Melbourne Cup Field 2020 - Races.com.au

The Melbourne Cup field is made up of the world’s best staying types with both local Australian gallopers and international raiders fighting it out for the richest handicap prize every November.

Held on the first Tuesday of November each year at Melbourne’s famous Flemington Racecourse the Melbourne Cup field features a capacity 24 starters and has no emergencies.

Every spring the Melbourne Cup field of final acceptances is released on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day. The live announcement of the Melbourne Cup field is made from Flemington at around 6:00pm (local time), with the official Melbourne Cup final acceptances closing to connections at 4:30pm (AEDT) after the action of Victoria Derby Day.

2020 Melbourne Cup Field Dates

2020 Melbourne Cup field and nomination announcement dates:

Nominations: Closed on Thursday August 27, 2020 attracting 174 horses
Handicaps / Weights: Announced on Tuesday September 8, 2020, Anthony Van Dyck (58.5kg) topweight
First Acceptances: Tuesday September 29, 2020
Second Acceptances: Tuesday October 13, 2020
Third Acceptances: Monday October 26, 2020
Final Field: Saturday October 31, 2020 (VRC Derby Day)
Jockeys: Saturday October 31, 2020 (VRC Derby Day)
Barrier Draw: Saturday October 31, 2020 (VRC Derby Day)

Of course betting on the Melbourne Cup field opens at bookies around the country including Ladbrokes.com.au before even the Melbourne Cup nominations are taken.

Melbourne Cup odds are open nearly all year round with futures betting offering great prices, the favourite paying over $20, for those that want to get in on the action early.

To check out the latest Melbourne Cup betting markets for this year’s showdown head to Ladbrokes.com.au, the country’s most trusted bookie for Melbourne Cup odds.

2020 Melbourne Cup Field

The Melbourne Cup 2020 Field & Barriers will be published below as soon as the final 24 Melbourne Cup horses are confirmed by Racing Victoria on the Saturday prior to Melbourne Cup Day.

It is a long process to whittle down all the hopeful horses to reveal the official Melbourne Cup field. Things start in late August or early September when the Melbourne Cup nominations are taken, with numbers usually exceeding 150 early entries. First declaration stage narrows down the number of Melbourne Cup horses a month later at the start of October by as much as half. Second declarations follow about three weeks on at the end of October before the final declaration or acceptance stage on Victoria Derby Day.

2020 Melbourne Cup Nominations

The 2020 Melbourne Cup nominations will be listed below as soon as they are released by Racing Victoria (RV).

The 2020 Melbourne Cup Nominations are now out with 174 stayers entered for the two-mile classic.

Among the standout Melbourne Cup nominees are last year’s winner Vow And Declare chasing back-to-back wins, his Adelaide Cup winning stablemate King Of Leogrance and Surprise Baby who ran an eye-catching fifth in 2019.

Click here to read more on the 2020 Melbourne Cup nominations featuring 30 overseas raiders and 25 Group 1 winners.

The 2020 Melbourne Cup Weights were subsequently announced on Tuesday September 8 and led by Irish raider Anthony Van Dyck (58.5kg), while last year’s champion Vow And Declare goes up to 57kg.

