The 2021 Melbourne Cup will take place on Tuesday, November 2 at Flemington Racecourse. Australia’s most famous race has produced a number of surprise winners over the years, including a few that were given no hope in hell. The question is: are there any horses in this year’s field that can defy the odds?
Melbourne Cup winners by longest odds
The highest official betting price for a Melbourne Cup winner is 100/1, which was first achieved when The Pearl came from the clouds in 1871. That feat has since been matched by three other horses: Wotan (1936), Old Rowley (1940) and Prince Of Penzance (2015).
Prince Of Penzance’s win was doubly remarkable. Not only was it the first time in 75 years that a $101 shot had won the Melbourne Cup, it was also the first time a female jockey – Michelle Payne – had ridden a winner in the great race.
Long shots in 2021 Melbourne Cup betting
The Matt Cumani-trained Future Score is the biggest long shot in the 2021 Melbourne Cup field.
Having not won since the the 2020 Cranbourne Cup, the seven-year-old son of Cape Cross is a $201 rank outsider with online bookmakers for the race that stops the nation.
Several horses are set to go around as $151 chances. Johnny Get Angry, Knights Order, Carif, Miami Bound, and Port Guillaume are all set to go around at the big quote.
2021 Melbourne Cup Field
No. | Silks | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds |
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1 | ![]() |
Twilight Payment | Joseph O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 2 | 58kg | $11 |
2 | ![]() |
Incentivise | Peter Moody | Brett Prebble | 16 | 57kg | $2.50 |
3 | ![]() |
Spanish Mission | Andrew Balding | Craig Williams | 14 | 57kg | $9 |
4 | ![]() |
Verry Elleegant | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 19 | 57kg | $15 |
5 | ![]() |
Explosive Jack | C Maher & D Eustace | John Allen | 4 | 54kg | $51 |
6 | ![]() |
The Chosen One | M Baker & A Forsman | Damian Lane | 5 | 54kg | $61 |
7 | ![]() |
Delphi | A & S Freedman | Damien Oliver | 3 | 53.5kg | $41 |
8 | ![]() |
Ocean Billy | Chris Waller | Damian Thornton | 13 | 53.5kg | $101 |
9 | ![]() |
Selino | Chris Waller | Ron Stewart | 24 | 53.5kg | $151 |
10 | ![]() |
Johnny Get Angry | Denis Pagan | Lachlan King | 22 | 53kg | $101 |
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Knights Order | G Waterhouse & A Bott | Daniel Stackhouse | 9 | 53kg | $201 |
12 | ![]() |
Persan | C Maher & D Eustace | Luke Currie | 11 | 53kg | $31 |
13 | ![]() |
Carif | P & P Snowden | Blaike McDougall | 8 | 52.5kg | $201 |
14 | ![]() |
Master Of Wine | Team Hawkes | Fred Kersley | 6 | 52.5kg | $101 |
15 | ![]() |
Pondus | Robert Hickmott | Rachel King | 1 | 52.5kg | $41 |
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Grand Promenade | C Maher & D Eustace | Kerrin McEvoy | 21 | 52kg | $21 |
17 | ![]() |
Miami Bound | Danny O’Brien | Patrick Moloney | 17 | 52kg | $151 |
18 | ![]() |
Port Guillaume | Ben & JD Hayes | Harry Coffey | 23 | 52kg | $151 |
19 | ![]() |
She’s Ideel | Bjorn Baker | Craig Newitt | 20 | 52kg | $101 |
20 | ![]() |
Future Score | Matt Cumani | Dean Yendall | 15 | 51.5kg | $301 |
21 | ![]() |
Tralee Rose | Symon Wilde | Dean Holland | 12 | 51kg | $17 |
22 | ![]() |
Floating Artist | C Maher & D Eustace | Teo Nugent | 10 | 50kg | $18 |
23 | ![]() |
Great House | Chris Waller | Michael Dee | 7 | 50kg | $31 |
24 | ![]() |
Sir Lucan | G Waterhouse & A Bott | Glen Boss | 18 | 50kg | $26 |
2021 Melbourne Cup Odds
Flemington – Race 7
Lexus Melbourne Cup
Status: Open
Track Rating: Good4
Weather: FINE
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