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2023 Melbourne Cup Results

The 2023 Melbourne Cup results will be known when the race runs on Tuesday November 7, 2023. 

• 1st: #3 Without A Fight ($8)
• 2nd: #6 Soulcombe
• 3rd: #14 Sheraz
• 4th: #11 Ashrun

The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Caulfield Cup winner Without A Fight was given a perfectly-timed ride by Mark Zahra, who opted to come off last year’s champ Gold Trip, to become the 12th horse in history to complete the Spring Cups double.

Zahra made up ground from the back hitting the front on the eventual 2023 Melbourne Cup winner the closing stages as Without a Fight charged strongly down the middle before drawing clear for an impressive two length victory over the Chris Waller-trained Soulcombe who missed the kick by three lengths.

Waller also prepared the third place-getter Sheraz who ran out of his skin as a triple-figure roughie to complete the Melbourne Cup trifecta.

Click here for the full story and to view the complete 2023 Melbourne Cup finishing order.

2023 Melbourne Cup Results & Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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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.

2023 Melbourne Cup Field

The Melbourne Cup 2023 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 – Saturday November 4th, 2023. 

The official 24-horse Melbourne Cup 2023 final field has been confirmed with the defending champion Gold Trip looking to go back-to-back with James McDonald coming aboard. Race favourite Vauban will wear the No. 5 Melbourne Cup saddlecloth first-up down under as one of four international raiders in the field.

The 2023 Melbourne Cup barrier draw took place on Saturday evening with the favourite Vauban drawing ideally with barrier three, while Gold Trip will defend his title one closer to the rails jumping from gate two. Click here for the full story.

• 2023 Melbourne Cup Scratchings Update: No. Cleveland (23) has been withdrawn on Monday evening due to an elevated temperature. Click here for the full story.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Melbourne Cup Field Dates

2023 Melbourne Cup field and nomination announcement dates:

• 2023 Melbourne Cup Nominations: Closed on Tuesday September 5, 2023 at 12:00pm (local time) – 132 nominees taken including 15 internationals.
• 2023 Melbourne Cup Weights: Declared Tuesday September 19, 2023 – Gold Trip 58.5kg topweight.
• 2023 Melbourne Cup First Declarations: Closed on Tuesday October 3, 2023 at 12:00pm (local time) – 72 first acceptances taken. 
• 2023 Melbourne Cup Second Declarations: Closed on Tuesday October 17, 2023 at 12:00pm (local time) – 51 second acceptances taken.
• 2023 Melbourne Cup Third Declarations: Closed on Monday October 30, 2023 at 12:00pm (local time) – 32 third acceptors.
• 2023 Melbourne Cup Final Field: Announced Saturday November 4, 2023 at 4:30pm (local time) – 24 final acceptors with Irish raider Vauban favourite. 
• 2023 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw: Takes place Saturday November 4, 2023 at 7:00pm (local time)

2023 Melbourne Cup Jockeys

The confirmed 2023 Melbourne Cup jockeys will be updated below as connections lock in a rider for their Melbourne Cup contenders.

The Melbourne Cup 2023 riders must be declared by 4:30pm (local time) on Saturday the 4th of November, 2023. 

See what jockeys have locked in a ride aboard one of the 24 Melbourne Cup horses this spring.

CONFIRMED 2023 MELBOURNE CUP RIDES

• James McDonald to ride Gold Trip for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
• Damien Oliver to ride Alenquer for Michael Moroney
• Mark Zahra to ride Without A Fight for Anthony & Sam Freedman
• Kohei Matsuyama to ride Breakup for Tatsuya Yoshioka
• Ryan Moore to ride Vauban for Willie Mullins
• Joao Moreira to ride Soulcombe for Chris Waller
• Zac Purton to ride Absurde for Willie Mullins
• John Allen to ride Right You Are for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
• Billy Egan to ride Vow And Declare for Danny O’Brien
• Michael Dee to ride Cleveland for Kris Lees – SCRATCHED
• Kerrin McEvoy to ride Ashrun for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
• Daniel Stackhouse to ride Daqiansweet Junior for Phillip Stokes
• Dylan Gibbons (a) to ride Okita Soushi for Joseph O’Brien
• Beau Mertens to ride Sheraz for Chris Waller
• Craig Williams to ride Lastotchka for Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr
• Mark Du Plessis to ride Magical Lagoon for Chris Waller
• Rachel King to ride Military Mission for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
• Jye McNeil to ride Serpentine for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
• Craig Newitt to ride Virtuous Circle for Liam Howley
• Jamie Kah to ride More Felons for Chris Waller
• Hollie Doyle to ride Future History for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
• Teo Nugent to ride Interpretation for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
• Zac Lloyd (a) to ride Kalapour for Kris Lees
• Ben Thompson to ride True Marvel for Matthew Smith

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.

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.

2023 Melbourne Cup Third Acceptances

The 2023 Melbourne Cup third acceptances will be published below once announced by Racing Victoria (RV) on Monday the 30th of October, 2023 at midday local time.

The Melbourne Cup 2023 third acceptances feature 32 stayers including six for last year’s winning trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace led by the defending champion Gold Trip to be ridden by James McDonald.

Click here to read more on the key 2023 Melbourne Cup third acceptors.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Melbourne Cup Second Acceptances

The 2023 Melbourne Cup second acceptances are taken by Racing Victoria (RV) on Tuesday the 17th of October, 2023 at midday local time.

The Melbourne Cup 2023 second acceptances are now out featuring 51 stayers including five internationals led by the all-in favourite Vauban for Willie Mullins, while the defending champion Gold Trip is the other best fancied of the updated entries.

Click here to read more on the key 2023 Melbourne Cup second acceptors and updated odds.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Melbourne Cup First Acceptances

The 2023 Melbourne Cup first acceptances will be published below once announced by Racing Victoria (RV) on Tuesday the 3rd of October, 2023 at midday local time.

The Melbourne Cup 2023 first acceptances attracted 72 stayers with updated markets led by Willie Mullins’ Irish raider Vauban and the Chris Waller-trained import Soulcombe who recently ran fourth to Alligator Blood in Caulfield’s Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m).

Click here to read more on the key 2023 Melbourne Cup first acceptors.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Melbourne Cup Nominations & Weights

The 2023 Melbourne Cup nominations will be listed below as soon as they are released by Racing Victoria (RV) on Tuesday the 5th of September, 2023 at midday local time.

The official Melbourne Cup 2023 nominations attracted 132 early entries including Andrew Ramsden winner Lunar Flare, the defending champion Gold Trip who is one of 17 entries from the Maher/Eustace stable, the Chris Waller-trained son of Frankel Francesco Guardi, and 15 international raiders.

Click here to read more on the key contenders in the 2023 Melbourne Cup nominations.

The 2023 Melbourne Cup weights (handicaps) were declared on Tuesday September 19 with the reigning champion Gold Trip allocated 58.5kg, a kilo more than his winning weight for 2022.

Click here to read more on the key Melbourne Cup 2023 weights.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.