Ladbrokes Cox Plate 2024

Ladbrokes Cox Plate Race Info

• Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024
• Edition: 104th (2024)
• Track: Moonee Valley Racecourse
• Distance: 2040m
• Conditions: Weight-for-age
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $5 million
• First Run: 1922

Ladbrokes Cox Plate Betting

Early Cox Plate betting opens during the winter months before the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival even kicks off and features a list of all-in prices on possible runners. While there is good value on offer in these futures markets many punters prefer to wait until a few days out when the confirmed field is released.

Upsets are not uncommon in the Cox Plate and since 2000 when Sunline (11/8F) saluted for the first of her two victories 10 other favourites have won the race, boosted by the four-peat of Winx (2015-18), and most recently the Japanese raider Lys Gracieux ($2.50 2019) followed by Anamoe ($2.40 in 2022) and Hong Kong raider Romantic Warrior ($3.60 in 2023).

Winx was the first three-time defending Cox Plate winner to jump favourite in her forth attempt, which she also won for the punters making the Cox Plate history books.

In the 2021 Cox Plate results, State Of Rest ($7.50) was eventually confirmed the winner denying equal favourites Anamoe and Verry Elleegant who ran second and third at $3.60 each.

Anamoe atoned in 2022 saluting as the $2.40 Cox Plate favourite 12 months after his close defeat the year before.

In 2024 Via Sistina won the Cox Plate by eight lengths at $5 in betting. 

Ladbrokes Cox Plate Tips

Cox Plate tips flood in during October every year and usually the pro punters and tipsters put three and four-year-olds on top of their selections as this age group won every Cox Plate from 2009 – 2015, the weight-for-age conditions suiting the younger horses.

Tipping a Cox Plate winner also involves looking at the lead-up form with gallopers coming off a top three run the best performed in this spring classic.

A key lead-up races into the Cox Plate is the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington earlier in the month with Winx (2017 and 2018) completing the Turnbull Stakes – Cox Plate double twice in recent history.

Via Sistina (2024) was the last to complete the Turnbull Stakes – Cox Plate double when winning the latter by eight lengths. 

2024 Cox Plate Tips

Our exclusive Ladbrokes Cox Plate 2024 betting tips will be detailed in full below the week of the race so stay tuned to see the horses to back and sack in your exotic Cox Plate selections this season.

To Win: #6 Pride Of Jenni ($5 at time of publish)

Sticking with a form mare who looks excellent on the quick back-up despite her loss in Sydney last weekend as the beaten favourite behind Ceolwulf in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m).

A front runner leading all the way in a Cox Plate? She has certainly proved she can do it before when running her rivals ragged at Randwick to claim the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth over this distance by a powerhouse 6.5 lengths.

That was a huge effort and she’s been excellent in all her runs since even if she’s not unbeaten this prep.

Lys Gracieux (2019) was the last Cox Plate winning mare and Pride Of Jenni ticks plenty of boxes in her bid to be the next in the Australasian weight-for-age championship.

Barrier seven is okay for Declan Bates to get her into the front-running position she’s tipped to take and she’s proven at The Valley track having beaten Mr Brightside here two back by 1.5 lengths over the mile in the Feehan.

Like her on the quick back-up, she lost few admirers last weekend and will appreciate being back in Melbourne.

Pressure and pace are on and so is this mare!

Back up in trip is another tick and she’ll get conditions to suit.

The Danger: #2 Prognosis ($3.80 at time of publish) 

You cannot bet on the Ladbrokes Cox Plate this year and leave the visiting Japanese galloper Prognosis out.

This horse rates perfectly to go back-to-back for the internationals following the Romantic Warrior victory for Hong Kong last year and Japan already have a Cox Plate trophy from Lys Gracieux in 2019.

Damian Lane partners the talented and well-rated galloper and he was the very hoop that got the job done for Japan back in 2019.

A well-bred Deep impact stallion, Prognosis brings in great international form lines including running second to last year’s Cox Plate champion in a Group 1 back in April narrowly denied.

He’ll gets options from gate five and his 2000m record is undeniable (11:5-2-1).

His first-up record is imposing, and he’ll be flying fresh down under.

May not have a Group 1 on the CV yet but that takes nothing away from his class and what he’s been doing at the top level overseas.

Track whispers are that he’ll love the tight turns here too.

Pace will suit. Huge danger.

Each Way: #8 Broadsiding ($6 at time of publish)

Broadsiding has been near the top of Cox Plate betting markets all spring and continues to deserve a spot in all the Cox Plate best bets.

