Melbourne Cup 2024 Tips & Predictions

Our experts have come up with tips and predictions for the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Find out everything you need to know ahead of this year's race.

Our expert tips and predictions for the 2024 Melbourne Cup can be viewed below.

Melbourne Cup Tips 2024

Without A Fight won the 163rd renewal of “the race that stops a nation”. Mark Zahra rode the seven-year-old to victory at Flemington Racecourse. Anthony and Sam Freedman’s runner prevailed with a time of 3:18:37, beating 22 other rivals. It was the first time that major international horse racing owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum had won the race.

The latest renewal of the race takes place at 3pm on November 5, and horse racing fans will be studying all the form before then to try and find the winner of the 2024 Melbourne Cup. It will be the 164th running in history, with a maximum field of 24 runners bidding to add their name to the historic roll of honour.

Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has won just about every major international Flat race around the world, however, he has yet to prevail in the Melbourne Cup. The Irish Champion Trainer will have an excellent chance this year with Tower Of London. The four-year-old has had major wins in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ireland and the UK already in 2024.

Tower Of London won over 2,800m at the Curragh in the Group Two Curragh Cup on his latest start. He stayed on strongly at the back end of that race, beating his stablemate Grosvenor Square and fellow Melbourne Cup contender Vauban. The latter finished sixth at Flemington in 2023 on his debut in the race.

O’Brien’s colt also showcased his stamina when landing the Dubai Gold Cup over 3200m on Dubai World Cup Night at Meydan back in March. It completed a double in the Middle East as he had previously won the Red Sea Turf Handicap at Riyadh just weeks early. Those two triumphs prove the horse is comfortable travelling around the world.

Ryan Moore is generally considered to be one of the leading jockeys in the sport and he is the retained rider for O’Brien. He will likely be in the saddle should the horse qualify for the Melbourne Cup. His experience and class are a huge boost for the four-year-old.

 

Melbourne Cup Day Tips – Race By Race

Race 1 – Darley Maribyrnong Plate (1000 METRES) [10:45AM]

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Race 2 – Furphy Plate (1800 METRES) [11.20AM]

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Race 3 – TAB Trophy (1800 METRES) [12:00PM]

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Race 4 – The Schweppervescence Plate (1000 METRES) [12:40PM]

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Race 5 – Race 5 – The Macca’s Run (2800 METRES) [1:20PM]

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Race 6 – MSS Security Subzero Handicap (1400 METRES) [1:55PM]

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Race 7 – Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200 METRES) [3:00PM]

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Race 8 – Howden Desirable Stakes (1400 METRES) [3:50PM]

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Race 9 – The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400 METRES) [4:35PM]

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Race 10 – Paramount+ Trophy (1400 METRES) [5:15PM]

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Melbourne Cup Quinella Tips

A Quinella is a bet on the first two horses past the post. You can add multiple selections to your quinella bet and your total stake will depend on the number of combinations you choose. Once the Melbourne Cup entries are in, we will provide Quinella tips for this year’s race.

Melbourne Cup Trifecta Tips

A Trifecta is a bet on the first three horses past the post. The payout is higher than a Quinella as you must predict one more placing. Once the entries are in for this year’s Melbourne Cup, we will provide Trifecta tips on the race.

Melbourne Cup First Four Tips

A First Four bet requires you to predict the finishing order of the first four horses past the post. Many punters place a First Four bet on the Melbourne Cup every year as they bid to win a big payout from just a small stake. We will give our First Four tips and predictions once the entries are in for the 2024 Melbourne Cup.

Melbourne Cup 2024 Final Field

The final field for the 2024 Melbourne Cup will be confirmed at 6:30pm on November 2, 2024. The Lexus Stakes on November 2 is the final automatically qualifying race for the Melbourne Cup. Once that is complete, the 24 runners for the Melbourne Cup can be finalised along with their barrier draw.

