Melbourne Cup: Order of entry, likely field for 2025 race

Tom Naghten

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Just days out from the 2025 Melbourne Cup, the final field is taking shape.

A total of 38 runners remain in contention for the two-mile showdown at Flemington on Tuesday, November 4, with that list to be whittled down to 24 before the race.

AllSportsPeople  has the latest information on the Melbourne Cup field below. 

Melbourne Cup 2025 likely field

Field subject to change. Correct as of 31/10/25. Odds via Unibet

  1. Half Yours (Tony & Calvin McEvoy) Jamie Melham 53kg ($5)
  2. Onesmoothoperator (Brian Ellison) Harry Coffey 52kg ($17)
  3. Parchment Party (William Mott) John Velazquez 52kg ($51)
  4. Torranzino (Paul Preusker) Celine Gaudray 51kg ($31)
  5. Valiant King (Chris Waller) Jye McNeil 51kg ($8)
  6. Al Riffa (Joseph O'Brien) Mark Zahra 59kg ($8)
  7. Buckaroo (Chris Waller) Craig Williams 57kg ($9)
  8. Arapaho (Bjorn Baker) Rachel King 56.5kg ($51)
  9. Vauban (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott) Blake Shinn 56.5kg ($41)
  10. Chevalier Rose (Hisashi Shimizu) Damian Lane 55.5kg ($34)
  11. Presage Nocturne (Alessandro Botti) Stephane Pasquier 55.5kg ($9)
  12. Furthur (Andrew Balding) Michael Dee 52kg ($26)
  13. Middle Earth (Ciaron Maher) Ethan Brown 54.5kg ($34)
  14. Meydaan (Simon & Ed Crisford) James McDonald 54kg ($13)
  15. Land Legend (Chris Waller) 53.5kg Joao Moreira ($101)
  16. Smokin' Romans (Ciaron Maher) 53.5kg Ben Melham ($101)
  17. Absurde (Willie Mullins) Kerrin McEvoy 53.5kg ($17)
  18. Flatten The Curve (Henk Grewe) Thore-Hammer Hansen 53.kg ($34)
  19. River Of Stars (Chris Waller) 51.5kg Beau Mertens ($17)
  20. More Felons (Chris Waller) Tommy Berry 53kg ($51)
  21. Goodie Two Shoes (Joseph O'Brien) Wayne Lordan 51.5kg ($34)
  22. Changingoftheguard (Kris Lees) Tim Clark 53kg ($101)
  23. Athabascan (John O'Shea & Tom Charlton) Declan Bates 51.5kg ($101)
  24. Royal Supremacy (Ciaron Maher) Robbie Dolan 51kg ($34)

When is the Melbourne Cup?

This year's Melbourne Cup will be held on Tuesday, November 4.

As the feature event at Flemington Racecourse, the race is scheduled to start at 3:00 pm AEDT.

What channel is the Melbourne Cup on?

This year's Melbourne Cup will be broadcast live on free-to-air via Channel 9.

How to live stream Melbourne Cup

If you can't get to a TV on raceday, this year's Melbourne Cup will be available to stream live on 9Now, which the Nine network's streaming platform.

Racing.com will also stream the race live via their app and websites.

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