Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 1, 2021 Journalists Share Posted November 1, 2021 What 2021 Melbourne Cup Where Flemington Racecourse – Flemington VIC, 3031 When Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | 3:00pm AEDT | Race 7 Prizemoney $7,750,000 Distance 3200m Status Group 1 Race Conditions Open Handicap, Three-Years-Old and Upwards 2020 Melbourne Cup Winner Twilight Payment – 55.5kg (12) | Jockey: Jye McNeil | Trainer: Joseph O’Brien Recommended Betting Top Horse Racing Bookies If you are looking for the latest on the horses in the 2021 Melbourne Cup field, you have come to the right place. The final list of 24 runners was confirmed on Saturday, October 30, just before the Melbourne Cup barrier draw was carried out at Flemington Racecourse. 2021 Melbourne Cup Horses No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 1 Twilight Payment Joseph O’Brien Jye McNeil 2 58kg $11 2 Incentivise Peter Moody Brett Prebble 16 57kg $2.50 3 Spanish Mission Andrew Balding Craig Williams 14 57kg $9 4 Verry Elleegant Chris Waller James McDonald 19 57kg $15 5 Explosive Jack C Maher & D Eustace John Allen 4 54kg $51 6 The Chosen One M Baker & A Forsman Damian Lane 5 54kg $61 7 Delphi A & S Freedman Damien Oliver 3 53.5kg $41 8 Ocean Billy Chris Waller Damian Thornton 13 53.5kg $101 9 Selino Chris Waller Ron Stewart 24 53.5kg $151 10 Johnny Get Angry Denis Pagan Lachlan King 22 53kg $101 11 Knights Order G Waterhouse & A Bott Daniel Stackhouse 9 53kg $201 12 Persan C Maher & D Eustace Luke Currie 11 53kg $31 13 Carif P & P Snowden Blaike McDougall 8 52.5kg $201 14 Master Of Wine Team Hawkes Fred Kersley 6 52.5kg $101 15 Pondus Robert Hickmott Rachel King 1 52.5kg $41 16 Grand Promenade C Maher & D Eustace Kerrin McEvoy 21 52kg $21 17 Miami Bound Danny O’Brien Patrick Moloney 17 52kg $151 18 Port Guillaume Ben & JD Hayes Harry Coffey 23 52kg $151 19 She’s Ideel Bjorn Baker Craig Newitt 20 52kg $101 20 Future Score Matt Cumani Dean Yendall 15 51.5kg $301 21 Tralee Rose Symon Wilde Dean Holland 12 51kg $17 22 Floating Artist C Maher & D Eustace Teo Nugent 10 50kg $18 23 Great House Chris Waller Michael Dee 7 50kg $31 24 Sir Lucan G Waterhouse & A Bott Glen Boss 18 50kg $26 2021 Melbourne Cup Horses Profiles Twilight Payment Twilight Payment T: Joseph O’Brien J: Jye McNeil Age: 9YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Teofilo Dam: Dream On Buddy Win: $13.00 Place: $4.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Twilight Payment Career: 36: 9-11-8 Flemington: 2: 1-0-0 Distance: 5: 2-1-1 Wet: 18: 5-4-6 Good: 18: 4-7-2 Group 1: 6: 1-0-1 Win %: 25% Place %: 78% Melbourne Cup Results for Twilight Payment Melbourne Cup Results Year No. Result Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 2020 6 Twilight Payment finishes 1st of 23 Joseph O’Brien Jye McNeil 12 55.5kg $26 2019 10 Twilight Payment finishes 11th of 24 Joseph O’Brien Hugh Bowman 19 55kg $41 Can Twilight Payment win The Cup? Twilight Payment’s second-place to Sonnyboyliston is more than good enough to be competitive here. If he can match it with race favourite Incentivise throughout, we know the 3200m is right up his alley and in a front running role could be hard to run down once again. Last Star: Twilight Payment 2nd to Sonnyboyliston – 2021 Irish St Leger Featured casinos Incentivise Incentivise T: Peter Moody J: Brett Prebble Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Stallion Sire: Savabeel Dam: The Glitzy One Win: $2.40 Place: $1.45 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Incentivise Career: 12: 9-0-0 Flemington: 2: 2-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 5: 5-0-0 Good: 7: 4-0-0 Group 1: 3: 3-0-0 Win %: 75% Place %: 75% Melbourne Cup results for Incentivise The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Incentivise’s first start in the great race. Can Incentivise win The Cup? He is the favourite for the 2021 Melbourne Cup for a reason — his wins in the Makybe Diva Stakes and Turnbull Stakes were impressive, but his win in the Caulfield Cup was nothing short of breathtaking. He is the one to beat and should be giving Peter Moody his first Melbourne Cup success. Last Start: Incentivise wins the 2021 Caulfield