2024 MELBOURNE CUP RACE INFO

Date Tuesday, November 5
Time 3pm (Local Time)
Track Flemington
Distance 3200m
Class Group 1
Race Type Handicap
Prizemoney $8 million
Age 3YO+

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Where to Bet on The Melbourne Cup

With so many offers and promotions available for punters ahead of the Melbourne Cup, it is always worth shopping around for the best value. If you’re betting each way, look out for the bookies that offer extra places. The standard placings for the Melbourne Cup are four, but some will be generous and offer one or two extra places. Our Melbourne Cup tips will always be taken from the bookies with the best odds at the time of writing. Plenty of bookies also allow you to live stream the big race free of charge, and the ones listed below offer some of the best Melbourne Cup odds and promotions.

Neds

You can live stream the big race on Neds and be able to take advantage of the array of markets they offer on horse racing. Same Race Multi allows you to have a shot at picking the horses to finish in the first 4 placings, in a variety of different orders. With their Blended feature, you can also back multiple runners from the same race under a single fixed win price.

Ladbrokes

As well as live streaming and the abundance of different bet types on offer, Ladbrokes have a handy “Speedmap” feature, which shows the likely position of each horse in the early part of the race. They are one of the leading bookmakers in the world with a strong heritage in the sport of horse racing.

Unibet

If you place a bet on the Melbourne Cup with Unibet, but the starting price is larger than the odds you took, you get a guarantee that if your bet wins, you get paid out at the starting price.

Palmerbet

A true blue Aussie bookie, Palmerbet offer some of the best odds in the country on the Melbourne Cup, regardless of which horse you are backing.

Where to Watch The Melbourne Cup Live

You can watch the Melbourne Cup on free-to-air television on Channel 10. However, if you won’t be around a television on Melbourne Cup Day, there are lots of other ways you can view the 3,200m contest.

All the leading bookmakers in Australia offer free live streaming of the Melbourne Cup once you place a bet on the race. This can be accessed on their website or through their app on your mobile. The latter means you can watch the race even if you are on the move.

Another way to stream the Melbourne Cup is through racing.com. They have full coverage of the Melbourne Spring Carnival, with experts offering insight before and after the race.

Melbourne Cup Past Performances

MELBOURNE CUP WINNERS (SINCE 2000)

2023 Without A Fight
2022 Gold Trip
2021 Verry Elleegant
2020 Twilight Payment
2019 Vow And Declare
2018 Cross Counter
2017 Rekindling
2016 Almandin
2015 Prince Of Penzance
2014 Protectionist
2013 Fiorente
2012 Green Moon
2011 Dunaden
2010 Americain
2009 Shocking
2008 Viewed
2007 Efficient
2006 Delta Blues
2005 Makybe Diva
2004 Makybe Diva
2003 Makybe Diva
2002 Media Puzzle
2001 Ethereal
2000 Brew

Flemington Racecourse Track Guide

Flemington Racecourse is located in Melbourne, Victoria and it is considered one of the leading racecourses in Australia. It opened in 1840, and it has held horse racing at the highest level since then.

The racecourse was added to the National Heritage List in 2006. It was also named on the Victoria Heritage Register not long after. Those two heritage tags recognise the history of the site and how much it means to the local community in Victoria. With over 100,000 spectators often attending the Melbourne Cup, horse racing fans from around the world travel to the venue every November.

Flemington Racecourse is a left-handed track, with runners navigating the course in an anticlockwise direction. It consists of a pear-shaped track that has a circumference of 2,400 metres. Its home straight is six-furlong long and this is used for sprint races at the course during the Melbourne Spring Festival.

When the barriers are placed across the racecourse’s track at the start of the race, the lower numbers begin on the inside rail, while the higher numbers are further across the track. It is widely considered that the best draw is to receive one of the lower barrier numbers.

As well as hosting the Melbourne Cup, Flemington is also the venue for the Victoria Derby (held on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup), VRC Oaks (held on the Thursday following the Melbourne Cup) and Mackinnon Stakes (held on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup). These meetings are all run by the Victoria Racing Club.

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