You’ve drawn your number, now find out if it’s any good. Here’s the whole Cup field by sweep number with the Ladbrokes win and place price an hour before they jump at 3:00pm AEDT.
Hopewell Rock (12) is favourite at $6.50 and $2.80 the place, Point of Law (20) is $8, and the rest run from $10 out to $51. Asterix (9) was scratched by stewards this morning, so there are 23 left and whoever drew 9 is out of luck.
Race: Lexus Melbourne Cup (G1), Race 7, Flemington
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Start: 3:00pm AEDT (2:30pm Adelaide, 2:00pm Brisbane, 1:30pm Darwin, 12:00pm Perth)
Distance: 3200m, Group 1 handicap, $10.2 million
Track: Soft 5, rail out 3m entire circuit
Field: 23 runners (Asterix scratched)
Bet: Melbourne Cup odds at Ladbrokes
Every Melbourne Cup Runner by Sweep Number
| No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | Win | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sons And Lovers | 3 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Joseph O’Brien | 57.5kg | $23 | $7 |
| 2 | Trustyourinstinct | 18 | James McDonald | Joseph O’Brien | 57kg | $10 | $3.60 |
| 3 | Knight’s Choice | 2 | Robbie Dolan | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | 56.5kg | $41 | $10 |
| 4 | Middle Earth | 1 | Mark Zahra | Ciaron Maher | 56.5kg | $17 | $5.50 |
| 5 | Vauban | 22 | Jordan Childs | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 56.5kg | $41 | $10 |
| 6 | Enfjaar | 8 | Ray Dawson | Roger Varian | 56kg | $26 | $7.50 |
| 7 | Royal Supremacy | 21 | Ben Allen | Ciaron Maher | 56kg | $51 | $13 |
| 8 | Wine Dark Sea | 23 | Damian Lane | Harry Charlton | 56kg | $41 | $10 |
| 9 | Asterix | 6 | Jye McNeil | Chris Waller | 55kg | Scratched | Scratched |
| 10 | Goodie Two Shoes | 19 | Wayne Lordan | Joseph O’Brien | 55kg | $23 | $7 |
| 11 | Juja Kibo | 14 | Sam Clipperton | Ciaron Maher | 55kg | $12 | $4.40 |
| 12 | Hopewell Rock | 15 | Zac Lloyd | George Boughey | 54.5kg | $6.50 | $2.80 |
| 13 | Onesmoothoperator | 13 | Declan Bates | Tim Fitzsimmons | 54.5kg | $51 | $13 |
| 14 | Soul Of Spain | 5 | Tommy Berry | Chris Waller | 54.5kg | $19 | $6 |
| 15 | Zahrann | 11 | Ben Melham | Ciaron Maher | 54.5kg | $35 | $9.50 |
| 16 | So You Are | 7 | Rachel King | Bjorn Baker | 54kg | $10 | $3.80 |
| 17 | Future History | 12 | Jamie Melham | Gregory Hickman | 53.5kg | $46 | $12 |
| 18 | James J Braddock | 24 | Craig Williams | Joseph O’Brien | 53.5kg | $23 | $7 |
| 19 | Kizlyar | 20 | Beau Mertens | Joseph O’Brien | 53.5kg | $46 | $12 |
| 20 | Point Of Law | 9 | Ethan Brown | Ciaron Maher | 53kg | $8 | $3.20 |
| 21 | Strictly Business | 4 | Dean Yendall | Thomas Carberry | 53kg | $51 | $13 |
| 22 | Mr Monaco | 16 | Jabez Johnstone | Ciaron Maher | 52.5kg | $26 | $7.50 |
| 23 | Zakouma | 10 | William Pike | Grahame Begg | 52kg | $26 | $7.50 |
| 24 | Shockletz | 17 | Harry Coffey | Ciaron Maher | 51kg | $12 | $4.40 |
Drew Number 9? Asterix Is Out
Asterix was withdrawn by Racing Victoria stewards on Tuesday morning after a race-day treatment breach, and the Cup has no emergencies, so nobody replaces him. If you drew 9 you’ve drawn a blank. How your sweep handles it is up to whoever’s running it: most either redraw the number or hand the money back.
Drew the Favourite?
Hopewell Rock (number 12) is $6.50 the win and $2.80 the place at Ladbrokes. George Boughey’s Ebor runner-up opened at $9.50 in the Ladbrokes final-field market and punters have come for him all morning, with Point of Law (number 20) going the other way, $6.50 out to $8, on a track he’s never raced on wet.
Drew a Roughie?
Every Cup runner has earned its spot, and the roughies in this field have form to point to. Knight’s Choice (number 3) won this race in 2024 at $91. Vauban (number 5) is in for his fourth Cup and has 6 wins from 15 starts on rain-affected tracks. Mr Monaco (number 22) won The Bart Cummings on a Heavy 8 at this track a month ago. Hold the ticket until they’ve gone past the post.
For the full market in one place, see Melbourne Cup odds, and for every runner’s form, see the full Melbourne Cup field.
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Melbourne Cup 2026 Results
| 20. Point Of Law (9) 53kg141×1 | |||
| 15. Zahrann (11) 54.5kgx4106 | |||
| 11. Juja Kibo (14) 55kgx3211 | |||
| 1. Sons And Lovers (3) 57.5kg44512 | |||
| 7. Royal Supremacy (21) 56kg1×910 | |||
| 24. Shockletz (17) 51kg64162 | |||
| 18. James J Braddock (24) 53.5kg136×6 | |||
| 16. So You Are (7) 54kg21111 | |||
| 12. Hopewell Rock (15) 54.5kg3612x | |||
| 4. Middle Earth (1) 56.5kg87898 | |||
| 2. Trustyourinstinct (18) 57kg21214 | |||
| 3. Knight’s Choice (2) 56.5kgx0930 | |||
| 14. Soul Of Spain (5) 54.5kg68378 | |||
| 23. Zakouma (10) 52kgx6650 | |||
| 6. Enfjaar (8) 56kg381×3 | |||
| 19. Kizlyar (20) 53.5kg1x2x0 | |||
| 22. Mr Monaco (16) 52.5kgx4013 | |||
| 21. Strictly Business (4) 53kg2×000 | |||
| 8. Wine Dark Sea (23) 56kg151×0 | |||
| 17. Future History (12) 53.5kgx3249 | |||
| 13. Onesmoothoperator (13) 54.5kg9×090 | |||
| 10. Goodie Two Shoes (19) 55kgx8210 | |||
| 5. Vauban (22) 56.5kg133×9 | |||
| 9. Asterix (6)SCRATCHED: | |||