of Bet365 as of 1pm Sunday) Simon O'Donnell says: Was very ordinary in the Melbourne Cup. This year's Melbourne Cup promises to be one of the most exciting in recent memory, with some quality horses from across the. A horse with a handicap rating of 120 running in the Melbourne Cup would be right among the top weights; a horse rated 110 would naturally carry five kilograms less (half a kilo for each rating. Form: 1131×33912 Verdict: Last year's winner is now a 9-year-old and was the oldest horse in over 80. The previously unbeaten grey, prepared by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, led into. 4 million to the winning owners. WATCH THE VIDEO. Melbourne Cup field, form guide & sweep Incentivise is set to run a hot favourite in today's. 00 Prince Of Penzance in 2015 to the most recent $21. Only three horses have ever won the Melbourne Cup and then gone on to win the Cox Plate the following year: Phar Lap, Might and Power and Makybe Diva. 50:. The Japanese raider. There were other bets on Vauban of $230,000 at $4. Leading bookmaker Sportsbet is ruing a decision to pay punters out early on Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise to win the $8 million feature. 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. 32 times the shortest-priced runner has won the Cup, with Fiorente in 2013 the last one the punters cheered home. 75 in 1930, followed by Revenue ($2. Without A Fight. A Melbourne Cup horse has been ruled out of the race on the morning of the 'race that stops the nation' after an early morning vet examination detected an injury. 00. Date: 5/11/24. A$ 8,410,000 (2023) The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. Finche and Mer De Glace are the current favourites for Race 7 Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Caulfield Cup form: All eyes on Melbourne Cup favourite but a $13 hope can spoil the party Incentivise ridden by Brett Prebble winning the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington earlier this month. By Simon Brunsdon01 Nov 2021 23:10. 1st – Without A Fight ($8. Exclusions apply. Profiteer (1), 2. He is one of the youngest horses in the lineup for the Melbourne Cup, being a 4-year-old gelding. International raider Vauban heads the market with the best horse racing bookmakers, opening a +240 favourite having drawn barrier three. Incentivise was. 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. 20 or less for just three winners, all occurring before the World War II. Irish-bred seven-year-old Without a Fight won the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday ahead of Soulcombe and Sheraz over the 3,200 meters in. net. These were around 2,400m and. Stake not returned. The 3,200-metre race will be held at Flemington and contested by some of Australia’s and the world’s best stayers. It's important you ride your own horse here, and use others to help your cause if you can. The jockey, trainer and owner of. 00. 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. The total prize money for the Melbourne Cup sits at $8 million, with the connections of the winning horse set to pocket $4. Going into 2023's race, the average starting price for Melbourne Cup winners over the past six years was $26. He has two long-distance wins under his belt in 2022 alone, winning both York and Newmarket. Photo: Vince Caligiuri–Getty Images. The pace was slow, as in some places the grass was still three feet high, and a serious fall. 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. 4 million. Brew was the last horse to win from the furthest out in the field in. 5kg. 500 Who is favourite for the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Vauban is favourite for the Melbourne Cup. Incentivise, currently at $2. 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. Incentivise is the shortest priced Melbourne Cup favourite since the legendary Phar Lap, who won the. Despite officials. A favourite horse has won the Melbourne Cup 34 times out of 154. For 2024, the early markets have been released and Without A Fight is currently the favourite. Current Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban, who entered pre-export quarantine in the UK last weekend, has been allotted 55kg, along with Japanese raider Breakup. Key Replay: Caulfield Cup (2400m), October 15 2022, Caulfield, Soft Surface. In breaking Melbourne Cup news from Friday morning, the highly fancied German raider Loft has come out due to tendon swelling. Melbourne Cup Favourites vs Winners from the past 15 years. I’d take one win every five years over none in 21 years. Melbourne Cup form guide:. 50. FOR: Classy staying mare whose trainer Ed Cummings learnt from the master of this race, his grandfather Bart, who trained 12 Melbourne Cup winners. The Peter Moody-trained horse is rated a $2. 80 overnight), making him one of the most fancied horses in the Melbourne Cup since Phar Lap. The 24 horse Melbourne Cup field features some of the best staying. GOLD TRIP (FR) 57. It's the first time since 2001 that a horse has completed the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double. 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. 