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2021 Melbourne Cup Results & Finishing Order

Verry Elleegant dominated the official Melbourne Cup 2021 results, jockey James McDonald giving the mighty mare a perfectly executed wide from barrier 18. The reigning Australian Racehorse of the Year became the first Melbourne Cup winner to salute from the barrier, McDonald getting into the race on the back of UK raider Spanish Mission who eventually ran third.

The Chris Waller-trained Melbourne Cup winner hit the front inside the final furlong and powered home to easily account for the red hot favourite Incentivise with a four length victory at $18 Melbourne Cup odds.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	4	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald		18	57kg		$18
	2	2	INCENTIVISE	Peter G Moody	Brett Prebble	4L	15	57kg	1.5kg	$2.90F
	3	3	SPANISH MISSION (USA)	Andrew Balding	Craig Williams	4.4L	14	57kg		$10
	4	22	FLOATING ARTIST (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Teodore Nugent (a)	4.6L	10	50kg		$11
	5	6	THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	10.6L	5	54kg		$31
	6	16	GRAND PROMENADE (GB)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Kerrin McEvoy	12.6L	20	52kg	1.0kg	$15
	7	7	DELPHI (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Damien Oliver	13.35L	3	53.5kg	1.0kg	$19
	8	9	SELINO (GB)	Chris Waller	Ron Stewart	13.45L	23	53.5kg		$81
	9	21	TRALEE ROSE (NZ)	Symon Wilde	Dean Holland	16.7L	12	51kg		$21
	10	19	SHE’S IDEEL	Bjorn Baker	Craig Newitt	17.2L	19	52kg		$101
	11	1	TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE)	Joseph O’Brien	Jye McNeil	19.45L	2	58kg		$13
	12	17	MIAMI BOUND (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Patrick Moloney	21.45L	16	52kg		$151
	13	23	GREAT HOUSE (IRE)	Chris Waller	Michael Dee	21.85L	7	50kg		$26
	14	24	SIR LUCAN (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Glen Boss	21.95L	17	50kg (cd 51kg)		$26
	15	5	EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	23.2L	4	54kg		$51
	16	14	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Fred Kersley	24.2L	6	52.5kg		$91
	17	15	PONDUS (GB)	Robert Hickmott	Ms Rachel King	24.6L	1	52.5kg		$21
	18	13	CARIF	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blaike McDougall	25.35L	8	52.5kg		$101
	19	11	KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Daniel Stackhouse	25.65L	9	53kg		$101
	20	12	PERSAN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Luke Currie	28.9L	11	53kg		$31
	21	18	PORT GUILLAUME (FR)	Ben & JD Hayes	Harry Coffey	33.15L	22	52kg		$101
	22	10	JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ)	Denis Pagan	Lachlan King (a)	41.15L	21	53kg		$91
	23	8	OCEAN BILLY (NZ)	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	53.15L	13	53.5kg		$31
		20	FUTURE SCORE (IRE)	Matt Cumani	Dean Yendall		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

The Melbourne Cup Results are out as soon as the $8 million Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) is run and won at 3:00pm (AEDT) at Flemington Racecourse on the first Tuesday of November each year.

The Melbourne Cup is the richest handicap race in the world and because of this, and because of the quality of contenders in the Melbourne Cup field, the Melbourne Cup results are the most anticipated set of race results each and every year.

Bet on the 2021 Melbourne Cup Results

Betting on the Melbourne Cup 2021 results are open all year round at Ladbrokes.com.au. 

2021 Melbourne Cup Results

The official 2021 Melbourne Cup Results & Finishing Order will be provided in full below as soon as the ‘Race That Stops A Nation’ is run and won on Tuesday November 2, 2021. So what do the Melbourne Cup results cover?