This talented James Cummings-trained colt is by the sire of the moment, Too Darn Hot, and is third-up and fit now.

It has been over a decade since the three-year-olds finished on top of the Cox Plate results with Shamus Award (2013) the last but the Godolphin team have a big chance with this exciting youngster who already has a trio of Group 1 wins in the bag.

He won the Group 1 Golden Rose fresh over Traffic Warden who, if he hadn’t been scratched in the final seconds pre-race, would have been a genuine The Everest winning hope last weeked.

Last seen running fourth in the Caulfield Guineas fourth as the beaten odds-on favourite but that run wasn’t without merit as he suffered interference.

Needs to run out the 2040m but with 49.5kg he’s given every chance. Anamoe lost it in a photo as a 3YO before winning the next and this horse looks a similar type.

The Roughie: #1 Mr Brightside ($8.50 at time of publish) 

Calling Mr B a race roughie is crazy considering what this incredible seven-time winner from the Hayes’ boys has achieved.

In his past 18 starts this ultra-consistent son of Bullbars has missed out on a spot in the trifecta just once (Australian Cup 5th).

He continues to show his form as a seven-year-old this prep with a Memsie second, win in the Makybe Diva in the mud, Feehan placing behind Pride Of Jenni, and the last start second to all-the-way winner Deny Knowledge in the Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield.

One of the best Moonee Valley performers in the race (6:3-2-0) and lines-up in a Cox Plate field for the third year running.

Connections were narrowly denied the silverware with the close second 12 months ago and the horse is going as good now.

Gets thing his way from barrier two with big race specialist Craig Williams aboard.

A gear change has him donning winkers now so he’ll be focused and ready for the challenge.

Has been outstanding in his lead-up trackwork.

Now or never Mr B!

Cox Plate Field

The Cox Plate race field is released on the Tuesday before the race runs on a Saturday in late October each year as part of the two meeting Cox Plate Carnival that kicks off on the Friday night with the Moonee Valley Gold Cup race night.

The race has a capacity of 14 starters plus four emergencies and is open to horses aged three years and older.

Many horses come into the race via earlier spring features including the Caulfield Stakes and Turnbull Stakes. Cox Plate nominations, which typically feature over 200 early entries, are taken in August before a number of declaration stages whittle down the line-up to the confirmed final acceptors.

Typical lead-up races into the Cox Plate field include the Group 1 Might And Power, a double recently achieved by Winx (2016) and Ocean Park (2012).

An earlier lead-up into the Cox Plate field is the Group 3 JRA Cup (2040m) held at the same track and distance in late September on Moir Stakes Night.

In Sydney a new early Cox Plate lead-up race is the $1 million 7 Stakes (1600m) held at Randwick in mid-September in place of the George Main Stakes.

2024 Cox Plate Acceptance Dates

• 2024 Cox Plate Nominations: Closed on Tuesday August 6th, 2024 – 137 nominees. 
• 2024 Cox Plate First Acceptances: Close on Tuesday September 10th, 2024 – 75 first acceptors.
• 2024 Cox Plate Second Acceptances: Closed on Tuesday September 24th, 2024 – 45 second acceptors.
• 2024 Cox Plate Third Acceptances: Closed on Tuesday October 8th, 2024 – 31 – 26 third acceptors. 
• 2024 Cox Plate Final Acceptances: Closed on Tuesday October 22nd, 2024 at 8:30am (AEDT). 

2024 Cox Plate Field

Champion mare Winx won the 2015 Cox Plate in record-breaking time and saluted for the punters again in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

The 2024 Ladbrokes Cox Plate Field of weight-for-age contenders to take each other on in one of the best races on the Australian Racing calendar will be announced and published below the week of the race.

The 2024 Cox Plate final field features nine acceptors including two internationals – Prognosis and Docklands. Pride Of Jenni on the quick back-up from her King Charles III Stakes second is one of two mares in the mix along with the Chris Waller-trained Via Sistina who may not take her spot after breaking loose and dumping jockey James McDonald on Tuesday morning.

2024 Cox Plate Third Acceptances

The Ladbrokes Cox Plate 2024 Third Acceptances are announced in early October as the final stage of acceptances before the field is confirmed the week of the race.

The 2024 Ladbrokes Cox Plate third acceptances close on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. 

The Cox Plate 2024 third acceptances have been confirmed with 26 remaining hopefuls including Japanese raider Prognosis, the Ciaron Maher-trained recent Feehan Stakes winner at the track Pride Of Jenni, and star Godolphin colt Broadsiding.