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. Gold Trip (2) 58. It is the richest two-mile handicap in the world and. 2010 – So You Think ($3) 3rd 1992 – Veandercross (9/4 - $3. (Getty. You can get around $9 with other bookmakers for Ashrun to finish top 3, but you. The last Cup winner to carry 58. 50: 17th. Foreman David Casey walks Irish-trained horse and favourite Vauban after early morning track work a day before the Melbourne Cup horse race. . I’ll be honest, I didn’t think he was that impressive in his first win in Melbourne, in the Makybe Diva over. 00 Prince Of Penzance in 2015 to the most recent $21. 5kg less than those horses. 1. Following the release of Melbourne Cup weights on September 19, 2023, Vauban. Melbourne Cup 2023 fave revealed. Future Score, the Matt Cumani. James McDonald experiences that Melbourne Cup winning feeling aboard Verry Elleegant last year. Download your Melbourne Cup sweepstake here. Trainer: Ciaron Maher and. 5kg below weight-for-age is topweight Spanish Mission, whom Carpenter described on Tuesday as a 'world-class stayer'. 30pm Tuesday, November 3) 1. While the statistics surrounding favourite horses are good, there is no need to go with the crowd every year. My 3 tips for The 2023 Melbourne Cup are 1). 1m, and third. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Irish-bred seven-year-old Without a Fight won the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday ahead of Soulcombe and. Odds: $8 (courtesy of TAB) Simon O'Donnell says: Last year's winner, and form is even better going into the race. Melbourne Cup trifecta result. Soulcombe looks to be another great chance to win the 2023 Melbourne Cup having grown in form each time he steps up in distance. As of Monday, Incentivise was out to $2. 2021 — Verry Ellegant: $18. 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. Phar Lap was the shortest priced favourite to. Point Nepean, a $51 chance, was withdrawn on Monday morning due to elevated blood results. Duais. >>. Melbourne Cup form guide:. English import Deauville Legend is the favourite on what is likely to be a wet track on a bitterly cold Melbourne day. 3. com. Prior to Fiorente's triumph, Makybe Diva took out her third Melbourne Cup victory back in 2005 as favourite. Melbourne Cup form guide: Every horse rated and our expert’s long. 40, Tote: WIN $7. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Race favourite surges ahead of $8m Melbourne Cup. The pace was slow, as in some places the grass was still three feet high, and a serious fall involving a number of horses marred the occasion. 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. Momentum is everything in the last 600m, you don't want to be stopping and starting. The hot favourite for this year's Melbourne Cup is Incentivise, a star horse trained by Peter Moody. 3-year-old horses have never fared well in the Melbourne Cup. 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. Picking a correct. The 161st running of the Melbourne Cup serves up the shortest-price favourite seen for many decades in Queensland boom horse Incentivise. Other horses to. 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. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Career: 18: 5-2-1. '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. McDonald, win the competition in an intriguing race. JAMES McDONALD (2021 winner on Verry Elleegant) via Racenet . 80) and had briefly been the shortest-priced runner in the Melbourne Cup since legend Phar Lap 91 years ago. 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’. The Geelong Cup/Melbourne Cup double was completed by Dunaden (2011) and Americain (2010) and while I don’t think Tralee Rose is quite their class she’s carrying 3. A field of 23 horses is ready to rumble over 3200m at Flemington Racecourse for the prestigious $8. 2. 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. Phar Lap was the shortest priced favourite to win when $1. The Victorian Racing Club literally built a wall around the racecourse, which is and always has been a natural floodplain, so when floods happened this month, the wall forced the water into neighboring residents home. The talk of the town, the shortest Cup favourite. 97 – but none have managed to break Kingston Rule’s record. 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 defending champ Gold Trip is back looking to become the first multiple Melbourne Cup hero since three-time winning mare Makybe Diva (2003-05). I’d take one win every five years over none in 21 years. TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) — $13 to win, $3. Melbourne Cup 2024 Horses Tips. 1. Best long-distance form: 1st in Caulfield Cup on Oct 16. I’m not so sure. 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 Favourite and Dark Horses. * The longest-priced horses to win: Four horses have won at 100-1: The Pearl (1871), Wotan (1936), Old Rowley. The tips will be based on a $50 win investment and a $50 boxed trifecta. The horse slipped into reverse and shot back through the. The British-trained Melbourne Cup favourite Deauville Legend has been allotted stall nine for Tuesday's contest, a draw which trainer James Ferguson described as "spot on". com. MELBOURNE CUP ODDS (as of 2. Was a red hot favourite for the Caulfield Cup but was disappointing, finishing 7th, beaten 2. Verry Elleegant won’t be defending her crown this year — the 11-time. Leading sectionals analyst Vince Accardi has honed in on six horses for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, including one at a big price. The Melbourne Cup horse race will be run for the 163rd time on Tuesday. 