Our friends Down Under brand it ‘the race that stops the nation’ and the hype is building for this year’s Melbourne Cup.
It is one of the most prestigious and lucrative races on the global horse racing calendar and the 164th edition of the famous Flemington feature boasts a prize pot worth $8.56million, which is roughly more than €5m.
The Melbourne Cup is a two-mile slog and stamina is needed in bucketloads to emerge victorious.
Without A Fight claimed the spoils in last year’s renewal to keep the trophy on home soil after red-hot favourite Vauban failed to fire for Willie Mullins.
The Closutton maestro plans to send the 2022 Triumph Hurdle hero and fellow dual-purpose star Absurde on the long journey to Australia for a shot at redemption, while St Leger winner Jan Brueghel could be Aidan O’Brien’s first runner in the race in four years.
You can run the rule over our Melbourne Cup odds on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key details about this year’s renewal can be found below.
Melbourne Cup 2024 date and start time
The Melbourne Cup is set to take place at Flemington on Tuesday, November 5. The provisional post time has been scheduled for 04:00. You can watch the race live on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app.
Melbourne Cup 2024 runners and riders
The following 72 horses hold entries for the Melbourne Cup ahead of confirmations and final declarations on Saturday, November 2.
Absurde (Jockey TBC)
Adelaide River (TBC)
Alegron (TBC)
Athabascan (TBC)
Aurora’s Symphony (TBC)
Bankers Choice (TBC)
Berkshire Breeze (TBC)
Birdman (TBC)
Brayden Star (TBC)
Buckaroo (TBC)
Circle Of Fire (TBC)
Cleveland (TBC)
Coco Sun (TBC)
Convener (TBC)
Dashing Duchess (TBC)
Deny Knowledge (TBC)
Divus Romulus (TBC)
El Bodegon (TBC)
Eliyass (TBC)
Etna Rosso (TBC)
Fancy Man (TBC)
Fawkner Park (TBC)
Firestorm (TBC)
Francesco Guardi (TBC)
Future History (TBC)
Gear Up (TBC)
Haaracaine (TBC)
Horrifying (TBC)
Immediacy (TBC)
Interpretation (TBC)
Jan Brueghel (TBC)
Just Fine (TBC)
Kalapour (TBC)
Kinesiology (TBC)
Knight’s Choice (TBC)
Kovalica (TBC)
Land Legend (TBC)
Le Don De Vie (TBC)
Mahrajaan (TBC)
Manzoice (TBC)
Military Mission (TBC)
Mission Of Love (TBC)
Mostly Cloudy (TBC)
Muramasa (TBC)
Okita Soushi (TBC)
Onesmoothoperator (TBC)
Place Du Carrousel (TBC)
Point King (TBC)
Positivity (TBC)
Post Impressionist (TBC)
Quantum Cat (TBC)
Red Aces (TBC)
Royal Patronage (TBC)
Saint George (TBC)
Sayedaty Sadaty (TBC)
Sea King (TBC)
Sentimental Flame (TBC)
Sharp ‘N’ Smart (TBC)
Sir Lucan (TBC)
Suizuro (TBC)
The Map (TBC)
Think ‘N’ Fly (TBC)
Trust In You (TBC)
Unusual Legacy (TBC)
Valiant King (TBC)
Vauban (TBC)
Via Sistina (TBC)
Waltham (TBC)
Warmonger (TBC)
Warp Speed (TBC)
Whisky On The Hill (TBC)
Zardozi (TBC)
Without A Fight winning the Melbourne Cup 2023 at Flemington
Melbourne Cup 2024 betting
Melbourne Cup odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.
Despite flopping last year, Vauban is the favourite with Paddy Power for the Melbourne Cup after scooting to victory in the Lonsdale Cup at the Ebor Festival.
Ballydoyle resident Jan Brueghel is next in our early betting after landing the St Leger to take his career record to a perfect four from four.
Warmonger is third in the antepost market following a success in the Queensland Derby earlier in the season.
Circle Of Fire – former trained by Sir Michael Stoute – is also prominent in our early betting for the Melbourne Cup after landing the Group 1 Sydney Cup last time out.
*Odds quoted on the widget are Future Racing / Antepost prices which means that if your selection does not run in the race for whatever reason – you will lose your stake under traditional Antepost rules
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