We are days away from the latest edition of Australia’s most famous race, and below punters will find our exclusive Races.com.au two-word Melbourne Cup 2024 form guide.

There is $8.56 million in stakes up for grabs as well as bragging rights as we prepare to crown the 164th Lexus Melbourne Cup winner on Tuesday when Flemington Race 7 brings the country to a standstill for the greatest three minutes of sport at 3:00pm (AEDT).

We have a Chris Waller-trained favourite in Buckaroo looking to hand the horseman a second Melbourne Cup trophy and win his first race over further than 1800m.

Vauban and Absurde from Ireland are ready to take on the locals for a second time with trainer Willie Mullins bringing last year’s 7th and 14th placed raiders back for revenge in 2024.

A host of other internationals also make a raid looking to take this year’s ‘Loving Trophy’ back home including impressive Geelong Cup winner Onesmoothoperator to be ridden by Craig Williams.

To help you sort the standout Melbourne Cup contenders from the second-tier pretenders in the time-honoured classic, below is our succinct summery of each of the 23 remaining horse’s winning (or losing!) chances after the withdrawal of Athabascan (2).

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1. Vauban (10) – Take Two

• Odds*: $6.50 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

2. Buckaroo (20) – Distance Query

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

3. Circle Of Fire (23) – Burnt Out

• Odds*: $41 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

4. Warp Speed (2) – Slow Start

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

5. Kovalica (16) – Long Drought

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

6. Sharp ‘N’ Smart (14) – Is Both

• Odds*: $71 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

7. Just Fine (12) – Far From

• Odds*: $35 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

8. Land Legend (17) – Building Now

• Odds*: $18 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

9. Absurde (6) – McEvoy Factor

• Odds*: $10 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

10. Athabascan – SCRATCHED

11. Knight’s Choice (5) – Won’t Slay

• Odds*: $101 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

12. Okita Soushi (9) – Can Surprise

• Odds*: $20 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

13. Onesmoothoperator (10) – Geelong Winner

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

14. Zardozi (3) – Right Track

• Odds*: $15 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

15. Sea King (1) – Can Rule

• Odds*: $10 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

16. Valiant King (21) – Waller’s Worst

• Odds*: $61 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

17. Fancy Man (18) – All Talk

• Odds*: $101 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

18. Interpretation (13) – Not Lost

• Odds*: $18 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

19. Manzoice (7) – Derby Winner

• Odds*: $51 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

20. Mostly Cloudy (15) – Forecast Bad

• Odds*: $101 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

21. Positivity (19) – Word Good

• Odds*: $101 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

22. Saint George (8) – Is Brave

• Odds*: $31 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

23. The Map (22) – Won’t Land

• Odds*: $41 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

24. Trust In You (4) – Trust Form

• Odds*: $101 (at time of publish) – BET NOW

Flemington R7

Final Race time: 

1st	11. Knight's Choice (5) J: Robbie Dolan51.5kg x9005T: J G Symons & S Laxon	81.00WIN 18.00PLACE
2nd	4. Warp Speed (2) J: Akira Sugawara54.5kg 325x0T: N Takagi	26.00WIN 7.00PLACE
3rd	12. Okita Soushi (9) J: Jamie Kah51kg x8021T: Ciaron Maher	19.00WIN 6.50PLACE
4th	14. Zardozi (3) J: Andrea Atzeni51kg 65245T: James Cummings	14.00WIN 4.50PLACE
5th	9. Absurde (6) J: Kerrin McEvoy52.5kg 1x41xT: Willie Mullins	10.00WIN 3.50PLACE
6th	3. Circle Of Fire (23) J: Mark Zahra54.5kg 1x890T: Ciaron Maher	23.00WIN 6.50PLACE
7th	17. Fancy Man (18) J: Ron Stewart50kg 0x536T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	81.00WIN 17.00PLACE
8th	8. Land Legend (17) J: Zac Purton53kg x0613T: Chris Waller	14.00WIN 4.80PLACE
9th	2. Buckaroo (20) J: Joao Moreira54.5kg 81122T: Chris Waller	6.50WIN 2.50PLACE
10th	5. Kovalica (16) J: Damian Lane53.5kg x3426T: Chris Waller	26.00WIN 7.00PLACE
11th	1. Vauban (10) J: William Buick55.5kg 24312T: Willie Mullins	8.00WIN 2.90PLACE
12th	13. Onesmoothoperator (11) J: Craig Williams51kg 21741T: Brian Ellison	7.00WIN 2.70PLACE
13th	16. Valiant King (21) J: Craig Newitt50.5kg 6x009T: Chris Waller	91.00WIN 18.00PLACE
14th	15. Sea King (1) J: Hollie Doyle50.5kg 136x1T: Harry Eustace	12.00WIN 4.00PLACE
15th	18. Interpretation (13) J: Teodore Nugent50kg 00862T: Ciaron Maher	21.00WIN 6.00PLACE
16th	6. Sharp 'N' Smart (14) J: Michael Dee53.5kg x0203T: Graeme & Debbie Rogerson	51.00WIN 12.00PLACE
17th	24. Trust In You (4) J: Mark Du Plessis50kg 63044T: Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley	71.00WIN 17.00PLACE
18th	20. Mostly Cloudy (15) J: Karis Teetan50kg 2x440T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	101.00WIN 19.00PLACE
19th	19. Manzoice (7) J: Declan Bates50kg x2307T: Chris Waller	126.00WIN 23.00PLACE
20th	21. Positivity (19) J: Winona Costin50kg x2178T: Andrew Forsman	101.00WIN 20.00PLACE
21st	23. The Map (22) J: Rachel King50kg x9056T: Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray	71.00WIN 15.00PLACE
22nd	22. Saint George (8) J: Tyler Schiller50kg x8495T: Ciaron Maher	23.00WIN 6.50PLACE
23rd	7. Just Fine (12) J: Jye McNeil53kg 05010T: G Waterhouse & A Bott	35.00WIN 10.00PLACE

For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 01/05/2026 01:03:14 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

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