• The Melbourne Cup Winner – which horse crossed the line first and has added their name to the history books, their starting price
• The Melbourne Cup Exacta – the first two horses over the line in the exact finishing order and how much the exacta paid
• The Melbourne Cup Quinella – the Melbourne Cup winner and runner-up, punters can pick these in either order, and how much the quinella paid
• The Melbourne Cup Trifecta – the first three placegetters from the Melbourne Cup and how much the trifecta paid
• The Melbourne Cup First Four – the top four horses to finish in the Melbourne Cup, and how much the first four paid
• Melbourne Cup Finishing Order – the exact finishing order of all the Melbourne Cup starters
• Melbourne Cup Scratchings – any horses that were scratched from the field
• Melbourne Cup Margin – the margin the Melbourne Cup winner had to spare over their rivals on the line
• Melbourne Cup Time – the winning time recorded by the Melbourne Cup champion

One of the best places to go for the Melbourne Cup Results is right here at Races.com.au, or to see how you Melbourne Cup bets paid head to our preferred bookmaker – Ladbrokes.com.au.

Past Melbourne Cup Results

View a complete list of Past Melbourne Cup Winners by following the link to our dedicated page of champion stayers.

Looking over past Melbourne Cup results can be useful for betting purposes, but you need to look deeper than just who finished first. The place finishers also matter as they may return in later years to have more success or to place again. Remember, a horse that you can rely on to finish near the front of the pack is a horse you want to have in your Melbourne Cup First Four box bet.

The trick to using past Melbourne Cup results to help your betting is to avoid just looking at the Cup results. While the Melbourne Cup is a standalone event that means an easy afternoon at work for many people, it is actually the peak of a long lead up period of racing. The winners and placegetters of a handful of lead up races have tended to finish well in the Cup, and knowledge of which races to watch can give you clues for your Melbourne Cup betting.

Melbourne Cup Winners

While you shouldn’t just focus on the winners when looking at past Melbourne Cup results to help your betting, Melbourne Cup winners are certainly worth watching in the future.

Melbourne Cup winners don’t just top the Melbourne Cup results – they go on to perform well in other major races as well. While not every champion has continued to have a successful career after their Cup win, it is usual that a gelding or mare will continue to race for some time. A full male horse is less likely to continue, however, as they can profitably be put to stud on the Melbourne Cup win alone.

Stay tuned for the Melbourne Cup 2021 Results on Tuesday November 2, 2021!

Recent Melbourne Cup Winners

See below for the Melbourne Cup Winners from 2000 – the present along with the winning Melbourne Cup trainers, jockeys and times.

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	Time
2021	Verry Elleegant	Chris Waller	James McDonald	3:17.43
2020	Twilight Payment	Joseph O’Brien	Jye McNeil	3:17.34
2019	Vow And Declare	Danny O’Brien	Craig Williams	3:24.76
2018	Cross Counter	Charlie Appleby	Kerrin McEvoy	3:21.17
2017	Rekindling	Joseph O’Brien	Corey Brown	3:21.29
2016	Almandin	Robert Hickmott	Kerrin McEvoy	3.20.58
2015	Prince Of Penzance	Darren Weir	Michelle Payne	3.23.1
2014	Protectionist	Andreas Wohler	Ryan Moore	3.17.7
2013	Fiorente	Gai Waterhouse	Damien Oliver	3.20.3
2012	Green Moon	Robert Hickmott	Brett Prebble	3.20.4
2011	Dunaden	Mikel Delzangles	C.P. Lemaire	3.20.8
2010	Americain	Alain De Royer-Dupre	Gerald Mosse	3.26.8
2009	Shocking	Mark Kavanagh	Corey Brown	3.23.8
2008	Viewed	JB Cummings	Blake Shinn	3.20.4
2007	Efficient	Graeme Rogerson	Michael Rodd	3.23.3
2006	Delta Bluess	Katsuhiko Sumii	Y. Iwata	3.21.5
2005	Makybe Diva	D.L. Freedman	Glen Boss	3.19.1
2004	Makybe Diva	D.L. Freedman	Glen Boss	3.28.5
2003	Makybe Diva	D.J. Hall	Glen Boss	3.19.9
2002	Media Puzzle	Dermot K. Weld	Damien Oliver	3.16.9
2001	Ethereal	Shelia Laxon	S. Seamer	3.21.0
2000	Brew	Michael Moroney	Kerrin McEvoy	3.18.6