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.
Each year the finest Melbourne Cup horses take to the Flemington track on the first Tuesday of November in the ‘Race That Stops a Nation’. The Melbourne Cup field for the $8 million classic has a capacity of 24 runners that can run and look to add their name to the iconic list of Melbourne Cup winners.
Increasingly the Melbourne Cup horses that line-up in the famous Flemington Race 7 come for overseas.
Looking over the recent Melbourne Cup history, five of the seven champions from 2014-2020 were internationally-trained including Cross Counter in 2018 for Godolphin’s Newmarket-based horseman Charlie Appleby and most recently the Joseph O’Brien-trained Irish raider Twilight Payment who led an all-international trifecta.
Doing the form on the Melbourne Cup horses is essential and looking for gallopers proven at the distance can be key. Melbourne Cup horses come into the Group 1 two-mile feature via a host of lead-up races including the Moonee Valley Gold Cup, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate.
The official list and field for the Melbourne Cup is announced on the Saturday before the race after the racing action of Victoria Derby Day. Once the Melbourne Cup horses are confirmed, the Melbourne Cup barrier draw then takes place to determine the starting positions of the hopefuls in the race.
Some of the most famous Melbourne Cup horses include the inaugural winner Archer (1861-62), triple champion Makybe Diva (2003-05), Kingston Rule who set the winning time record in 1990 and Prince Of Penzance (2015) who won at odds of $101!
2020 Melbourne Cup Final Field: Melbourne Cup Horses Confirmed
UPDATE: #14 King Of Leogrance (18) has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup 2020 field having been found to be lame in the off fore leg.
The official Melbourne Cup 2020 Final Field & Barrier Draw is set for release on Saturday October 31, 2020 with the last round of acceptances closing at 10am (local time) before the announcement is made live from Flemington post the VRC Derby Day racing.
The full list of 2020 Melbourne Cup Horses & Jockeys will be detailed below for punters as soon as released by Racing Victoria.
The 24 Melbourne Cup 2020 horses are now confirmed and include:
- 8 international raiders
- Caulfield Cup winning mare Verry Elleegant
- Caulfield Cup runner-up for Ireland’s Aidan O’Brien Anthony Van Dyck carrying top weight
- Last year’s champion Vow And Declare in gate four
- Last year’s winning hoop Craig Williams on Surprise Baby (5th in 2019)
- The Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet
| No |
Last 10 |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Barrier |
Weight |
Penalty |
Hcp Rating |
| 1 |
0330x25x12 |
ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE) |
Aidan O’Brien |
Hugh Bowman |
3 |
58.5kg |
|
122 |
| 2 |
54533×4626 |
AVILIUS (GB) |
James Cummings |
John Allen |
10 |
57kg |
|
116 |
| 0 |
21x395x900 |
VOW AND DECLARE |
Danny O’Brien |
Jamie Mott (late alt) |
4 |
57kg |
|
115 |
| 4 |
3354x6221x |
MASTER OF REALITY (IRE) |
Joseph O’Brien |
Ben Melham |
11 |
56kg |
|
113 |
| 5 |
44x2x222x1 |
SIR DRAGONET (IRE) |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
Glen Boss |
14 |
55.5kg |
|
121 |
| 6 |
x70x7x2113 |
TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) |
Joseph O’Brien |
Jye McNeil |
12 |
55.5kg |
|
115 |
| 7 |
42212×1411 |
VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) |
Chris Waller |
Mark Zahra |
15 |
55.5kg |
0.5kg |
116 |
| 8 |
x1225x0098 |
MUSTAJEER (GB) |
Kris Lees |
Michael Rodd |
2 |
55kg |
|
114 |
| 9 |
2104xPx72x |
STRATUM ALBION (GB) |
Willie Mullins |
Jordan Childs |
9 |
55kg |
|
114 |
| 10 |
14579×1140 |
DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB) |
Andrew Balding |
Michael Walker |
19 |
54.5kg |
|
112 |
| 11 |
x51257x335 |
FINCHE (GB) |
