The final field and barrier draw for the 2026 Melbourne Cup (3200m) have not yet been completed. Once they are confirmed after final declarations on Saturday 31 October, Justhorseracing will publish its predicted finishing order.
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2026 Predicted Finishing Order
The predicted finishing order for the 2026 Melbourne Cup will be published here after the final field and barrier draw are confirmed.
How do you determine the finishing order?
The predicted finishing order is based on a range of factors. These include but aren’t limited to;
- Breeding & bloodlines.
- Horses form with track and condition both in Australia and abroad.
- Barrier Draw
- Weights
- Jockey & Trainer
How accurate is the predicted finishing order?
The Melbourne Cup is one of the hardest races on the planet to predict given the large field and form lines from all across the globe. So predicting the finishing order is a near impossible task. While we do our best we also expect our readers to take our predicted results with a grain of salt.
Despite this we have had reasonable success in the past tipping winners including 2017 year’s winner Almandin who won paying $11.
