Racing fans are gearing up for the 146^th edition of the time-honoured opening leg of the Spring Cups’ double, and below punters can find our insider Races.com.au two word Caulfield Cup 2023 form guide.

There is $5 million in prize money on offer making the Saturday feature in Melbourne the richest mile and a half turf handicap in the world, and this year a capacity field of the world’s best stayers will face off in Caulfield Race 9 at 5:15pm (AEDT).

The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Gold Trip is steady favourite at $6 through Ladbrokes.com.au to go one better than his second in the event, when also drawn barrier 11, last spring.

The reigning Melbourne Cup winner is gearing-up for a title defence in the iconic ‘race that stops a nation’ on Tuesday November 7 and must defeat a talented field of rivals here if he is to go into this year’s classic a last start winner.

Gold Trip and the now Chris Waller-trained mare Montefilia are the sole Group 1 winners in this year’s 18-starter Caulfield Cup field, but don’t let that fool you into thinking this isn’t a stellar instalment of the key Melbourne Cup lead-up.

There are plenty of local, interstate and international Caulfield Cup form lines to consider with five raiders in this year’s race including Japanese star Breakup.

It is a line-up full of progressive distance horses knocking on the door of stardom and a wide-open Caulfield Cup betting market.

To help you sort the genuine Caulfield Cup contenders from the pretenders ahead of this riveting instalment of the history-steeped showdown, below we have a short and sweet summary of each runner’s winning chances!

Click here to bet on your 2023 Caulfield Cup tips at Ladbrokes.com.au.

No. Horse (Barrier)

1. Gold Trip (11) – Watch Out

Odds: $6 – BET NOW

2. Without A Fight (7) – Gloves Off

Odds: $6.50 – BET NOW

3. Breakup (5) – Breaks away

Odds: $9 – BET NOW

4. Montefilia (9) – Mighty Mare

Odds: $13 – BET NOW

5. Francesco Guardi (15) – Gets Back

Odds: $16 – BET NOW

6. West Wind Blows (2) – Take Cover

Odds: $7 – BET NOW

7. Nonconformist (19) – Scratched

8. Soulcombe (6) – Squeezes Through

Odds: $7.50 – BET NOW

9. Duke De Sessa (14) – Wrong Timing

Odds: $34 – BET NOW

10. Hoo Ya Mal (8) – Now Now

Odds: $14 – BET NOW

11. Right You Are (13) – Wrong Class

Odds: $41 – BET NOW

12. Emissary (4) – Next Start

Odds: $81 – BET NOW

13. Goldman (18) – Going Awful

Odds: $81 – BET NOW

14. Okita Soushi (12) – Pressure On

Odds: $18 – BET NOW

15. Fame (16) – No Fortune

Odds: $151 – BET NOW

16. Bois D’argent (3) – Going Grey

Odds: $151 – BET NOW

17. Spirit Ridge (10) – Showing Spirit

Odds: $35 – BET NOW

18. Valiant King (1) – Vauban Form

Odds: $10 – BET NOW

19e. United Nations (17) – Emergency Only

Odds: $71 – BET NOW

*All Caulfield Cup 2023 odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au, correct at time of publication, and subject to change.