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Melbourne Cup First Four

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2025 Melbourne Cup First Four Results

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  • 3rd: TBD
  • 4th: TBD

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Melbourne Cup 2025 Results

Flemington R7 - Lexus Melbourne Cup (G1)
Final Race time: 
1st
14. Half Yours (8)
J: Jamie Melham 53kg
15141 T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy
9.00WIN
3.50PLACE
2nd
20. Goodie Two Shoes (20)
J: W M Lordan 51.5kg
1113x T: Joseph O'Brien
31.00WIN
8.50PLACE
3rd
7. Middle Earth (13)
J: Ethan Brown 54.5kg
50903 T: Ciaron Maher
26.00WIN
8.00PLACE
4th
21. River Of Stars (14)
J: Beau Mertens 51.5kg
x7802 T: Chris Waller
19.00WIN
6.00PLACE
5th
23. Torranzino (18)
J: Celine Gaudray 51kg
80821 T: Paul Preusker
34.00WIN
9.00PLACE
6th
4. Vauban (2)
J: Blake Shinn 56.5kg
x3650 T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
21.00WIN
6.50PLACE
7th
1. Al Riffa (19)
J: Mark Zahra 59kg
x4211 T: Joseph O'Brien
7.50WIN
3.10PLACE
8th
9. Absurde (4)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 53.5kg
2x3x7 T: Willie Mullins
19.00WIN
6.00PLACE
9th
13. Changingoftheguard (24)
J: Tim Clark 53kg
82106 T: Kris Lees
61.00WIN
14.00PLACE
10th
8. Meydaan (22)
J: James McDonald 54kg
05239 T: Simon & Ed Crisford
26.00WIN
7.50PLACE
11th
17. Furthur (7)
J: Michael Dee 52kg
52516 T: Andrew Balding
41.00WIN
11.00PLACE
12th
3. Arapaho (15)
J: Rachel King 56.5kg
36408 T: Bjorn Baker
31.00WIN
8.50PLACE
13th
10. Flatten The Curve (17)
J: Thore Hammer-Hansen 53.5kg
1411x T: Henk Grewe
21.00WIN
6.50PLACE
14th
12. Smokin' Romans (11)
J: Ben Melham 53.5kg
72948 T: Ciaron Maher
67.00WIN
15.00PLACE
15th
22. Royal Supremacy (21)
J: Robbie Dolan 51kg
11215 T: Ciaron Maher
34.00WIN
8.50PLACE
16th
24. Valiant King (10)
J: Jye McNeil 51kg
3x013 T: Chris Waller
9.50WIN
3.70PLACE
18th
15. More Felons (23)
J: Tommy Berry 53kg
x0944 T: Chris Waller
41.00WIN
11.00PLACE
19th
6. Presage Nocturne (9)
J: Stephane Pasquier 55.5kg
13x34 T: Alessandro Botti
5.50WIN
2.80PLACE
20th
18. Parchment Party (3)
J: John R Velazquez 52kg
2311x T: William I Mott
71.00WIN
14.00PLACE
21st
19. Athabascan (1)
J: Declan Bates 51.5kg
x0002 T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton
61.00WIN
15.00PLACE
22nd
11. Land Legend (16)
J: Joao Moreira 53.5kg
39500 T: Chris Waller
61.00WIN
14.00PLACE
23rd
5. Chevalier Rose (5)
J: Damian Lane 55.5kg
70x0x T: Hisashi Shimizu
51.00WIN
13.00PLACE
24th
2. Buckaroo (12)
J: Craig Williams 57kg
x3232 T: Chris Waller
14.00WIN
4.60PLACE
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 26/09/2026 12:05:46 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

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Correctly picking the Melbourne Cup First Four is a tough ask of punters on the two-mile classic, but successful Melbourne Cup First Four bets pay-out in a major way.

The First Four bet on the $10 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) requires you to correctly pick, in exact order, the first four finishers in the ‘race that stops a nation’. Many punters opt to place a box First Four bet instead of single First Four bets in order to reduce the difficulty of picking up a win.

So not only do you have to pick the Melbourne Cup winner, but you also have to select the next three horses over the line in the famous Flemington feature on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 in the correct order to clean up on your Melbourne Cup first four bet.

The 2025 Melbourne Cup finishing order including the Melbourne Cup First Four will be known when the race is run and won at 3:00pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Place your 2025 Melbourne Cup First Four bets today! 

Note that the exact order is necessary to win.

Melbourne Cup first four betting opens as soon as the Melbourne Cup field is announced on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day.

Of course, before that there are many other Melbourne Cup Betting options open at bookies including Ladbrokes open all year round starting with the pre-nominations futures markets.

How to Pick the Melbourne Cup First Four Bet

It is incredibly difficult to just pick the first four finishers, let alone the exact order they finish in. This is why most serious bettors making a Melbourne Cup First Four bet will make it a box bet.

If you decide to go with a box bet, your first step to winning is to narrow down your picks. The Melbourne Cup field is large, with a capacity 24 starters, making it even tougher for the punters doing the Melbourne Cup Tips.

For a Melbourne Cup First Four box, you really just need to decide where you will stop with picks. Take into account the weights the horses are carrying, ages, spring carnival performance, and previous Melbourne Cup results.

You are looking for the horses that stand a chance of finishing in the first four, not just those with a chance to win. A Melbourne Cup First Four box bet will usually need to cover a large portion of the field to be successful.

Don’t forget to check out the full 2025 Melbourne Cup Form Guide for more tips on the Melbourne Cup exotic bet types.

Where to Place Your Melbourne Cup First Four Bet

If you want an easy and convenient betting experience, go with online betting sites when placing a Melbourne Cup First Four bet. We recommend you choose the excellent service and unbeatable Melbourne Cup odds at Ladbrokes.

Beginners who have never placed a First Four bet before are advised to start with Ladbrokes as it has the easiest betting interface and the best prices!

Placing a Melbourne Cup Box First Four Bet

Once you have made your picks for your Melbourne Cup First Four box bet, you will want to calculate how much it costs.

The formula for working out the cost of a First Four bet is (number of horses selected) X (number of horses selected – 1) X (number of horses selected – 2) X (number of horses selected – 3) X base bet amount.

For example, if you have a First Four box bet on the Melbourne Cup with 6 selections at a $1 base bet, you would have a bet of (6)X(6-1)X(6-2)X(6-3)X$1 to equal $360.

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