Cox Plate 2026 Which horses are in the field?

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We take a look at the confirmed runners in the 2026 Cox Pate to be run at Flemington on Saturday.

Aeliana heads the market just ahead of Sir Delius with online betting sites in what looks to be one of the more open editions of the Cox Plate in recent years.

Cox Plate Likely Field

Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Status
Aeliana	Chris Waller	TBC	Confirmed
Birdman	Chris Waller	TBC	Confirmed
Blind Raise	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Jamie Melham	Confirmed
Sir Delius	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Craig Williams	Confirmed
Light Infantry Man	Ciaron Maher	TBC	Confirmed
Land Legend	Ciaron Maher	Ethan Brown	Confirmed
Attrition	Mitch Freedman	Jamie Mott	Likely starter
Autumn Boy	Chris Waller	TBC	Likely starter
Ceolwulf	Joe Pride	TBC	Confirmed
Warwoven	Bjorn Baker	Rachel King	Likely starter
Cosmic Crusader	Andrea Leek	TBC	Unconfirmed
Royal Supremacy	Ciaron Maher	TBC	Unconfirmed
Middle Earth	Ciaron Maher	TBC	Unconfirmed
Saint George	Ciaron Maher	TBC	Unconfirmed
Zahrann	Ciaron Maher	TBC	Unconfirmed

Updated field breakdown: 6 confirmed, 4 likely starters and 5 unconfirmed.

Statuses reflect the updated working field, not official final declarations. Final field expected Tuesday, October 20.

Cox Plate Odds

2026 Cox Plate odds – MyBet

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · Flemington · Group 1 · 2040m

Horse	Win odds	Place odds
Aeliana	$4.40	$1.80
Sir Delius	$4.60	$1.85
Warwoven	$4.60	$1.85
Ceolwulf	$6.00	$2.15
Birdman	$10.00	$3.10
Blind Raise	$11.00	$3.30
Cosmic Crusader	$13.00	$3.80
Light Infantry Man	$18.00	$5.00
Land Legend	$21.00	$5.50
Autumn Boy	$26.00	$7.00
Saint George	$34.00	$8.50
Tom Kitten	$34.00	$8.50
Attrition	$51.00	$13.00
Lindermann	$51.00	$13.00
Treasurethe Moment	$51.00	$13.00
Zahrann	$51.00	$13.00