Cup Featured casinos Spanish Mission Spanish Mission T: Andrew Balding J: Craig Williams Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Stallion Sire: Noble Mission Dam: Street Cry Win: $7.00 Place: $2.50 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Spanish Mission Career: 18: 6-4-3 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 5: 0-2-0 Wet: 2: 1-0-0 Good: 12: 4-3-2 Group 1: 2: 0-0-0 Win %: 33% Place %: 72% Melbourne Cup results for Spanish Mission The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Spanish Mission first start in the great race. Can Spanish Mission win The Cup? When you have taken one of the all-time greatest stayers to within a half-head at your last start, you must be taken seriously in Melbourne Cup calculations. If Incentivise was not in this race, Spanish Mission would arguably start as an odds-on pop based on that effort in the Lonsdale Cup. With Craig Williams on board, he is a big chance to upset the Incentivise parade on the first Tuesday in November. Last Start: Spanish Mission runs 2nd to Stradivarius in the Lonsdale Cup Featured casinos Verry Elleegant Verry Elleegant T: Chris Waller J: James McDonald Age: 6YO Color: Brown Sex: Mare Sire: Zed Dam: Opulence Win: $15.00 Place: $4.50 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Verry Elleegant Career: 33: 14-7-3 Flemington: 7: 1-1-1 Distance: 1: 0-0-0 Wet: 19: 11-3-2 Good: 14: 3-4-1 Group 1: 22: 9-5-1 Win %: 42% Place %: 73% Melbourne Cup Results for Verry Elleegant Melbourne Cup Results Year No. Result Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 2020 7 Verry Elleegant finishes 7th of 23 Chris Waller Mark Zahra 15 55.5kg $10 Can Verry Elleegant win The Cup? Verry Ellegant chased home Incentivise when finishing fourth to him in the Turnbull Stakes, but bounced back with an impressive third-place finish in the Cox Plate. The step up to 3200m from 2040m is going to be tricky, but she has been Australia’s best horse over the best two years and if she is at her very best, who is to say she cannot give the Cup as shake? Last Start: Verry Elleegant 3rd to State Of Rest – 2021 Cox Plate Featured casinos Explosive Jack Explosive Jack T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace J: John Allen Age: 4YO Color: Bay Sex: Stallion Sire: Jakkalberry Dam: Extra Explosive Win: $34.00 Place: $9.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Explosive Jack Career: 12: 5-1-2 Flemington: 2: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 7: 3-1-0 Good: 5: 2-0-2 Group 1: 6: 2-0-1 Win %: 42% Place %: 67% Melbourne Cup results for Explosive Jack The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Explosive Jack first start in the great race. Can Explosive Jack win The Cup? He showed in his three-year-old season that he has a strong will to win, but Explosive Jack might find a handful of these a bit too good for his liking. We have no doubt he will see out the 3200m, but we are expecting a midfield finish for the two-time Group 1 winner. Last Start: Explosive Jack runs 17th to Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup Featured casinos The Chosen One The Chosen One T: Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman J: Damian Lane Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Stallion Sire: Savabeel Dam: The Glitzy One Win: $51.00 Place: $14.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for The Chosen One Career: 35: 6-5-3 Flemington: 4: 1-0-0 Distance: 4: 0-1-0 Wet: 13: 0-1-3 Good: 22: 6-4-0 Group 1: 16: 0-2-2 Win %: 17% Place %: 40% Melbourne Cup Results for The Chosen One Melbourne Cup Results Year No. Result Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 2020 17 The Chosen One finishes 4th of 23 Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Daniel Stackhouse 5 53.5kg $41 2019 22 The Chosen One finishes 17th of 24 Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Tim Clark 18 52kg $31 Can The Chosen One win The Cup? A win seems unlikely, but if he brings the same sort of intent that he closed off with in the Herbert Power Stakes he is an outside top four chance for this years Melbourne Cup. Last Start: The Chosen One 14th to Incentivise – 2021 Caulfield Cup Featured casinos Delphi Delphi T: Anthony & Sam Freedman J: Damien Oliver Age: 5YO Color: Bay Sex: Stallion Sire: Galileo Dam: Bye Bye Birdie Win: $34.00 Place: $9.