Check out our Melbourne Cup – Runner by Runner for information on all the runners, and our top 4 Melbourne Cup tips and Flemington selections from our tipster panel.

The 2024 Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw have now been held.

No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 VAUBAN (FR) Willie Mullins William Buick 11 55.5kg
2 BUCKAROO (GB) Chris Waller Joao Moreira 21 54.5kg
3 CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) Ciaron Maher Mark Zahra 24 54.5kg
4 WARP SPEED (JPN) Noboru Takagi Akira Sugawara 3 54.5kg
5 KOVALICA (NZ) Chris Waller Damian Lane 17 53.5kg
6 SHARP ’N’ SMART (NZ) Graeme & Deborah Rogerson Michael Dee 15 53.5kg
7 JUST FINE (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jye McNeil 13 53kg
8 LAND LEGEND (FR) Chris Waller Zac Purton 18 53kg
9 ABSURDE (FR) Willie Mullins Kerrin McEvoy 7 52.5kg
10 ATHABASCAN (FR) John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Zac Lloyd (a) 2 52kg
11 KNIGHT’S CHOICE John Symons & Sheila Laxon Robbie Dolan 6 51.5kg
12 OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) Ciaron Maher Ms Jamie Kah 10 51kg
13 ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA) Brian Ellison Craig Williams 12 51kg
14 ZARDOZI James Cummings Andrea Atzeni 4 51kg
15 SEA KING (GB) Harry Eustace Ms Hollie Doyle 1 50.5kg
16 VALIANT KING (GB) Chris Waller Craig Newitt 22 50.5kg
17 FANCY MAN (IRE) Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Ron Stewart 19 50kg
18 INTERPRETATION (IRE) Ciaron Maher Teo Nugent 14 50kg
19 MANZOICE Chris Waller Declan Bates 8 50kg
20 MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Karis Teetan 16 50kg
21 POSITIVITY (NZ) Andrew Forsman Ms Winona Costin 20 50kg
22 SAINT GEORGE (GB) Ciaron Maher Tyler Schiller 9 50kg
23 THE MAP Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray Ms Rachel King 23 50kg
24 TRUST IN YOU (NZ) Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley Mark Du Plessis 5 50kg