Chris Waller |
James McDonald |
6 |
54.5kg |
|
112 |
| 12 |
20x3x36x34 |
PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) |
Charlie Fellowes |
Jamie Kah |
1 |
54.5kg |
|
113 |
| 13 |
132x415x29 |
SURPRISE BABY (NZ) |
Paul Preusker |
Craig Williams |
7 |
54.5kg |
|
112 |
| 14 |
9x211x2x03 |
KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) |
Danny O’Brien |
Damian Lane |
18 |
53.5kg |
|
109 |
| 15 |
2x411x2123 |
RUSSIAN CAMELOT (IRE) |
Danny O’Brien |
Damien Oliver |
16 |
53.5kg |
|
118 |
| 16 |
x4679x0331 |
STEEL PRINCE (IRE) |
Anthony & Sam Freedman |
William Pike |
21 |
53.5kg |
1.0kg |
111 |
| 17 |
38572×1873 |
THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ) |
Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman |
Daniel Stackhouse |
5 |
53.5kg |
|
111 |
| 0 |
853x5x2241 |
ASHRUN (FR) |
Andreas Wohler |
Declan Bates (late alt) |
24 |
53kg |
|
110 |
| 19 |
755633×760 |
WARNING |
Anthony & Sam Freedman |
Luke Currie |
8 |
53kg |
|
115 |
| 20 |
6416341×04 |
ETAH JAMES (NZ) |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
Billy Egan |
22 |
52.5kg |
|
106 |
| 21 |
3x12x1 |
TIGER MOTH (IRE) |
Aidan O’Brien |
Kerrin McEvoy |
23 |
52.5kg |
2.5kg |
114 |
| 22 |
07511×0003 |
OCEANEX (NZ) |
Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) |
Dean Yendall |
17 |
51.5kg |
|
108 |
| 23 |
1x84x40661 |
MIAMI BOUND (NZ) |
Danny O’Brien |
Daniel Moor |
13 |
51kg |
|
111 |
| 24 |
3121112121 |
PERSAN |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
Michael Dee |
20 |
51kg |
1.0kg |
107 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2020 MELBOURNE CUP HORSE PROFILES
Once the Melbourne Cup 2020 horses are confirmed, below we will take a look over a few of the key contenders in the ‘race that stops a nation’.
Below punters can stay up-to-date Melbourne Cup horses of interest that have secured a slot in the 24-horse feature race at Flemington.
TIGER MOTH
Tiger Moth. Image: @IREthoroughbred
- 4YO Bay Entire
- Breeding: by GALILEO (IRE) from LESSON IN HUMILITY (IRE)
- Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
- Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy
- Barrier: 23
- Saddlecloth: 21
- Weight: 52.5kg (includes 2.5kg penalty)
- Owners: Coolmore, Tabor, Wynaus
- Prizemoney: $352,409
- Career: 4:2-1-1
- Current 2020 Melbourne Cup Odds*: $7.50
The second Irish raider in the field for trainer Aidan O’Brien, this European three-year-old has firmed into favouritism in Melbourne Cup betting despite that wide barrier 23 draw. There was plenty of early uproar when he received a 2.5kg penalty for an overseas’ Group 3 win to make the field, but now the punters are warming! Down notably in weight he’ll be flying in his Australian race debut after carrying 58.5kg to a four length win last time out. The Irish Derby runner-up however will need to be good as no horse has won the Melbourne Cup with less than five previous career starts since the 1800’s.
ANTHONY VAN DYCK
Anthony Van Dyck (Photo: France Galop/scoopdyga.com) | Ladbrokes.com.au
- 5YO Bay Entire
- Breeding:by GALILEO (IRE) from BELIEVE’N’SUCCEED
- Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
- Jockey: Hugh Bowman
- Barrier: 3
- Saddlecloth: 1
- Weight: 58.5kg
- Owners: Coolmore, Tabor, Wynaus
- Prizemoney: $4,090,099
- Career: 18-6:4:3
- Current 2020 Melbourne Cup Odds*: $8.50
One of eight internationals in the 2020 Melbourne Cup field there is plenty of hype on this Aidan O’Brien-trained son of Galileo. O’Brien has trained the original top weight in four of the past five editions of the race and it is a tough assignment for this outstanding five-year-old should he handle the 58.5kg. Few have done so with as much weight in the past four decades, but he was excellent with the same kilos finishing second in the Caulfield Cup first-up down under.
*All 2020 Melbourne Cup odds correct at time of publish and subject to change