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Delphi Career: 10: 5-1-0 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 3: 1-0-0 Good: 7: 4-1-0 Group 1: 1: 0-0-0 Win %: 50% Place %: 60% Melbourne Cup results for Delphi The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Delphi’s first start in the great race. Can Delphi win The Cup? Delphi’s win in the Herbert Power Stakes two starts back suggested he was the only one to challenge Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup, however he faded badly late to be beaten by 11-lengths after leading the field up. He has been aimed towards the Melbourne Cup for the past nine-months and if he can see out the 3200m, he is a in contention to be in the finish. Last Start: Delphi runs 13th to Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup Featured casinos Ocean Billy Ocean Billy T: Chris Waller J: Damien Thornton Age: 6YO Color: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Ocean Park Dam: Cool Storm Win: $126.00 Place: $32.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Ocean Billy Career: 25: 7-1-1 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 11: 1-1-0 Good: 14: 6-0-1 Group 1: 4: 1-0-0 Win %: 28% Place %: 36% Melbourne Cup results for Ocean Billy The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Ocean Billy first start in the great race. Can Ocean Billy win The Cup? It was a midfield finish for Ocean Billy in the Caulfield Cup and connections will be wanting a similar effort here in the Melbourne Cup. He has not won since the Group 1 Auckland Cup in March earlier in the year and considering he has struggled in much weaker races than this, the Melbourne Cup is certainly an uphill battle for Ocean Billy. Last Start: Ocean Billy runs 9th to Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup Featured casinos Selino Selino T: Chris Waller J: Ron Stewart Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Champs Elysees Dam: Air Kiss Win: $31.00 Place: $8.50 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Selino Career: 20: 3-5-2 Flemington: 1: 0-0-0 Distance: 1: 1-0-0 Wet: 9: 0-1-1 Good: 9: 2-4-0 Group 1: 2: 1-0-0 Win %: 15% Place %: 50% Melbourne Cup results for Selino The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Selino first start in the great race. Can Selino win The Cup? Selino took out the Group 1 Sydney Cup earlier in the year as a rank outsider and is set to go around at bigger odds in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. There looks to be at least eight runners with better chances than him. Expect to see a midfield finish and his odds with online betting sites reflect this. Last Start: Selino runs 15th to Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup Featured casinos Johnny Get Angry Johnny Get Angry T: Denis Pagan J: Lachlan King Age: 4YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Tavistock Dam: Luninova Win: $81.00 Place: $21.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Johnny Get Angry Career: 11: 1-1-2 Flemington: 9: 1-1-1 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 6: 0-1-2 Good: 5: 1-0-0 Group 1: 3: 1-0-0 Win %: 9% Place %: 36% Melbourne Cup results for Johnny Get Angry The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Johnny Get Angry first start in the great race. Can Johnny Get Angry win The Cup? If Johnny Get Angry brings the form he has produced so far in his four runs this campaign, he may struggle to beat a runner home. If he wins, this would be an even bigger surprise than when Prince Of Penzance won the Melbourne Cup. He should be a $301 chance with Australian bookmakers and it will take more than Pagan’s Paddock to cause an upset here. Last Start: Johnny Get Angry runs 12th to Tralee Rose in the Geelong Cup Featured casinos Knights Order Knights Order T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Daniel Stackhouse Age: 7YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: So You Think Dam: Lamanka Lass Win: $201.00 Place: $35.00 Best odds at Bet365 Career stats for Knights Order Career: 21: 7-0-2 Flemington: 3: 