Course, hurdles and odds for the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup

2024 Melbourne Cup It will be a thrilling competition with 24 top-class competitors ready to take on the iconic two-mile journey at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday 5 November.

Chris Waller dominates the field

Trainer Chris Waller has a strong position in the race this year, with five runners in the official Group 1 earning $8.56 million. Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m), including favorite Buckaroo, leading the market at $5.50 via Ladbrokes at the time of publication.

Caulfield Cup runner-up and emphatic 3.5″ winner Underwood, previously in preparation, is a talented 54.5kg player who wants to prove he can run 3200m despite running at The 1800 meters is his longest win over the distance to date.

Other runners coached by Waller include: Kovalica, Land legend who finished third in the Caulfield Cup, which was the best Melbourne Cup Race throughout modern history, Valiant Kingand late switching on Manzois whose last win was the 2022 VRC Derby.

International applicants

The international contingent includes some intriguing runners, although the attrition rate rules out a number of early hopes. Willie Mullins‘ VaubanThe 55.5kg superweight returns to Australia after a disappointing run last year as the beaten favourite. Absurdanother Mullins runner also returns, hoping to improve on his seventh place finish in 2023, and is a three-time Melbourne Cup winner. Kerryn McAvoy on board this season. Other international contenders include Strain rate from Japan, who wants to atone for his failure in the Caulfield Cup, Harry Eustacebrilliant Bendigo Cup winner Sea King from UK and Brian Ellison-trained Ladbrokes Geelong Cup One smooth operator who overcame a cut to his heel and was declared fit to run.

Local hopes

The Australian team is led by Buckaroo, but other strong contenders include the winner of the autumn Sydney Cup. Circle of Firetrained Ciaron Maher with double protection jockey Mark Heat chasing his third victory on as many horses in as many years, and Godolphin– raced by a former VRC Oaks winning mare Zardozi trained James Cummings and pulled out a treat at the fourth barrier. Golden Ticket Winner Map And Positivity they are also worth keeping an eye on as they have both shown potential in recent races, representing female horses in this year’s races.

Wide open race

Given the competitive field and a number of unpredictable factors, 2024 Melbourne Cup promises to be an exciting race for players, despite the loss of some key rivals.

Buckaroo is the early favorite, but international runners and other local contenders could change the odds.

The race will be an event to remember, with plenty of drama and excitement expected at Flemington Race 7 at 3pm (AEDT) on Tuesday.

Click here Latest online 2024 Melbourne Cup odds courtesy of Ledbrox.

2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable weight	Fine	HCP rating
1	11x0x24312	VAUBAN (FR)	Willie Mullins	William Buick	11	55.5 kg			115
2	5356×81122	BUCKAROO (UK)	Chris Waller	Joao Moreira	21	54.5 kg			117
3	3x4411x890	CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB)	Ciaron Maher	Mark Zara	24	54.5 kg			112
4	x414x325x0	SPEED OF DEWARIYA (JAPAN)	Noboru Takagi	Akira Sugawara	3	54.5 kg			113
5	95365×3426	KOWALITZA (New Zealand)	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	17	53.5 kg			113
6	x3669x0203	SHARP ‘N’ SMART (New Zealand)	Graham and Deborah Rogerson	Michael Dee	15	53.5 kg			110
7	0x85x05010	JUST GOOD (YARA)	Guy Waterhouse and Adrian Bott	Jai McNeil	13	53 kg		0.5 kg	110
8	755x1x0613	LAND LEGEND (FR)	Chris Waller	Zach Purton	18	53 kg		1.0 kg	110
9	1x7P41x41x	ABSURD (FR)	Willie Mullins	Kerryn McAvoy	7	52.5 kg			109
10	x6442x8001	ATHABASCAN (FR)	John O’Shea and Tom Charlton	Zack Lloyd (A)	2	52 kg			109
11	24234×9005	SELECT NIGHT	John Simons and Sheila Lacson	Robbie Dolan	6	51.5 kg			108
12	13x00x8021	OKITA SUSHI (IRE)	Ciaron Maher	Ms. Jamie Ka	10	51 kg		1.0 kg	107
13	64282×1741	ONSMOTOPERATOR (USA)	Brian Ellison	Craig Williams	12	51 kg		1.0 kg	107
14	132×665245	ZARDOZI	James Cummings	Andrea Atzeni	4	51 kg			114
15	04x10136x1	SEA KING (UK)	Harry Eustace	Ms Holly Doyle	1	50.5 kg		0.5 kg	106
16	212256×009	VALIANT KING (UK)	Chris Waller	Craig Newitt	22	50.5 kg			105
17	x58610x536	AN UNUSUAL MAN (IR)	Annabelle Neesham and Rob Archibald	Ron Stewart	19	50 kg			104
18	916×000862	INTERPRETATION (IRE)	Ciaron Maher	Theo Nugent	14	50 kg			103
19	88520×2307	MANZUA	Chris Waller	Declan Bates	8	50 kg			102
20	x23622x440	MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE)	Trent Busattin and Natalie Young	Karis Titan	16	50 kg			105
21	81291×2178	POSITIVITY (New Zealand)	Andrew Forsman	Ms. Winona Costin	20	50 kg			103
22	31123×8495	ST GEORGE (UK)	Ciaron Maher	Tyler Schiller	9	50 kg			102
23	12211×9056	MAP	Dan Clarken and Upi MacGillivray	Ms. Rachel King	23	50 kg			104
24	1626×63044	TRUST IN YOU (New Zealand)	Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley	Mark Du Plessis	5	50 kg			106

Table provided by: Racing Australia

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