2024 Melbourne Cup Odds - Vauban and Buckaroo lead Flemington betting

Jon Vine

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Last updated: 02 Nov 2024

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Jon Vine 02 Nov 2024

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Latest odds and betting for the 2024 Melbourne Cup
"The race that stops a nation" takes place at Flemington on Tuesday 5th November
Vauban and Buckaroo lead the UK betting at 5/1

Jockey Mark Zahra celebrates winning on his horse Without A Fight in the 6 million USD Melbourne Cup. (Getty)

On the fifth of November, a field of talented stayers from all over the world will enter the stalls at Flemington racecourse ahead of the 2024 Melbourne Cup.

There's now less than six weeks to go before "the race that stops a nation" hits our screens and the betting is beginning to hot up. Let's take a look through the latest Melbourne Cup odds and run through the entries.

2024 Melbourne Cup Odds

Name	Odds
Vauban	5/1
Buckaroo	5/1
Absurde	8/1
Sea King	10/1
Onesmoothoperator	10/1
Land Legend	14/1
Bar	16/1

2024 Melbourne Cup Entries

After a fine effort in the Caulfield Cup, Chris Waller's Buckaroo has been backed into joint-favouritism for Tuesday's main event. However, favourite backers won't have been celebrating after today's draw, when Buckaroo was drawn wide out in stall 21.

Willie Mullins' Vauban also sits atop the betting and, like last year, William Buick's mount landed a kind draw in stall eleven. Stablemate Absurde, who performed much better than Vauban when seventh in the race 12 months ago, was drawn in stall seven and will be partnered by top jockey Kerrin McEvoy.

Between them, Chris Waller and Ciaran Maher account for over a third of the final field. Along with Buckaroo, Waller runs Caulfield Cup third Land Legend, and former Grade One winner Kovalica. Maher's assault will be led by Geelong Cup runner-up Interpretation, with Okita Soushi, Saint George and Circle Of Fire also representing the 2022 winning trainer.

Victory in the Geelong Cup thrust Brian Ellison's Onesmoothoperator into Melbourne Cup contention. Harry Eustace's raider, Sea King landed a tricky draw down in stall one. Sole Japanese entrant, Warp Speed also landed a low draw in gate three.