0-0-0 Distance: 1: 1-0-0 Wet: 6: 3-0-0 Good: 12: 4-0-2 Group 1: 0: 0-0-0 Win %: 33% Place %: 43% Melbourne Cup results for Knights Order The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Knights Order first start in the great race. Can Knights Order win The Cup? Knights Order is $201 for a reason in the 2021 Melbourne Cup, he was beaten close to six-lengths on Saturday in the Hotham Handicap having led the field up and was found wanting in the home straight. It is hard to see how he beats a majority of his rivals on Tuesday. Last Start: Knights Order runs 7th to Great House in the Hotham Handicap Featured casinos Persan Persan T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace J: Luke Currie Age: 5YO Color: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Pierro Dam: Ofcourseican Win: $23.00 Place: $6.50 Best odds at Sportsbet Career stats for Persan Career: 27: 7-5-3 Flemington: 10: 4-1-1 Distance: 1: 0-0-0 Wet: 11: 4-1-1 Good: 16: 3-4-2 Group 1: 5: 0-0-1 Win %: 26% Place %: 56% Melbourne Cup Results for Persan Melbourne Cup Results Year No. Result Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 2020 24 Persan finishes 5th of 23 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 19 51kg $41 Can Persan win the 2021 Melbourne Cup? We do not think he can overturn the 5.25-length defeat to Incentivise, but is definitely a chance of running in the top three and could build on his fifth-place finish in last year’s Melbourne Cup. Persan is offering some nice value with Aussie bookies and could cause some damage over more ground. Last start: Persan 3rd to Incentivise – 2021 Caulfield Cup Featured casinos Carif Carif T: Peter & Paul Snowden J: Blaike McDougall Age: 6YO Color: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: So You Think Dam: Norzita Win: $201.00 Place: $35.00 Best odds at Bet365 Career stats for Carif Career: 37: 3-8-1 Flemington: 3: 0-2-0 Distance: 2: 1-1-0 Wet: 12: 0-2-1 Good: 25: 3-6-0 Group 1: 4: 0-0-0 Win %: 8% Place %: 32% Melbourne Cup results for Carif The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Carif’s first start in the great race. Can Carif win The Cup? The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Carif looks to be severely out of his depth here heading into the 2021 Melbourne Cup. In 17 attempts at Group level he is yet to claim a win, with just one win in Listed company to his name. $201 with betting sites is a fair price. Last Start: Carif runs 7th to Torrens in the City Tatts Cup Featured casinos Master Of Wine Master Of Wine T: Team Hawkes J: Fred Kersley Age: 7YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Maxios Dam: Magma Win: $101.00 Place: $19.00 Best odds at Bet365 Career stats for Master Of Wine Career: 28: 5-5-4 Flemington: 3: 0-0-1 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 14: 2-2-2 Good: 14: 3-3-2 Group 1: 10: 0-0-0 Win %: 18% Place %: 50% Melbourne Cup results for Master Of Wine The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Master Of Wine’s first start in the great race. Can Master Of Wine win The Cup? Master Of Wine is coming off a 10-length defeat to Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup, so winning may be out of his reach. However, the Hawkes-trained gelding finished on the heels of the likes of Grand Promenade and Tralee Rose in the start prior in The Bart Cummings. Master Of Wine is one at a big price who could be a wide trifecta/first four chance. Last Start: Master Of Wine runs 12th to Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup Featured casinos Pondus Pondus T: Robert Hickmott J: Rachel King Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Sea The Moon Dam: Diablerette Win: $51.00 Place: $11.