Melbourne Cup Tips

Insider 2020 Melbourne Cup tips on the horses to back and sack in the Melbourne Cup Field on the first Tuesday of November available here.

2020 Melbourne Cup Results

1st: #6 Twilight Payment
2nd: #21 Tiger Moth
3rd: #12 Prince Of Arran
4th: #17 The Chosen One

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
1	6	TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE)	Joseph O’Brien	Jye McNeil		12	55.5kg		$26
2	21	TIGER MOTH (IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	Kerrin McEvoy	0.4L	22	52.5kg	2.5kg	$6.50
3	12	PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB)	Charlie Fellowes	Jamie Kah	0.6L	1	54.5kg		$9.50
4	17	THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ)	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Daniel Stackhouse	2.35L	5	53.5kg		$41
5	24	PERSAN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	2.45L	19	51kg	1.0kg	$41
6	5	SIR DRAGONET (IRE)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Glen Boss	3.45L	14	55.5kg		$12
7	7	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	Chris Waller	Mark Zahra	3.85L	15	55.5kg	0.5kg	$10
8	15	RUSSIAN CAMELOT (IRE)	Danny O’Brien	Damien Oliver	3.95L	16	53.5kg		$13
9	11	FINCHE (GB)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4.7L	6	54.5kg		$21
10	18	ASHRUN (FR)	Andreas Wohler	Declan Bates	4.8L	23	53kg		$26
11	22	OCEANEX (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Dean Yendall	5.55L	17	51.5kg		$81
12	19	WARNING	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Luke Currie	6.8L	8	53kg		$41
13	13	SURPRISE BABY (NZ)	Paul Preusker	Craig Williams	8.8L	7	54.5kg		$6F
14	23	MIAMI BOUND (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Daniel Moor	10.55L	13	51kg		$41
15	4	MASTER OF REALITY (IRE)	Joseph O’Brien	Ben Melham	10.75L	11	56kg		$19
16	16	STEEL PRINCE (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	William Pike	10.95L	20	53.5kg	1.0kg	$31
17	20	ETAH JAMES (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Billy Egan	12.7L	21	52.5kg		$101
18	3	VOW AND DECLARE	Danny O’Brien	Jamie Mott	13.95L	4	57kg		$61
19	8	MUSTAJEER (GB)	Kris Lees	Michael Rodd	14.95L	2	55kg		$101
20	9	STRATUM ALBION (GB)	Willie Mullins	Jordan Childs	17.95L	9	55kg		$31
21	10	DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB)	Andrew Balding	Michael Walker	19.2L	18	54.5kg		$101
22	2	AVILIUS (GB)	James Cummings	John Allen	20.95L	10	57kg		$61
FF	1	ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE)	Aidan O’Brien	Hugh Bowman		3	58.5kg		$10
	14	KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR)	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane		0

*Table Credit: Racing Australia.

The best Melbourne Cup Tips on the ‘race that stops a nation’ every year are those based on the form and statistics of the 24-horse Melbourne Cup field.

It’s not only the Group 1 $8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) to enjoy a punt on at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November. Punters are treated to a full program of 10 Melbourne Cup Day races so make it a full day of racing and betting action.

2020 Melbourne Cup Tips

To Win: #23 Miami Bound ($34 at time of publish)

The Danny O’Brien-trained mare is a genuine roughie in the Melbourne Cup betting markets, but this 2019 Kennedy Oaks winner for last year’s successful stable was so good winning the Moonee Valley Cup last start. She’ll run out the 3200m and is a well-weighted hope forgotten in a market dominated by the raiders..

The Danger: #1 Anthony Van Dyck ($9 at time of publish)

This Irish galloper has to do it with that top weight, not an easy task and history is against him here, but the last start second in the Caulfield Cup results first-up in Australia was very brave. The gate three draw here looks ideal, he’s got the ability to win, jockey Hugh Bowman can get him into a nice position and only needs to hold off those lower down the weights to win this for trainer Aidan O’Brien.

Each Way: #5 Sir Dragonet ($11 at time of publish)

Lock in the last start Ladbrokes Cox Plate champion Each Way at the easing Melbourne Cup odds. Ciaron Maher & David Eustace now prepare this import and had immediate success in the last weekend’s weight-for-age classic. The step right-up to the two-miles is a challenge, and the draw doesn’t help, but think he could just have that X-Factor.

