Which horse has the longest 2023 Melbourne Cup odds?

True Marvel is the opens as the biggest outsider in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. (Photo by Alice Miles/Racing Photos)

The 2023 Melbourne Cup will take place on Tuesday, November 7 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 2023 Melbourne Cup betting

True Marvel and Sheraz are the long shots in the 2023 Melbourne Cup field, with both priced over $100.00 with online bookmakers for the race that stops the nation.

2023 Melbourne Cup Field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Odds
1	Gold Trip	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	James McDonald	2	58.5kg	+340
2	Alenquer	Michael Moroney	Damien Oliver	9	56.5kg	+5000
3	Without A Fight	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Mark Zahra	16	56.5kg	+600
4	Breakup	Tatsuya Yoshioka	Kohei Matsuyama	18	55kg	+1700
5	Vauban	Willie Mullins	Ryan Moore	3	55kg	+240
6	Soulcombe	Chris Waller	Joao Moreira	4	53.5kg	+1000
7	Absurde	Willie Mullins	Zac Purton	8	53kg	+2200
8	Right You Are	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	15	53kg	+7000
9	Vow And Declare	Danny O’Brien	Billy Egan	19	53kg	+3000
10	Cleveland	Kris Lees	Michael Dee	23	52kg	+2600
11	Ashrun	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Kerrin McEvoy	11	51.5kg	+4000
12	Daqiansweet Junior	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	12	51.5kg	+9000
13	Okita Soushi	Joseph O’Brien	Dylan Gibbons	20	51.5kg	+7000
14	Sheraz	Chris Waller	Beau Mertens	22	51.5kg	+12500
15	Lastotchka	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Craig Williams	21	51kg	+2500
16	Magical Lagoon	Chris Waller	Mark Du Plessis	7	51kg	+9000
17	Military Mission	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Rachel King	5	51kg	+4500
18	Serpentine	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jye McNeil	1	51kg	+6000
19	Virtuous Circle	Liam Howley	Craig Newitt	6	51kg	+9000
20	More Felons	Chris Waller	Jamie Kah	24	50.5kg	+3000
21	Future History	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Hollie Doyle	13	50kg	+2600
22	Interpretation	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Teo Nugent	17	50kg	+6000
23	Kalapour	Kris Lees	Zac Lloyd	14	50kg	+5000
24	True Marvel	Matthew Smith	Ben Thompson	10	50kg	+15000