– Melbourne Cup favourites have won 32 times. 75m Melbourne Cup has been reduced to 22 runners after a scratching on morning of the. 4 million first prize, with Spanish Mission in third. The Melbourne Cup odds are presented to punters as a $ amount – for example, $10. The talk of the town, the shortest Cup favourite. Melbourne Cup prize money. Each year, this highly anticipated event is held on the first Tuesday of November. 00 Gold Trip. The official winning margin was four. Incentivise was game in running second but was simply no match for the Waller-trained mare, who raced clear to score her 10th. – Only four $101 roughies have won the Melbourne Cup: The Pearl in 1871, Wotan in 1936, Old Rowley in 1940 and Prince Of Penzance the most recent in 2015. Incentivise hadn’t been all that cheap to put together. Melbourne Cup 2022: final field, latest betting, Point Nepean and Lunar Flare scratched. Verry Elleegant has won the 2021 Melbourne Cup, storming home to beat hot favourite Incentivise and Spanish Mission. 25 per cent, or well above the. Phar Lap won in 1930 at 8/11, while Revenue (7/4 in. Gold Trip (FR) - 2022 Melbourne Cup winner! 6YO Horse - Outstrip x Sarvana. 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. Ridden by Mark Zahra, the UK horse — trained by Ciaron Maher. Peter Moody insists he can do no more as the trainer of the Melbourne Cup favourite. Melbourne Cup 2022 Betting. CUP TIPS: See who all the experts are backing INCENTIVISE: The ‘unreal’ rise of hottest favourite since Phar Lap 1. Zahra made up. Trainer: Peter Moody Jockey: B Prebble Barrier: 16 Likes: The. 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. Soulcombe is a British import and the Chris Waller-backed four-year-old is already one of the favourites for next year’s Melbourne Cup, listed as short as $17 and a co-favourite with 2022 winner. 4 million. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty. Foaled in 2018 in France, Vauban is sired by the stallion Galiway out of the dam Waldfest. Verry Elleegant ($5 in 2020) and Incentivise ($2. The official Melbourne Cup 2021 field has been confirmed with the 24 horses facing off in the 161st edition of the ‘race that stops a nation’ locked in ahead of. 2. The previous three winning horses are Verry Elleegant (2021), Twilight Payment (2020), and Vow And Declare (2019). Check tab. You can get around $9 with other bookmakers for Ashrun to finish top 3, but you. 16. 2. 80, still. The favourite Deauville Legend is the horse to beat, and I. He lived it up to it too with an utterly dominant performance. The tips will be based on a $50 win investment and a $50 boxed trifecta. Gold Cup (4014m), June 17 2021, Royal Ascot, Clockwise Direction, Good Surface. Melbourne Cup 2021: Horses, field, form and betting guide; two runners in doubt. 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. Our betting experts will tip 3 horses for the 2023 Melbourne Cup, it might not be who you expect!. Photo: AAP. The owners of What A Nuisance received $650,000 and a $23,000 Cup. Peter Moody-trained Incentivise is the overwhelming favourite for the Melbourne Cup with online bookmaker Sportsbet currently offering $2. Table Credit: Racing Australia. Earnings: $479,018. He’s got 6. In the past 165 editions of the Melbourne Cup, 26 horses have started at odds of $3. 2021: Verry Elleegant: James McDonald: Chris Waller: Bay: Mare (Female) 6: 23: 4: 19: 57 : 2020:. The Kiwi trio of Verry Elleegant, James McDonald and Chris Waller have combined to win the 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup. Verry Elleegant has won the 2021 $7. Selino is the best roughie of those around the $51 mark, and the best massive blow-out horse might be Port Guillaume. KNIGHTS ORDER. Horse - trainer - ballot - weight . 5 under the scale with 53kg, it gives him a. "I love her to bits. The Melbourne Cup is almost upon us again with a field of 24 local and international horses racing over 3200m for a whopping $8 million in prizemoney. Odds for Melbourne Cup 2021 – Bookies Favourites. 