Every year the Melbourne Cup order of entry becomes a major talking point between racing fans as horses vie for a start in the race worth more than $7 million dollars.
24 horses can run in the Melbourne Cup Field. Below are the runners who are nominated for the race and where they sit in the order of entry into the field.
2019 Order of Entry
The order of entry for the 2019 Melbourne Cup will be released here and updated regularly closer to the Spring Carnival. You can see the latest odds and fancied runners on our Melbourne Cup page.
Runners marked in GREEN are ballot exempt and have a guaranteed spot in the field.
Runners marked in RED are ruled out of the race due to injuries or bypassing race.
Runners marked in BLUE are unlikely to run in the race.
Runners marked with NP have not passed the ballot clause.
Odds 💰: View the Odds for the Melbourne Cup 2019
Melbourne Cup 2019 Order Of Entry:
As at 31st October, 2019.
| Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MER DE GLACE (JPN) | H | 5 | Hisashi Shimizu | 1= | 56kg | 1.0kg | ||
| 2 | SURPRISE BABY (NZ) | G | 5 | Paul Preusker | 1= | 53.5kg | 1.0kg | ||
| 3 | STEEL PRINCE (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony Freedman | 1= | 52.5kg | |||
| 4 | CROSS COUNTER (GB) | G | 5 | Charlie Appleby | 4 | 57.5kg | |||
| 5 | MIRAGE DANCER (GB) | H | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 5 | 55.5kg | |||
| 6 | SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 6 | 55.5kg | |||
| 7 | CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE) | H | 4 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 7 | 52.5kg | |||
| 8 | MASTER OF REALITY (IRE) | G | 5 | Joseph O’Brien | 8 | 55.5kg | |||
| 9 | IL PARADISO (USA) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien | 9 | 52.5kg | |||
| 10 | LATROBE (IRE) | H | 5 | Joseph O’Brien | 10 | 55kg | |||
| 11 | MUSTAJEER (GB) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 11 | 55kg | |||
| 12 | HUNTING HORN (IRE) | H | 5 | Aidan O’Brien | 12 | 55kg | |||
| 13 | ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 13 | 55kg | |||
| 14 | MAGIC WAND (IRE) | M | 5 | Aidan O’Brien | 14 | 53.5kg | |||
| 15 | TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) | G | 7 | Joseph O’Brien | 15 | 55kg | |||
| 16 | PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) | G | 7 | Charlie Fellowes | 16 | 54kg | 1.0kg | ||
| 17 | FINCHE (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 17 | 54kg | |||
| 18 | RAYMOND TUSK (IRE) | H | 5 | Richard Hannon | 18 | 54kg | |||
| 19 | VOW AND DECLARE | G | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 19 | 52kg | |||
| 20 | YOUNGSTAR | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 20 | 52kg | |||
| 21 | NEUFBOSC (FR) | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 21 | 53.5kg | |||
| 22 | SOUND (GER) | H | 7 | Michael Moroney | 22 | 53.5kg | |||
| 23 | THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ) | H | 4 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 23 | 52kg | 0.5kg | ||
| 24 | DOWNDRAFT (IRE) | H | 5 | Joseph O’Brien | 24 | 53.5kg | |||
| 25 | PATRICK ERIN (NZ) | G | 8 | Chris Waller | 25 | 53kg | |||
| 26 | TRUE SELF (IRE) | M | 7 | William Mullins | 26 | 51.5kg | |||
| 27 | SIR CHARLES ROAD | G | 6 | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | 27 | 52.5kg | |||
| 28 | GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR) | H | 7 | Archie Alexander | 28 | 52.5kg | |||
| 29 | DAL HARRAILD (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 29 | 52.5kg | |||
| 30 | GREY LION (IRE) | G | 8 | Matthew Smith | 30 | 52.5kg | |||
| 31 | HAKY (IRE) | G | 6 | John Hammond | 31 | 52kg | |||
| 32 | BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 32 | 51.5kg | |||
| 33 | AZURO (FR) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 33 | 50.5kg | |||
| 34 | HUSH WRITER (JPN) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 34 | 50kg | |||
| 35 | VALAC (IRE) | G | 8 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 35 | 50kg | |||
| 36 | SULLY (NZ) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 36 | 50kg | |||
| 37 | WALL OF FIRE (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 37 | 50kg |