Click here to read more on the key Melbourne Cup 2020 weights and handicaps.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	120330x25x	ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien	1	58.5kg	1
2	47x54533x4	AVILIUS (GB)	G	7	James Cummings	2	57kg	2.5
3	3x2301x32x	SOVEREIGN (IRE)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien	3	57kg	2.5
4	1x421x395x	VOW AND DECLARE	G	5	Danny O’Brien	4	57kg	2.5
5	3354x6221x	MASTER OF REALITY (IRE)	G	6	Joseph O’Brien	5	56kg	3.5
6	1107x3141x	TELECASTER (GB)	H	5	Hughie Morrison	6	56kg	3.5
7	61x421x90x	REGAL POWER	G	5	Grant & Alana Williams	7	55.5kg	4
8	x44x2x222x	SIR DRAGONET (IRE)	H	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	8	55.5kg	4
9	x70x7x211x	TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE)	G	8	Joseph O’Brien	9	55.5kg	4
10	52112x216x	BUCKHURST (IRE)	H	5	Joseph O’Brien	10	55kg	4.5
11	0x03643x7x	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	H	7	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	11	55kg	4.5
12	60x1225x0x	MUSTAJEER (GB)	G	8	Kris Lees	12	55kg	4.5
13	2104xPx72x	STRATUM (GB)	G	8	William Mullins	13	55kg	4.5
14	0x42212x1x	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	M	5	Chris Waller	14	55kg	3
15	14579x114x	DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB)	G	5	Andrew Balding	15	54.5kg	5
16	34x51257x3	FINCHE (GB)	G	7	Chris Waller	16	54.5kg	5
17	1x1211111x	NANCHO (GER)	G	6	Anthony Cummings	17	54.5kg	5
18	120x3x36x3	PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB)	G	8	Charlie Fellowes	18	54.5kg	5
19	4132x415x2	SURPRISE BABY (NZ)	G	6	Paul Preusker	19	54.5kg	5
20	6x19x17x7x	YOUNG RASCAL (FR)	G	6	Archie Alexander	20	54.5kg	5
21	100x80x00x	CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE)	H	5	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	21	54kg	5.5
22	002x902x2x	MR QUICKIE	G	5	Phillip Stokes	22	54kg	5.5
23	2x21x1113x	PATRICK SARSFIELD (FR)	H	5	Joseph O’Brien	23	54kg	5.5
24	108x4x114x	RED VERDON (USA)	G	8	Ed Dunlop	24	54kg	5.5
25	2240x90x0x	CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE)	G	5	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	25	53.5kg	6
26	41x0x0680x	DANCETERIA (FR)	G	6	Kris Lees	26	53.5kg	6
27	0211x8x58x	LEVENDI	H	6	Peter Gelagotis	27	53.5kg	6
28	311x114x0x	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	G	6	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	28	53.5kg	6
29	x11126x11x	MUGATOO (IRE)	G	6	Kris Lees	29	53.5kg	6
30	2553x4x11x	NICKAJACK CAVE (IRE)	G	5	Peter G Moody	30	53.5kg	6
31	0x6613x50x	RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE)	G	7	Kris Lees	31	53.5kg	6
32	1638x9145x	EAGLES BY DAY (IRE)	H	5	David O’Meara	32	53.5kg	6
33	349x211x2x	KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR)	G	6	Danny O’Brien	33	53.5kg	6
34	56x423115x	QUICK THINKER	H	4	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	34	53.5kg	4.5
35	12x411x	RUSSIAN CAMELOT (IRE)	H	4	Danny O’Brien	35	53.5kg	3
36	5138x5138x	SAN HUBERTO (IRE)	H	5	Fabrice Chappet	36	53.5kg	6
37	221x113x	SANTIAGO (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	37	53.5kg	3
38	950x38572x	THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ)	H	5	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	38	53.5kg	6
39	x895756x25	ANGEL OF TRUTH	G	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	39	53kg	6.5
