2025 Melbourne Cup odds and sweepstake kit

Sport Nation • November 3rd, 2025 8:22 pm

The field for the 165th running of the Melbourne Cup has been locked in.

Will Half Yours take their form from the Caulfield Cup and go the 3,200 metres to convert it into glory at Flemington Racecourse? Or can another play disruptor on the biggest day of 2025's racing calendar?

The Trackside team are pulling out all the stops this Tuesday with Emily Murphy and Guy Heveldt hosting coverage from 11am, before Greg O'Connor and Brittany Graham take their post from 3pm through to 7, all on Trackside 1.

Trackside Premier will see Emily Murphy and Guy Heveldt being joined by Pip Morris, plus Sport Nation's Scotty Stevenson, for a one-hour special broadcasting on TVNZ and also trackside.co.nz from 4.30pm with the race set to begin at 5pm.

Aidan Rodley and Brittany Taylor will also be reporting live from Flemington Racecourse throughout the day on Trackside 1 and Trackside Premier.

The Sweepstake Kit

Print it out, fill in the names from the field below (if using the blank kit) and make the draw with your colleagues ahead of the big race.

The Field and the Odds

Here are all 24 horses, including who their trainers are, which barrier they picked up in the draw and each jockey's listed weight for the race.

All TAB odds are current at the time of publishing - R18, please gamble responsibly - see the market for Flemington Race 7 here.

1. Al Riffa (Barrier 19)
Jockey: Mark Zahra, 59kg / Trainer: Joseph O'Brien
$7 to win, $2.90 to place

2. Buckaroo (12)
Jockey: Craig Williams, 57kg / Trainer: Chris Waller
$10 to win, $3.70 to place

3. Arapaho (15)
Jockey: Rachel King, 56.6kg / Trainer: Bjorn Baker
$41 to win, $11 to place

4. Vauban (2)
Jockey: Blake Shunn, 56.5kg / Trainer: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott
$23 to win, $7 to place

5. Chevalier Rose (5)
Jockey: Damian Lane, 55.5kg / Trainer: Hisashi Shimizu
$34 to win, $9.50 to place

6. Presage Nocturne (9)
Jockey: Stephane Pasquier, 55.5kg / Trainer: Alessandro Botti
$8.50 to win, $3.40 to place

7. Middle Earth (13)
Jockey: Ethan Brown, 54.5kg / Trainer: Ciaron Maher
$41 to win, $11 to place

8. Meydaan (22)
Jockey: James McDonald, 54kg / Trainer: Simon & Ed Crisford
$26 to win, $7.50 to place

9. Absurde (4)
Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy, 53.5kg / Trainer: Willie Mullins
$19 to win, $6 to place

10. Flatten The Curve (17)
Jockey: Thore Hammer-Hansen, 53.5kg / Trainer: Henk Grewe
$19 to win, $6 to place

11. Land Legend (16)
Jockey: Joao Moreira, 53.5kg / Trainer: Chris Waller
$61 to win, $14 to place

12. Smokin' Romans (11)
Jockey: Ben Melham, 53.5kg / Trainer: Ciaron Maher
$61 to win, $14 to place

13. Changingoftheguard (24)
Jockey: Tim Clark, 53kg / Trainer: Kris Lees
$61 to win, $14 to place

14. Half Yours (8)
Jockey: Jamie Melham, 53kg / Trainer: Tony & Calvin McEvoy
$7.50 to win, $3.10 to place

15. More Felons (23)
Jockey: Tommy Berry, 53kg / Trainer: Chris Waller
$41 to win, $11 to place

16. Onesmoothoperator (6)
Jockey: Harry Coffey, 53kg / Trainer: Brian Ellison
$31 to win, $8.50 to place

17. Furthur (7)
Jockey: Michael Dee, 52kg / Trainer: Andrew Balding
$26 to win, $7.50 to place

18. Parchment Party (3)
Jockey: John R Velazquez, 52kg / Trainer: William I Mott
$51 to win, $13 to place

19. Athabascan (1)
Jockey: Declan Bates, 51.5kg / Trainer: John O'Shea and Tom Charlton
$81 to win, $18 to place

20. Goodie Two Shoes (20)
Jockey: W M Lordan, 51.5kg / Trainer: Joseph O'Brien
$41 to win, $11 to place

21. River Of Stars (14)
Jockey: Beau Merten, 51.5kg / Trainer: Chris Waller
$15 to win, $5 to place

22. Royal Supremacy (21)
Jockey: Robbie Dolan / Trainer: Ciaron Maher
$26 to win, $7.50 to place

23. Torranzino (18)
Jockey: Celine Gaudray, 51kg / Trainer: Paul Preusker
$34 to win, $9.50 to place

24. Valiant King (10)
Jockey: Jye NcNeil, 51kg / Trainer: Chris Waller
$9 to win, $3.50 to place

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