30 in 2021) are the latest Caulfield Cup favourites to win. 4. The 2021 Melbourne Cup Day results – including the official Melbourne Cup 2021 winner – will be updated all afternoon at Ladbrokes and there is no better place to stay up to date with all the action. The 2021 Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise ($2. Subzero and 5 other grey horses have won the Melbourne Cup; World Wars I and II stopped most major races in Australia, but. This year we've got horses like Major Beel. 2400m - The Metropolitan, Randwick, Oct 2021; 4th - 2400m - Caulfield Cup, 2021 and 2022; 3rd - 2500m - VRC Oaks 2020. 4 million Flemington feature to run on Tuesday the 7th of November, 2023. Tuesday’s “race that stops the nation” will see 22 horses slug it out over a gruelling 3200m trip at Flemington, and with so many. 80 with TAB will jump favourite in 2021, among the shortest odds for quite some time. SCRATCHED: Melbourne Cup drama after injured horses’ last-minute vet checks Melbourne Cup veterinarians have made two big decisions after fitness tests on the morning of the $8 million race. The. jayzavv • 1 yr. Exceldia comes in second and. 4 million Flemington feature to run on Tuesday the 7th of November, 2023. 80. Master Of Wine could also be making a competitive bow when it comes to the 2020 Melbourne Cup, with the horse claiming back-to-back successes at Rosehill earlier this year before finishing fourth in the Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes which is a Group 1 encounter and that form has to be. The New Zealand mare - ridden by James McDonald - chased down the. Find details of the previous Melbourne Cup winning jockeys and check out the bios of the current crop, so you can figure out which. Trained. It is usually a stepping stone for the Melbourne Cup with horses that can do the double going into racing folklore. 90 Form: 1x111 - 2. But there is so much to play out between now and when the field. 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 every runner. Australian-owned Twilight Payment, Pondus and Cup second favourite Spanish Mission remain the only northern hemisphere-trained internationals in the Cup field. Nov 2nd, 2021Nov 2nd, 2021. The race is a handicap which means the standard place terms are one quarter the odds for the first four places. 5kg pull in the weights to Cup favourite Incentivise when compared to the Turnbull and as a horse who gets back in. Kiersten Duke. Defending champion Twilight Payment is one of 60 horses that remains in contention for the Melbourne Cup after third declarations on Tuesday. POINT NEPEAN (IRE) SCRATCHED. The 2021 Melbourne Cup is an annual horse race that takes place in Melbourne, Australia. 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. 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. The most recent race is listed to the right. And unlike recent years there is no big group of international raiders here to pinch the Cup – but the two horses representing international camps, including last year’s winner, are top class. Fiorente was the 34th favourite to win the Cup. The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. Paul Newman 1 November 2021 at 12:31 am · 8-min read Jockey Jye McNeil is aiming to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups on Twlight Payment. Numbers for the 2021 Melbourne Cup have been slashed with eighteen horses coming out of contention for the race after fourth acceptances which were announced this morning. (Getty) JAMES McDONALD via Racenet James McDonald is the in-form jockey in Australia currently, and won last year's. Phar Lap was the shortest-priced favourite in Melbourne Cup history when doing the job at 11/8 odds on ($1. The Exacta was $72. Hot favourite Incentivise was second, ahead of Spanish. Melbourne Cup Results 2021. 34 favourites have won the Melbourne Cup AND 75 Cup favourites have finished in the first three placings; Last Favourite To Win The. Incentivise is a hot favourite to take out the Melbourne Cup. Verry Elleegant has won the 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m). Trainer: Peter Moody Jockey: B Prebble Barrier: 16 Likes: The. 