40	111x105x5x	ARCADIA QUEEN	M	5	Grant & Alana Williams	40	53kg	5
41	1853x5x22x	ASHRUN (FR)	H	5	Andreas Wohler	41	53kg	6.5
42	58321023×6	PLATINUM INVADOR (NZ)	G	5	Peter G Moody	42	53kg	6.5
43	21x755633x	WARNING	G	4	Anthony & Sam Freedman	43	53kg	5
44	15x3010x5x	DR DRILL (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	44	52.5kg	7
45	746416341x	ETAH JAMES (NZ)	M	8	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	45	52.5kg	5.5
46	16x7000x3x	HUSH WRITER (JPN)	G	6	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	46	52.5kg	7
47	x410x4431x	LE DON DE VIE (GB)	G	5	Hughie Morrison	47	52.5kg	7
48	11x151x	PORT GUILLAUME (FR)	H	4	Jean-Claude Rouget	48	52.5kg	4
49	111x451x	SKYWARD (FR)	H	5	Fabrice Chappet	49	52.5kg	7
50	11x4679x0x	STEEL PRINCE (IRE)	G	7	Anthony & Sam Freedman	50	52.5kg	7
51	5313770x7x	AZURO (FR)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	51	52kg	7.5
52	902x7691x8	BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB)	G	7	Chris Waller	52	52kg	7.5
53	22x0352x67	CARIF	H	5	Peter & Paul Snowden	53	52kg	7.5
54	8221111×0	COLETTE	M	4	James Cummings	54	52kg	4.5
55	386x051x9x	HAKY (IRE)	G	7	Archie Alexander	55	52kg	7.5
56	8822x1180x	MISS SISKA	M	7	Matthew Smith	56	52kg	6
57	11x3103x09	SHARED AMBITION (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	57	52kg	7.5
58	005x532x52	SOUND (GER)	H	8	Michael Moroney	58	52kg	7.5
59	217x6x460x	TRUE SELF (IRE)	M	8	William Mullins	59	52kg	6
60	x4013x7x2x	WEEKENDER (GB)	G	7	Mark Newnham	60	52kg	7.5
61	26x1122x80	ZEBROWSKI (NZ)	G	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	61	52kg	6
62	1135x5021x	FURRION (GB)	G	6	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	62	51.5kg	8
63	0932148116	MAHAMEDEIS	G	6	Nick Ryan	63	51.5kg	8
64	70504150×0	MISS SENTIMENTAL (NZ)	M	5	Chris Waller	64	51.5kg	6.5
65	1x07511x0x	OCEANEX (NZ)	M	5	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	65	51.5kg	6.5
66	104x356x8x	PRINCESS JENNI (NZ)	M	5	David Brideoake	66	51.5kg	6.5
67	42x1x1311x	AKTAU (GB)	G	5	Michael Moroney	67	51kg	8.5
68	702x90411x	AL GALAYEL (IRE)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	68	51kg	8.5
69	x750x9084x	BIG DUKE (IRE)	G	9	Kris Lees	69	51kg	8.5
70	12x122x33x	DJANGO FREEMAN (GER)	H	5	Robert Hickmott	70	51kg	8.5
71	74x9748x0x	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	H	8	Archie Alexander	71	51kg	8.5
72	112x3314x3	HARBOUR VIEWS (FR)	G	6	Matthew Williams	72	51kg	8.5
73	x72122107x	INVERLOCH (IRE)	G	7	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	73	51kg	8.5
74	3411x84x4x	MIAMI BOUND (NZ)	M	4	Danny O’Brien	74	51kg	5.5
75	331121x3x	NONCONFORMIST	G	4	Grahame Begg	75	51kg	7
76	2239x2140x	PONDUS (GB)	G	5	Joseph O’Brien	76	51kg	8.5
77	533499x00x	SIR CHARLES ROAD	G	7	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	77	51kg	8.5
78	009x43314x	SUPER TITUS (GB)	G	7	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	78	51kg	8.5
79	x622221x5x	TOFFEE TONGUE (NZ)	M	4	Chris Waller	79	51kg	5.5
80	5310x39x0x	WOLFE (JPN)	G	6	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	80	51kg	8.5
81	36x953125x	CHAPADA	G	5	Michael Moroney	81	50.5kg	9
82	0218×01611	CREEDENCE	G	6	Matt Cumani	82	50.5kg	9
83	0880x0830x	GREY LION (IRE)	G	9	Matthew Smith	83	50.5kg	9
84	x141x7811x	LORD BELVEDERE (GB)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	84	50.5kg	9