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. The odds given to each of the 24 horses running in the Melbourne Cup this year (before any scratchings) are typically presented as a dollar amount. 1 October, 2023. Best Horse Racing Offers for Melbourne Cup Betting. 4 million, 2nd: $1. 1-56kgs have resulted in nine Melbourne Cup wins. 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. 1. He scored a huge two-length upset with 57. The spread of international entries is fantastic with 56 horses from England, Ireland, France and Germany, as is the number of European trainers who have entered horses for the very first time. 4. The outcome will see horses on the verge of a spot in the field move up a place as Le Don De Vie currently sat as 18th in the Melbourne Cup. 5 Melbourne Cup saddlecloth first-up down under as one of four. Here is where you will find accurate and precise details about the Melbourne Cup horses and the previous Melbourne Cup winners. Melbourne Cup prize money. 2. *All prices subject to fluctuation. MorningUnited • 3 days ago. 41. He scored a huge two-length upset with 57. The Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes (2406m) on Saturday at Royal Ascot also has a distinct Melbourne Cup flavour with Deauville Legend, Grand. Oliver hoping for Melbourne Cup swansong Champion jockey Frankie Dettori has tipped the heavily backed Absurde to upset long-time Melbourne Cup favourite and stablemate Vauban in the race that. 2 million) handicap at. Long-time favourite Vauban, to be ridden by Ryan Moore, will carry 55kg. 2023 Melbourne Cup Weights: Declared Tuesday September 19, 2023 – Gold Trip 58. here are the 26 horses that have started at $3. The best age group to focus on is 4 and 5-year-old horses. 4th: #11 Ashrun. 500 Who is favourite for the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Vauban is favourite for the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup trophy, which contains 1. Vauban remains the favourite at $5. The last Cup winner to carry 58. Trainer: Gai Waterhouse/Adrian Bott; Jockey: Tim Clark. The 24 horse Melbourne Cup field features some of the best staying horses from Australia and. This brings us to the current Melbourne Cup favourite ahead of Tuesday – Deauville Legend. Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori to have 18th and final Melbourne Cup ride this November. We make it super simple and beneficial for everyone from once. ago. 3. Picture: Vince Caligiuri – Getty Images By Racenet 08:42pm • 05. Twilight Payment after winning last year’s Melbourne Cup. Racecourse: Flemington. Duais - The early favourite for the Cup, Duais has fallen out of the market and is now at much bigger odds than previously anticipated. 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. 5kg to victory in the Cup since Think Big notched his second successive win in 1975. Two bets of $50,000 as well as bets of $25,000, $20,000 and $10,000 were all taken on the hot favourite. 80 with TAB will jump favourite in 2021. By Simon Brunsdon01 Nov 2021 23:10. 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. Odds: 26 / 6. Wet: 5: 5-0-0 . Odds: $41 (courtesy of TAB) Simon O'Donnell says: A good closing. 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. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) 16. 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. Point Nepean, a $51 chance, was withdrawn on Monday morning due to elevated blood results. 60 – BET NOW. The talk of the town, the shortest Cup favourite since Phar Lap in 1930. 1st in restricted class over 2500m Ipswich last June. Prize Money: $8,000,000. Archer. 80 and $200,000 at $5. 00 as has Almandin $15 into$10, Wicklow Brave $21 into$16 and Big Orange $16 into $14. 71. Credit: Vince Caligiuri Purton eased down. Melbourne Cup form guide: Every horse rated and our expert’s long-shot tip to win. Past Melbourne Cup Winners. Call Gambling Help on 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline. 1. Picture: Getty Images. 3 lengths. 45pm – Cup favourite drifts late Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban has drifted in the betting markets. 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. 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 jockey, trainer and owner of. The Caulfield Cup winner finished 13th in last year’s Melbourne Cup. 5kg. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Gold Trip wins Melbourne Cup with stunning fightback. Incentivise went into the Caulfield Cup holding a daunting title - favourite for the Melbourne Cup. TALKING POINTS: Melb Cup favourite ‘probably will win well’; debate over jockey call. Jameka has been well supported $8. 