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Pondus Career: 19: 3-7-1 Flemington: 2: 0-1-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 10: 2-3-0 Good: 9: 1-4-1 Group 1: 1: 0-0-0 Win %: 16% Place %: 58% Melbourne Cup results for Pondus The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Pondus’ first start in the great race. Can Pondus win The Cup? Pondus has been aimed towards the Melbourne Cup for the best part of 12-months and probably should have made the final field last year. Fast forward a year and he is racing in okay form, but may find one or two better than him on Tuesday. From barrier one, he is sure to gain a suck run in transit and Rachel King could have him settled on the leader’s heels throughout. We think a win is out of the equation, but a minor placing would not shock. Last Start: Pondus runs 4th to Lunar Flare in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup Featured casinos Grand Promenade Grand Promenade T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace J: Kerrin McEvoy Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Champs Elysees Dam: Zamindar Win: $13.00 Place: $4.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Grand Promenade Career: 19: 8-4-2 Flemington: 5: 3-1-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 4: 2-2-0 Good: 15: 6-2-2 Group 1: 0: 0-0-0 Win %: 42% Place %: 74% Melbourne Cup results for Grand Promenade The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Grand Promenade’s first start in the great race. Can Grand Promenade win The Cup? The Maher & Eustace-trained Grand Promenade has been one of the most progressive stayers throughout the winter season in Victoria. Despite being deep into his campaign, we expect a forward showing from the six-year-old gelding. A top-four finish is certainly on the cards and there is some love with the top racing betting sites.. Miami Bound Miami Bound T: Danny O’Brien J: Patrick Moloney Age: 5YO Color: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Reliable Mare Dam: Arapaho Miss Win: $126.00 Place: $32.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Miami Bound Career: 26: 5-0-5 Flemington: 9: 2-0-3 Distance: 3: 0-0-1 Wet: 9: 3-0-1 Good: 17: 2-0-4 Group 1: 7: 1-0-2 Win %: 19% Place %: 38% Melbourne Cup Results for Miami Bound Melbourne Cup Results Year No. Result Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 2020 23 Miami Bound finishes 14th of 23 Danny O’Brien Daniel Moor 13 51kg $41 Can Miami Bound win The Cup? Simply put; no. Miami Bound simply isn’t in the form to trouble the likes of Incentivise and Spanish Mission. A Top 10 finish would be almost deemed a win for the Danny O’Brien-trained mare. Last Start: Miami Bound runs 5th to Lunar Flare – 2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Featured casinos Port Guillaume Port Guillaume T: Ben & JD Hayes J: Harry Coffey Age: 5YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Le Havre Dam: Keira Win: $151.00 Place: $26.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Port Guillaume Career: 10: 4-0-0 Flemington: 1: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 7: 3-0-0 Good: 2: 0-0-0 Group 1: 3: 0-0-0 Win %: 40% Place %: 40% Melbourne Cup results for Port Guillaume The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Port Guillaume’s first start in the great race. Can Port Guillaume win The Cup? Port Guillaume is one of the rank outsiders in the 2021 Melbourne Cup, so a win would be a massive shock. He finished 10th to Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup and has struggled in all four of his starts in Australia this campaign. We expect to see Port Guillaume finish in the second-half of the field. Last Start: Port Guillaume runs 10th to Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup Featured casinos She’s Ideel She’s Ideel T: Bjorn Baker J: Craig Newitt Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Dundeel Dam: Ana’s Mail Win: $81.00 Place: $21.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for She’s Ideel Career: 25: 6-6-5 Flemington: 1: 0-0-0 Distance: 1: 0-0-0 Wet: 8: 4-1-2 Good: 17: 2-5-3 Group 1: 5: 0-1-1 Win %: 24% Place %: 68% Melbourne Cup results for She’s Ideel The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be She’s Ideel first start in the great race. Can She’s Ideel win The Cup? Despite running 7th, beaten 6.75-lengths in the Caulfield Cup, She’s Ideel was just one-length off Persan in third-place suggesting she may not be the worse place bet in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. Unfortunately for her, it looks like we will be racing on a firmer deck and we would much rather a wet track having missed the top three once in eight starts on rain-affected going. Last Start: She’s Ideel runs 7th to Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup Featured casinos Future Score Future Score T: Matt Cumani J: Dean Yendall Age: 7YO Color: Black Sex: Gelding Sire: Cape Cross Dam: Theola Win: $301.00 Place: $41.