85	31x7836x0x	NORWAY (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	85	50.5kg	9
86	1123x0011x	PATHS OF GLORY (GB)	G	6	Richard & Michael Freedman	86	50.5kg	9
87	1x111x7x3x	SCHABAU (GER)	H	6	Robert Hickmott	87	50.5kg	9
88	x47740715x	SWEET THOMAS (GER)	G	9	Matthew Smith	88	50.5kg	9
89	0x0684x9x5	VIN DE DANCE (NZ)	G	6	Symon Wilde	89	50.5kg	9
90	21x214x7x6	ADMIRE ROBSON (JPN)	H	7	Paul Preusker	90	50kg	9.5
91	552x00x48x	ADMIRE WINNER (JPN)	G	7	Paul Preusker	91	50kg	9.5
92	442944x33x	ALIFEROUS	M	5	Kris Lees	92	50kg	8.5
93	854563×344	ALMANIA (IRE)	G	5	Kris Lees	93	50kg	9.5
94	21x	AMERICAN WHISKEY (USA)	H	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	94	50kg	9.5
95	x507x1925x	ATTENTION RUN (GER)	M	6	Kris Lees	95	50kg	9.5
96	11x6804x2x	ATTORNEY (FR)	G	6	Matthew Smith	96	50kg	9.5
97	x83807x91x	BARADE (FR)	G	6	Archie Alexander	97	50kg	9.5
98	40044x410x	BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	98	50kg	9.5
99	15x97437x9	BENITOITE	M	5	Clinton McDonald	99	50kg	9.5
100	17x1x3x15x	BOLLEVILLE (IRE)	M	5	Joseph O’Brien	100	50kg	8.5
101	1x334x221x	CADRE DU NOIR (USA)	H	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	101	50kg	9.5
102	x4x1x1736x	COLLIDE (GB)	H	6	Kris Lees	102	50kg	9.5
103	4152x14x	CORMORANT (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	103	50kg	9
104	11012x043x	CRACK ON CRACK ON (GB)	G	6	Gary & John Moore	104	50kg	9.5
105	11x1x00x0x	DADOOZDART (GB)	G	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	105	50kg	9.5
106	4x2313x	DAWN PATROL (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	106	50kg	9
107	4311x44x	DEGRAVES (IRE)	H	4	Joseph O’Brien	107	50kg	9.5
108	7x1111x	DELPHI (IRE)	H	4	Anthony & Sam Freedman	108	50kg	7.5
109	21112x08x0	DJUKON (GB)	G	5	Chris Waller	109	50kg	9.5
110	1311x1x	DON’T DOUBT DORY	G	4	Julien Welsh	110	50kg	9.5
111	71x154x	ENGLISH KING (FR)	H	4	Ed Walker	111	50kg	9
112	36x3113x6x	ENTENTE	G	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	112	50kg	9
113	30xP36113x	EXEMPLAR (IRE)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	113	50kg	9.5
114	109110383x	FEEL THE RUSH (NZ)	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	114	50kg	9.5
115	13x11514x	FLASH AAH	G	5	Mitchell Fry	115	50kg	9.5
116	3x07x6180x	FRANKELY AWESOME	M	5	Kris Lees	116	50kg	8.5
117	6351625×02	FUN FACT	G	5	Bjorn Baker	117	50kg	9.5
118	9211x1253x	FUTURE SCORE (IRE)	G	6	Matt Cumani	118	50kg	9.5
119	6x1111x33x	GAME KEEPER	G	4	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	119	50kg	9
120	x5559x864x	GLORY DAYS (NZ)	M	8	Bill Thurlow	120	50kg	8.5
121	957712432x	GOOD IDEA	G	6	Phillip Stokes	121	50kg	9.5
122	3311114×8	GRAND PROMENADE (GB)	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	122	50kg	9.5
123	2x2321113x	HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ)	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	123	50kg	9.5
124	41206008x	IMPACTFUL	G	4	Chris Waller	124	50kg	9.5
125	10x38x311x	IN GOOD HEALTH	M	5	Peter G Moody	125	50kg	8
126	38x16x211x	INVOLVED (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	126	50kg	9.5
127	2601168x0x	JACK REGAN (GB)	G	6	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	127	50kg	9.5
128	3x11445x61	JUST THINKIN’	G	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	128	50kg	9.5
129	2x2113x50	KINANE (NZ)	G	4	Chris Waller	129	50kg	8.5
130	260x88119x	KORCHO (GB)	H	5	Kris Lees	130	50kg	9.5