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. Fast facts. Watch the 2021 Melbourne Cup reply here first,. In 2023, there. Gets a 3. Floating Artist 4. Crowds are preparing to return to the Melbourne Cup and all eyes are on one horse. On the face of it, the changes to the Melbourne Cup rules for international horses are stringent but necessary to protect the welfare of these beautiful animals that give us so much pleasure. Even in a weak field, victory for Incentivise (7/4) would be hard-earnt. The Caulfield Cup runner-up and last year’s English Derby winner arrived in Melbourne with high hopes of giving O’Brien his first Melbourne Cup victory. Picture: Getty Images. The Peter Moody-trained Incentivise remains favourite in all-in markets at on this year’s Group 1 $7. net. Our top tip for the 2023 Melbourne Cup is Ashrun at $41. 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. The horse registered his first win in April in a 2012 meter race. Deauville Legend won the Great Voltigeur Stakes over 2,385m at York in August. MELBOURNE CUP FIELD. Posted Sun 31 Oct 2021 at 12:00am Sunday 31 Oct 2021 at 12. A. Horses coming back for a second Melbourne Cup, average handicappers, have got a great record. 2. 8%) have won the Melbourne Cup; 74 Cup favourites have finished in the first three placings; Fiorente (2013) was the last favourite to win for punters. The late Bart Cummings, known as the "Cups King" for training the winners of 12 Melbourne Cups, had what he called the 10,000-metre rule. Trainer: James Ferguson. Besides. 5kg. Prize Money: $8,000,000. A “0” means the horse came 10th or worse, an “s” means the horse was scratched. Find all the info you need on them first, right here for free! 1. The Melbourne Cup field is down to 23 after a late scratching on race-day morning leaving one powerful syndicator. Channel 10 broadcasts the Melbourne Cup Carnival including the feature race itself. 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 connections of the horse are now celebrating a staggering AU$4. 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. 35 EDT Last modified on Sun 31 Oct 2021 23. Melbourne Cup 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Melbourne Cup. The next two Melbourne Cup favourites – Yucatan and Finche – were well beaten. 4 million to the winning owners. Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >>. And if you managed to get the first four which had Floating Artist rounding out the top 4 you would have. INCENTIVISE (57kg) The hottest of hot favourites, Incentivise is on track to break a 20-year Melbourne Cup/Caulfield Cup drought. 5kg in 1975. The final field is reduced from an initial entry of 300 to 400 horses. The 2021 edition of the race will be run tomorrow, 2 November at 5pm NZT. Montefilia, Realm Of Flowers and Without A Fight have all received support in the. A Sale Cup winner, Milton Park ran a strong third at Ballarat when beaten 3. At his last start, Deauville Legend won the Group 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes over 2385m, beating El Bodegon by 4. The 2024 Melbourne Cup order of entry lists the elite stayers that are currently contending for a coveted place in the race that stops a nation. 55. Recent upsets to salute at juicy Melbourne Cup odds include Gold Trip ($21 in 2022), Verry Elleegant ($18 in 2021), Twilight Payment ($26 in. Conditions: TBA. The Melbourne Cup Winner – which horse crossed the line first and has added their name to the history books,. Originally published as Melbourne Cup 2021: Favourite and runner-up Incentivise no match for Verry Elleegant. READ HIS STORY HERE. The $16. 00. Verry Elleegant has won the 2021 Melbourne Cup, beating raging favourite Incentivise. The horse is always the star of the show in racing and in the Melbourne Cup, you will see 24 of the best stayers Australia has to offer. Incentivise, who was staring down history as one of the shortest-priced favourites in the race's history, finished second. 1 lengths by Mr Brightside - who was subsequently a neck away from claiming the Group 1 Cantala on Derby Day. On Saturday, 100 years after the first running of his envisaged weight. Bred: New Zealand. Race Distance: 3200m. Looking over the recent Melbourne Cup history, five of the eight champions from 2014-2022 were internationally-trained including Cross Counter in 2018 for Godolphin’s Newmarket-based horseman Charlie Appleby and most recently the Joseph O’Brien-trained Irish raider Twilight Payment who led an all-international trifecta. Without A Fight wins the 2023 Melbourne Cup. Career: 30: 9-1-5. Melbourne Cup 2021 Odds. (Getty)In his last run for trainer Steve Tregea, outstanding stayer Incentivise shot to the top of all-in Melbourne Cup betting for the spring with a bullish seven-length victory in the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup at Eagle Farm. MELBOURNE CUP FIELD. Montefilia, Realm Of Flowers and Without A Fight have all received support in the. $4,493,300. Vauban heads the contenders for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday as Irish trainer Willie Mullins seeks his first win in Australia's most famous race. 16. 