Melbourne Cup tips range from the stayer experts think will become the Melbourne Cup winner, to exotic Melbourne Cup tips predicting the first four over the line at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.

Every year the team at Races.com.au team provide our readers with our exclusive, insider Melbourne Cup picks and best bets.

Our expert team of tipsters will look over the full 2020 Melbourne Cup field and Melbourne Cup 2020 form guide on the 24 stayers engaged for the $8 million showdown to formulate our first four selections to back in the Melbourne Cup Quinella, Exacta, Trifecta and First Four markets at Australia’s leading bookmaker Ladbrokes.com.au.

Once the Melbourne Cup tips are out you will want to lock in your Melbourne Cup bets at the best prices, so head to the best bookie, and that’s Ladbrokes.com.au.

If you are keen to lock in your own Melbourne Cup predictions and selections in the generous futures Melbourne Cup odds open now at Ladbrokes.com.au, then read over our general Melbourne Cup tipping guide below to help you back a winner!

1.) Melbourne Cup Tips: Lead-Up Races

From 2010 – 2016 the Geelong Cup provided two Melbourne Cup winners with French raiders Americain (2010) and Dunaden (2011) both completing the double
Shocking (2009) was the last horse to win the Lexus Stakes and back-up to salute in the Melbourne Cup results
Two Melbourne Cup winners between 2012 – 2016 came off a lead-up run in the Cox Plate with Green Moon (7th in 2012) and Fiorente (3d in 2013)

There are several races that are considered good guides for Melbourne Cup performance. These include the:

You will get a lot of good Melbourne Cup tips based on how runners perform in this year’s lead up races. You should also track the odds for these races at sites like Ladbrokes.com.au or Odds.com.au

2.) Melbourne Cup Tips: The Favourite

Fiorente ($7 in 2013) was the last Melbourne Cup favourite to salute
The last time Melbourne Cup favourites went back-to-back was when Makybe Diva saluted in her second and record third Melbourne Cups in 2004 and 2005
Longer-priced runners make the best Melbourne Cup tips with plenty of recent upsets including Prince Of Penzance who saluted at $101 in 2015!

There is no need to simply go with the crowd when betting on the 2020 Melbourne Cup, as outside chances have historically performed quite well. While you should stick to runners on the day that have a price below $20, the favourites aren’t always the way to go.

If you follow the same Melbourne Cup tips as everyone else this year and end up betting on the favourite, you can only expect a tiny payout if you win. Don’t you want a chance to win big? Well, find an unappreciated runner with good odds, and a win will be much more rewarding.

3.) Melbourne Cup Tips: Exotic Bets

Outside of just Melbourne Cup Win and Place Tips the exotic Melbourne Cup betting selections are a great way to clean-up.

Picking the Melbourne Cup trifecta does not just pay extremely well – it’s also something you can brag about for years! In 2003, a man accidentally won $2.6 million by correctly picking the Melbourne Cup trifecta when he entered his bet multiple times. That’s a huge payday AND a story that will buy you drinks for years to come. Don’t ignore those 2020 Melbourne Cup trifecta tips. In fact, seek them out more than you would tips for the winner.

4.) Melbourne Cup Tips: All-In Betting

Don’t wait to act on good 2020 Melbourne Cup tips – place your bet now! Fixed odds at sites like Ladbrokes.com.au are open right now in the futures betting section, so there is no reason you can’t bet as soon as you have your picks. The earlier you bet, the better the Melbourne Cup odds you can take advantage of. The later you bet, the shorter those odds and the smaller the potential payout.

5.) Melbourne Cup Tips: Bet Online

If you aren’t already betting online, then there is no better tip than to sign up for an account at trusted online bookie like Ladbrokes.com.au. Online betting is the way to go these days, as you can get better odds than your local TAB while benefiting from special promotional offers that help your betting dollar go further.

We strongly recommend starting an account with Ladbrokes.com.au, as the 2020 Melbourne Cup Tips we feature in our news section rely on the odds there. We think Ladbrokes.com.au offers a great experience for new punters as well as the old hands, so why not give Ladbrokes.com.au a try?