131	760x85754x	LATIN BEAT (IRE)	G	7	Saab Hasan	131	50kg	9.5
132	0x3212x91x	LOOK SHARPISH (NZ)	M	4	Leon & Troy Corstens	132	50kg	9.5
133	633x632x48	MASAFF (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	133	50kg	9.5
134	30x887256x	MIDTERM (GB)	G	8	Michael & Luke Cerchi	134	50kg	9.5
135	1346x7x48x	MILESTONE (FR)	H	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	135	50kg	9.5
136	223102185x	MIRIMAR (IRE)	G	7	Michael Moroney	136	50kg	9.5
137	x512x01x3x	MIYAKE	H	4	Chris Waller	137	50kg	9.5
138	6143x503x	MYTHICAL (FR)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	138	50kg	9.5
139	7542230×64	NAVAL WARFARE (IRE)	G	7	Anthony & Sam Freedman	139	50kg	9.5
140	141211x2x	NIMALEE	M	4	Matthew Smith	140	50kg	9.5
141	921x51x	NOBEL PRIZE (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	141	50kg	9.5
142	584287x80x	NORTHWEST PASSAGE	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	142	50kg	9.5
143	5x347x	ORDER OF AUSTRALIA (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	143	50kg	9.5
144	5627x2x22x	ORDEROFTHEGARTER (IRE)	H	7	Danny O’Brien	144	50kg	9.5
145	2151711x0x	OUT OF THE PARK (NZ)	M	6	Henry Dwyer	145	50kg	9.5
146	685759105x	PELONOMENA	M	6	Michael Kent	146	50kg	9.5
147	x31211121x	PERSAN	H	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	147	50kg	9.5
148	21x13611x	REALM OF FLOWERS	M	4	Anthony & Sam Freedman	148	50kg	9.5
149	211x247x2x	RIDER IN THE SNOW (FR)	G	6	Kris Lees	149	50kg	9.5
150	28x376x69x	RONDINELLA (NZ)	M	6	John O’Shea	150	50kg	8
151	5x131615x	ROYAL CROWN	G	4	Michael Kent	151	50kg	9
152	3315x16x7	SARACEN KNIGHT (IRE)	G	6	Danny O’Brien	152	50kg	9.5
153	7x506x412x	SAUNTER BOY (FR)	G	8	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	153	50kg	9.5
154	211x99x36x	SAVVY LAD (NZ)	G	4	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	154	50kg	9.5
155	23311x282x	SELINO (GB)	G	5	James Fanshawe	155	50kg	9.5
156	1x22111x5x	SHE’S IDEEL	M	5	Bjorn Baker	156	50kg	9.5
157	11210x1x	SIERRA SUE (NZ)	M	4	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	157	50kg	9.5
158	932343342x	SIN TO WIN (NZ)	G	8	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	158	50kg	9.5
159	3203344×70	SKELM	G	6	Terry Kelly	159	50kg	9.5
160	1254x4563x	SOUND OF CANNONS (GB)	H	4	John O’Shea	160	50kg	9.5
161	F1216x936x	SOUTH PACIFIC (GB)	H	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	161	50kg	9.5
162	81x4143x1x	SUPER GIRL	M	6	Josh Julius	162	50kg	9.5
163	3x0752134x	TAVIRUN (NZ)	G	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	163	50kg	9.5
164	x34923x4x7	THE KING (IRE)	G	6	Lindsey Smith	164	50kg	9.5
165	x241448x23	THINK IT OVER	G	5	Kerry Parker	165	50kg	9.5
166	3x12x	TIGER MOTH (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien	166	50kg	7.5
167	6x0x23554x	TINANDALI (IRE)	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	167	50kg	9.5
168	1x1110x89x	TORRENS	H	4	Ethan Ensby	168	50kg	9.5
169	1x1x	VOYAGE DE LUNE	G	4	Saab Hasan	169	50kg	9.5
170	4x847255x9	WALL OF FIRE (IRE)	G	8	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	170	50kg	9.5
171	1312x8x	WYCLIF (GB)	H	4	Danny O’Brien	171	50kg	9.5
172	x114319x3x	YONKERS (USA)	G	5	Chris Waller	172	50kg	9.5
173	76P8x8x60x	ZACADA (NZ)	G	8	Jim & Greg Lee	173	50kg	9.5
174	522×144451	ZAMOSA (NZ)	M	5	Mitchell Fry	174	50kg	9.5
175	2021x	ALCYONE	C	3	James Cummings	175	49kg	9.5