5yo Bay Gelding. Outsider Twilight Payment scored a thrilling all-the-way victory in the 2020 Melbourne Cup as the race was marred by the tragic death of one of the pre-race favourites Anthony Van Dyck. 5kg (22) $23/$6. The 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup. However, Incentivise remains the red-hot Melbourne Cup favourite at $2. Not saying can't run ITM though. Melbourne Cup 2021: Five-minute betting guide to this year’s race. Racecaller Anthony Collins put it best in his call when he said “favourite punters are reaching for rosary beads” when little-known galloper Incentivise was flogged. 1) Twilight Payment (Ire) 58kg Jockey: Jye McNeil Trainer: Joseph O'Brien Barrier: 2 9-Year-Old. Champion mare Verry Elleegant has upstaged hot favourite Incentivise to win this year’s Melbourne Cup in emphatic style at. The $3. Odds: 13 / 3. See where every horse ran with our full finishing order. It is the richest two-mile handicap in the world and one of the richest turf. November 2nd, 2021 8:53 pm. It’s important to take a number of factors into account before betting on the 2021 Melbourne. Verry Elleegant wins 2021 Melbourne Cup, storming home to beat hot favourite and break barrier-18 curse. The Melbourne Cup may be finished, but there's still racing to be had at Flemington. A$ 8,410,000 (2023) The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. November 1, 2021 12:32 pm. But Twilight Payment has topweight of 58kg for Tuesday's big race, a handicap that only Makybe Diva (2005) has been able to shoulder since Think Big won with 58. 2022 — Gold Trip: $21. Trainer: James Ferguson. Duais. (win the Melbourne Cup). The 161st running of the Melbourne Cup serves up the shortest-price favourite seen for many decades in Queensland boom horse Incentivise. Phar Lap was the shortest priced favourite to win when $1. 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. com. Third declarations for the 2021 Melbourne Cup have now closed leaving 60 potential stayers eyeing a run in the world’s richest handicap race at Flemington on Tuesday November 2. Melbourne Cup 2021 Scratchings Update: #20 Future Score (15) has been withdrawn after failing a last-minute vet check by Racing Victoria. In 2022, the favourite Deauville Legend ran an honest race, finishing 4th. Nicholas Lloyd. The Melbourne Cup field is down to 23 after a late scratching on race-day morning leaving one powerful syndicator. Once tips are available, please note that these tips can change as race day approaches. 30 to $2. She was crowned the 2020/2021 Australian Racehorse of the Year, and was the winner of the 2021 Melbourne Cup and 2020 Caulfield Cup . Crowds will return to Flemington Racecourse for the. * Makybe Diva is the only horse to win the Cup three times - in 2003, 2004 and 2005. We have a full Melbourne Cup 2024 runners list and horse-by-horse guide. Bar. Next. Verry Elleegant (NZ) Chris Waller: James McDonald: 57kg: $4,400,000: 2nd: 2. The other two winners were Revenue 120 years ago in 1901 when the five-year-old gelding saluted at 7/4 ($2. The poor form of favourites in the ‘race that stops a nation’ continued for the 161 st edition with Incentivise failing to salute for the punters in the 2021 Melbourne Cup results as Chris Waller ’s darling of the turf Verry Elleegant dominated with a four length win. Next. Already having. – Melbourne Cup favourites have won 32 times. Was a red hot. In 2006 Derby day broke the Flemington crowd record when 129,089 people came through the gates. 