40) is the current favourite for Tuesday's $7. The penalty comes after Incentivise made it nine wins. Melbourne Cup favourite in SAS-style training run. These racecourses exist all over the country, and are classed as. The horses are getting put into the barriers with the 2023 Melbourne Cup set and ready to go. We have a full Melbourne Cup 2024 runners list and horse-by-horse guide. Montefilia. Ridden by Mark Zahra, the UK horse — trained by Ciaron Maher. So an $11 outlay would result in you collecting 10. In 2020, Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck became. This brings us to the current Melbourne Cup favourite ahead of Tuesday – Deauville Legend. On a normal Cup day she would be holding $20,000 or $30,000 by the time of the Melbourne Cup but Ms Watts said she was a long way off that today. $18/$5. 15pm Tuesday, November 2) 1. 00. 73) when he won the 1930 Melbourne Cup . 80 overnight), making him one of the most fancied horses in the Melbourne Cup since Phar Lap. “He was unable to be saved and has been humanely euthanased after a freak accident in a frack to his fetlock. Don’t Back a 3-Year-Old. The Group 1 $7. Fifty-seven horses were initially listed for the first Melbourne Cup, but for a variety of reasons only 17 started. Best long-distance form: 1st in Caulfield Cup on Oct 16. Gold Trip is second best at $7 as it looks to go back-to-back. 2020 — Twilight Payment: $23. The experts at Racenet have selected their early top tips to win the Melbourne Cup in 2024. GOLD TRIP (FR) 57. This year's Melbourne Cup favourite is the Irish-trained gelding Vauban, and despite the six-year-old horse's enormous popularity, many people are pronouncing his name wrong. Dry Track Stats: 6: 3-0-1. A field of 23 horses is ready to rumble over 3200m at Flemington Racecourse for the prestigious $8. The 24-horse field for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup is now down to 23. The Marcel. Melbourne Cup Horses 2023 Odds and Results. The official 24-horse. The experts at Racenet have selected their early top tips to win the Melbourne Cup in 2024. Deauville Legend is the horse that has everyone talking ahead of the Melbourne Cup. Novak Djokovic crushes Jannik Sinner in ATP Finals title. Young English trainer James Ferguson quips he will only have to win the Melbourne Cup once to get his hands on the famous trophy. LATEST ODDS (via BlueBet)CNN —. Favourite Deauville Legend was as short as $3. 2. The Willie Mullins-trained gelding landed in Melbourne in the early hours of Sunday morning. 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. 10/$2. 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. FOLLOW MELBOURNE CUP DAY LIVE. 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). October 31st, 2023 10:57 am. THE MELBOURNE CUP WILL BE RUN AT 3PM (AEDT) TUESDAY NOV 2. Makybe Diva is the only horse to have. 4 Verry Elleegant. By Kyle French. 40, Tote: WIN $7. 20 earlier today but appears. Trainer: Gai Waterhouse/Adrian Bott; Jockey: Tim Clark. [deleted] • 1 yr. 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. Watch, Stream & Catch Up with your favourite Horse Racing events on the home of Seven's Horse Racing coverage 7plus >> Jump to top. When it comes to betting on the Melbourne Cup, punters should consider a mix of strategies. These were around 2,400m and. Flemington opened in 1840 and now features a six furlong or 1200m straight, known as 'the. 00 PLACE $2. THE MELBOURNE CUP WILL BE RUN AT 3PM (AEDT) TUESDAY NOV 2. You can get around $9 with other bookmakers for Ashrun to finish top 3, but you. Table Credit: Racing Australia. Maher has left the door ajar to withdraw Gold Trip should the. Melbourne Cup Weight Facts. A favourite horse has won the Melbourne Cup 34 times out of 154. Phar Lap was the shortest priced favourite to win when $1. 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). English import Deauville Legend is the favourite on what is likely to be a wet track on a bitterly cold Melbourne day. The four-year-old will jump from barrier nine and carries 55kg in the hands of. "I think we can (win the Melbourne Cup). This year we've got horses. 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. 5kg last year and carries a kilo more as the top-weight in 2023. That's the end of the Melbourne Cup carnival for this year. 5kg. Melbourne Cup veterinarians have made two big decisions after fitness tests on the morning of the $8 million race. 00) 2nd – Soulcombe ($9. KNIGHTS ORDER. Career: 18: 5-2-1. My horse just won the Melbourne Cup? READ MORE. The 3,200-metre race will be held at Flemington and contested by some of Australia’s and the world’s best stayers. 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. #6 Without a Fight $10/$3. • 32 horses left in contention for the Melbourne Cup. 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. • 32 horses left in contention for the Melbourne Cup. 2023 Melbourne Cup Field Dates. 3 lengths. This horse is the favourite by quite a margin, with odds of 3. 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. See moreIt's the first time since 2001 that a horse has completed the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double. * The last three-year-old to win was Skipton (1941). 1. To Surprise: #15 Lastotchka ($21) and #21 Future History ($18) – BET NOW. 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.