The countdown to Australasia’s weight-for-age championship is on, and below punters can find our exclusive Races.com.au two-word Cox Plate 2024 form guide.

There’s a lucrative $5 million in prize money up for grabs as well as the honour of winning the second of the ‘Big 3’ spring majors as we prepare to declare the latest Cox Plate champion on Saturday at Moonee Valley.

Chris Waller’s recent Turnbull Stakes winner Via Sistina is a huge hope and early Ladbrokes Cox Plate market mover despite her mishap when getting loose and kicking off jockey James McDonald on Tuesday morning.

There are two international raiders led by Japan’s Prognosis who sits top of the latest Cox Plate odds online at Ladbrokes.com.au to go back-to-back for the visitors following the 2023 win by Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior.

Punters are also coming for the Godolphin-raced three-year-old Broadsiding racing third-up and fit and the always honest Mr Brightside lining up for his third straight Cox Plate attempt.

To help racing fans separate the genuine Cox Plate contenders from the potential pretenders in the prestigious showdown, below is our succinct summery of each horse’s winning (or losing!) chances.

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1. Mr Brightside (2) – Take Three

• Odds*: $8 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

2. Prognosis (5) – Expected Winner

• Odds*: $3.40 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

3. Kovalica (9) – Could Surprise

• Odds*: $26 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

4. Royal Patronage (3) – Another Third?

• Odds*: $27 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

5. Docklands (1) – Stays Put

• Odds*: $19 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

6. Pride Of Jenni (7) – Maher Beaming

• Odds*: $5 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

7. Via Sistina (4) – Winx Legacy

• Odds*: $4.20 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

8. Broadsiding (8) – Strong Attack

• Odds*: $6 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

9. Evaporate (6) – Valley Specialist

• Odds*: $21 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

Moonee Valley R9

Final Race time: 

1st	7. Via Sistina (4) J: James McDonald57kg 2x151T: Chris Waller	5.00WIN 1.75PLACE
2nd	2. Prognosis (5) J: Damian Lane59kg 12x4xT: Mitsumasa Nakauchida	3.60WIN 1.55PLACE
3rd	8. Broadsiding (8) J: Jamie Kah49.5kg 11x14T: James Cummings	6.50WIN 2.00PLACE
4th	1. Mr Brightside (2) J: Craig Williams59kg x2122T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	7.50WIN 2.20PLACE
5th	5. Docklands (1) J: Blake Shinn59kg 22x7xT: Harry Eustace	27.00WIN 5.00PLACE
6th	3. Kovalica (9) J: Mark Zahra59kg 5x342T: Chris Waller	27.00WIN 5.00PLACE
7th	4. Royal Patronage (3) J: Michael Dee59kg x1333T: G Waterhouse & A Bott	46.00WIN 7.50PLACE
8th	6. Pride Of Jenni (7) J: Declan Bates57kg x5212T: Ciaron Maher	4.40WIN 1.60PLACE
9th	9. Evaporate (6) J: Karis Teetan49.5kg 11113T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	23.00WIN 4.60PLACE

For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 21/05/2026 10:31:41 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

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*All Cox Plate Cup odds quoted are provided by Ladbrokes.com.au, correct at time of publication and subject to change without notice.