1. October 22nd, 2022 5:14 pm. The 2021 Melbourne Cup will see the return of crowds to Flemington Racecourse. There was a notable upset in 2022 with Emissary winning at Geelong Cup odds of $18, while in 2023 Amade won as a 10-year-old at a huge $31 price. Melbourne Cup 2021 Horse Profiles. He couldn’t have dreamed it would look this good. 50. The horse has run pretty well in his past two starts for a fifth and a fourth (Moonee Valley Cup), he should get a perfect run from gate one, and I think he could run top four or five. INCENTIVISE (57kg) The hottest of hot favourites. CUP TIPS: See who all the experts are backing BIGGEST BETS: Where the money is going MELBOURNE CUP ODDS (as of 1. 50 (courtesy of Bet365 as of 1pm Sunday) Simon O'Donnell says: Was very ordinary in the Melbourne Cup. James McDonald and Verry Elleegant after crossing the line in the Melbourne Cup. The last time a favourite won the Melbourne Cup was in 2013 when Fiorente won the race that stops a nation. The famous Phar Lap, won the 1930 Melbourne Cup at 11/8 odds on ($1. Gamble responsibly. This aged well. Verry Elleegant has won Australia's famous Melbourne Cup horse race ahead of favourite Incentivise and Britain's Spanish Mission. In 1930, Phar Lap won the prestigious Australian race at $1. In 160 previous runnings of the Melbourne Cup, barrier 18 remained the only one to never have a winner leap from it. 3rd: #3 Spanish Mission. In 1922, William Samuel Cox had a big idea. Full career record, stats. Verry Elleegant ($5 in 2020) and Incentivise ($2. 60) started in Ireland before transferring to Sydney’s behemoth trainer Chris Waller, and has moved along well in his preparation for the Melbourne Cup, for which he. Each of those. Spanish Mission is on the second line of betting at $9. Race eight, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes, has been won by Rich Hips. There was a notable upset in the 2022 Caulfield Cup with Durston winning at $18. Jordan Childs riding Spirit Of Gaylard wins race 9 on Melbourne Cup day 2021. Sun 31 Oct 2021 23. 50 but shortened to $6. 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. The first female to ride in the Melbourne Cup was. 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. See full list on abc. The Caulfield Cup runner-up and last year’s English Derby winner arrived in Melbourne with high hopes of giving O’Brien his first Melbourne Cup victory. Originally published as Melbourne Cup 2021: Favourite and runner-up Incentivise no match for Verry Elleegant. A key lead up to the Melbourne Cup,. Another top contender has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup following veterinary assessments on the morning of the $8 million race. Melbourne Cup horse death theory rings true in 2021 race. 4 million prize money, telling Kochie and Nat “I think he’ll win. News of Spanish Mission’s ongoing vet examinations has seen the stayer drift from $6 on Friday morning to $9 with TAB in the latest Melbourne Cup market . Gets a 3. Verry Elleegant wins 2021 Melbourne Cup, storming home to beat hot favourite and break barrier-18 curse. November 3, 2021 - 8:49AM. Exceldia comes in second and. Verry Elleegant has won the 2021 $7. Here, we analyse how she won the. 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. The five-year-old, ridden by 2012 Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Brett Prebble, will carry equal-second weight of 57kg and jump from a wide barrier 16. Tregea paid $270,000 for his mother, Miss Argyle, in 2008. View the Melbourne Cup 2024 Field, Odds, Tips, Results, Horse Form Guides and Winners. #6 Without a Fight $10/$3. Melbourne Cup Odds. com. A. Tue 2 Nov 2021 19. The inevitable adjustment in the veterinary screening of Cup horses next year should see more northern hemisphere types make the trip but they will still need to get by Verry Elleegant and Incentivise. The 2021 Melbourne Cup has been run and won with Verry Elleegant winning the race for its 10th Group 1 victory. 80 with TAB will jump favourite in 2021. 5kg pull in the weights to Cup favourite Incentivise when compared to the Turnbull and as a horse who gets back in. draw for the Melbourne Cup - hot favourite. Now for the most important part: checking on your winnings. Past Melbourne Cup Winners. Anthony Van Dyck’s death in the race that stops. Find out the Melbourne Cup horses list for 2024 here. French stayer brought to Australia in 2022 with Cups/Cox Plate ambitions, Gold Trip finished second in the 2022 Caulfield Cup carrying 57. For the horses that the master trainer set for the. INCENTIVISE (57kg) The hottest of hot favourites, Incentivise is on track to break a 20-year Melbourne Cup/Caulfield Cup drought. The race has a capacity of 24 horses and usually boasts a full field. 