Melbourne Cup Order Of Entry, Horses & Odds – 2025

The Melbourne Cup order of entry is always a hot topic among racing enthusiasts, as horses compete for a coveted spot in the prestigious race, which offers over $10 million in prize money.

With a field limited to 24 runners, every position in the order of entry becomes critical. Below is a list of the nominated horses and their current standing in the race’s order of entry.

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Melbourne Cup 2025 Order Of Entry:

Updated October 27th 2025:

	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty
1	HALF YOURS	G	5	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	1=	53kg	2.0kg
2	ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA)	G	8	Brian Ellison	1=	52kg	1.0kg
3	PARCHMENT PARTY (USA)	H	5	William Mott	1=	52kg
4	TORRANZINO (NZ)	G	6	Paul Preusker	1=	51kg
5	VALIANT KING (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	1=	51kg
6	AL RIFFA (FR)	H	6	Joseph O’Brien	6	59kg
7	BUCKAROO (GB)	G	7	Chris Waller	7	57kg
8	ARAPAHO (FR)	G	9	Bjorn Baker	8	56.5kg
9	VAUBAN (FR)	G	8	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	9	56.5kg
10	CHEVALIER ROSE (JPN)	H	8	Hisashi Shimizu	10	55.5kg
11	PRESAGE NOCTURNE (IRE)	H	6	Alessandro Botti	11	55.5kg
12	FURTHUR (IRE)	H	4	Andrew Balding	12	52kg
13	MIDDLE EARTH (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher	13	54.5kg
14	ZARDOZI	M	5	Ciaron Maher	14	52.5kg
15	MEYDAAN (IRE)	G	5	Simon & Ed Crisford	15	54kg
16	LAND LEGEND (FR)	G	6	Chris Waller	16	53.5kg
17	SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ)	G	9	Ciaron Maher	17	53.5kg
18	ABSURDE (FR)	G	8	Willie Mullins	18	53.5kg
19	FLATTEN THE CURVE (FR)	G	7	Henk Grewe	19	53.5kg
20	RIVER OF STARS (IRE)	M	7	Chris Waller	20	51.5kg
21	MORE FELONS (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	21	53kg
22	GOODIE TWO SHOES (IRE)	M	7	Joseph O’Brien	22	51.5kg
23	CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE)	G	7	Kris Lees	23	53kg
24	ATHABASCAN (FR)	G	7	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	24	51.5kg
25	POINT KING (IRE)	G	7	Anthony & Sam Freedman	25	51.5kg
26	ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE)	G	5	Ciaron Maher	26	51kg
27	MARK TWAIN (NZ)	G	6	Roger James & Robert Wellwood	27	51kg
28	BIRDMAN (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	28	51kg
29	POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE)	G	7	Anthony & Sam Freedman	29	51kg
30	SCARY (NZ)	H	4	Emma-Lee & David Browne	30	51kg
31	TRAV (NZ)	G	6	Raymond Connors	31	51kg
32	ETNA ROSSO (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller	32	51kg
33	BRAYDEN STAR (GB)	G	7	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	33	51kg
34	GRAND PIERRO	G	6	Jason Warren	34	51kg
35	WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB)	G	6	Glen Thompson	35	51kg
36	INTERPRETATION (IRE)	G	8	Ciaron Maher	36	51kg
37	GILDED WATER (GB)	G	5	Ciaron Maher	37	51kg
38	DON DIEGO DE VEGA (FR)	G	6	Annabel & Rob Archibald	38	51kg
39	SAYEDATY SADATY (IRE)	G	5	Ciaron Maher	39	51kg
40	FERNAO (IRE)	G	7	Annabel & Rob Archibald	40	51kg
41	GOLDEN SNAP (JPN)	M	6	Katsunori Tanaka	41	51.5kg
42	ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE)	G	6	Kris Lees	42	52kg
43	CLEVELAND (IRE)	G	8	Kris Lees	43=	51kg
44	DASHING DUCHESS (NZ)	M	6	Symon Wilde	43=	51kg
45	KINGS VALLEY (IRE)	G	5	Ciaron Maher	43=	51kg
46	QUIETNESS (GB)	M	6	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	43=	51kg
47	SO YOU ARE	G	4	Stirling Osland	43=	51kg
48	STAR OF INDIA (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	43=	51kg