90) by four lengths. The Quinella paid out at $21. It comes barely 72 hours after champion Sydney jockey James McDonald secured the ride on the Ismail. Ready for a big day at Wingatui. Date: 5/11/24. 75 in 1930, followed by Revenue ($2. 2nd Racing bet. Key Replay: St Leger (2600m), October 15 2022, Randwick, Soft Surface. Toryboy, Catalogue and Twilight Payment are the oldest winning horses in Melbourne Cup history. Last 6: 1x1343. The New Zealand horse adds the Melbourne Cup to the trophy cabinet, which also holds a Caulfield Cup. In 2021 we saw Verry Elleegant prove a class above for trainer Chris Waller as jockey James McDonald rode the champion mare to a dominant win over Melbourne Cup 2021 favourite Incentivise. Trainer: Bjorn Baker Jockey: Rachel KingChris Waller’s Australian Racehorse of the Year Verry Elleegant has won the 2021 Melbourne Cup becoming just the 12th individual mare to do so. In 2022 the Melbourne Cup favourite was the James Ferguson-trained Deauville Legend ($4. 80 with TAB will jump favourite in 2021. There was a notable upset in the 2022 Caulfield Cup with Durston winning at $18. You can also live stream the race, Saturday’s barrier draw, and much more via Racing. 2021 Melbourne Cup Field: Key Runners Race Favourite: Incentivise (Peter Moody) Last Year’s Champion: Twilight Payment (Joesph. 30 favourite to win that race, but stablemate Just Fine is breathing down his neck in the market. Anthony Cummings is a third-generation Group 1 winning trainer and the son of “Cup’s king” Bart Cummings, who began training in 1991. The gelding bred in southern Queensland is going into the race a short-priced favourite (as low as $2. g. The official 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup nominations have been released by the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) with 132 early entries for the iconic $8. JAMES McDONALD (2021 winner on Verry Elleegant) via Racenet . Pic: Getty The 161st running of the Melbourne Cup. Deauville Legend was one of the bookmakers’ favourites to win the last Melbourne Cup. 32 favourites (19. O’Brien also lost a horse in 2018. 73) in 1930 Melbourne Cup guide: Every horse’s form, odds, best 4 tips, $100 betting strategy. "Twilight Payment has a kilo more than the favourite (Incentivise),'' Williams said. Incentivise, who was staring down history as one of the shortest-priced favourites in the race's history, finished second. Melbourne Cup horses 2021: Simon O'Donnell's form guide with tips, jockeys and odds. Racing Victoria adopted 41 safety recommendations of an inquiry following the death of Anthony van Dyck in last year's Melbourne Cup. 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. 20. 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. #6 Without a Fight $10/$3. It will take the 24-horse field around 3 minutes, 20 seconds to complete the race. Future Score, the Matt Cumani. As ever with a competitive race like the Melb Cup, the latest Melbourne Cup 2021 horses’ odds suggest this is a tough race to call. au. Deauville Legend was one of the bookmakers’ favourites to win the last Melbourne Cup. The raging hot favourite hasn't been beaten across its last nine starts, including a demolition job on the Caulfield Cup field last start. ‘CAN’T BELIEVE IT’: Raging favourite stunned as Verry Elleegant wins Melbourne Cup. WHO IS IN THE FIELD? The field was confirmed on Saturday evening and the barrier draw conducted. 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. The 2021 Melbourne Cup will take place on Tuesday, November 2nd and will feature a field of 24 horses. TAB Odds: $2. Australia’s top flat race, the Melbourne Cup is on the horizon and since it is the richest two-mile race in the world with £4 million up for grabs (£2. 5kg. 00 Prince Of Penzance in 2015 to the most recent $21. Here is where you will find accurate and precise details about the Melbourne Cup horses and the previous Melbourne Cup winners. Getty Images. Picture: Getty Images.