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Future Score Career: 22: 6-2-4 Flemington: 3: 1-0-1 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 6: 2-1-0 Good: 14: 4-1-4 Group 1: 0: 0-0-0 Win %: 27% Place %: 55% Melbourne Cup results for Future Score The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Future Score’s first start in the great race. Can Future Score win The Cup? Simply put; No. Future Score looks to be a mile out of his depth here in what is his first Group 1 start. Last Start: Future Score runs 6th to Lunar Flare in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup Featured casinos Tralee Rose Tralee Rose T: Symon Wilde J: Dean Holland Age: 5YO Color: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Tavistock Dam: Star Of Tralee Win: $16.00 Place: $4.50 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Tralee Rose Career: 15: 6-4-2 Flemington: 4: 2-2-0 Distance: 1: 0-0-0 Wet: 6: 2-3-0 Good: 9: 4-1-2 Group 1: 0: 0-0-0 Win %: 40% Place %: 80% Melbourne Cup results for Tralee Rose The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Tralee Rose’s first start in the great race. Can Tralee Rose win The Cup? If there is a runner in this year’s Melbourne Cup with untapped potential, then it is the Symon Wilde-trained Tralee Rose. Despite Incentivise being a dominant favourite, Tralee Rose could be the one to cause an upset. She put the writing on the wall during her summer/autumn campaign and with a win in the Geelong Cup which has traditionally become a strong form reference race last time out, Tralee Rose is primed for a big run in the Melbourne Cup. Last Start: Tralee Rose wins the Geelong Cup Featured casinos Floating Artist Floating Artist T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace J: Teo Nugent Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Nathaniel Dam: Miss Kenton Win: $18.00 Place: $4.50 Best odds at Bet365 Career stats for Floating Artist Career: 16: 5-2-1 Flemington: 1: 1-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 4: 0-2-0 Good: 12: 5-0-1 Group 1: 0: 0-0-0 Win %: 31% Place %: 50% Melbourne Cup results for Floating Artist The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Floating Artist’s first start in the great race. Can Floating Artist win The Cup? Floating Artist is a stayer on the rise in terms of the staying ranks in Australia. He arguably should have won his way into the Caulfield Cup by taking out the Coongy Cup, but was left flat footed at a crucial time. He then was a hard watch in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup last start when beaten a nose. He may not be up to the class of Incentivise, but a top-six result is certainly on the cards for Floating Artist. Last Start: Floating Artist runs 2nd to Lunar Flare in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup Featured casinos Great House Great House T: Chris Waller J:Michael Dee Age: 5YO Color:Bay Sex:Gelding Sire:Galileo (IRE) Dam:Anja (IRE) Win: $21.00 Place: $6.00 Best odds at Bet365 Career stats for Great House Career: 15: 5-2-3 Flemington: 2: 1-0-1 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 7: 3-1-2 Good: 7: 2-1-1 Group 1: 2: 0-0-0 Win %: 33% Place %: 66% Melbourne Cup results for Great House The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Great House’s first start in the great race. Can Great House win the 2021 Melbourne Cup? Great House will have to have a lot of things go right for him in the 3200 metre race however still has the ability to be running past the finishing post in first. Having run a tough race only on the 30th of October in the Hotham Stakes unfortunately Great house will only have a three days rest to get ready for his toughest race to date. Although the five-year-old gelding came fifth in the Caulfield Cup behind Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise & Persan he was still finishing in front of other Melbourne cup horses. Jumping out of barrier seven Great House’s biggest threat will be getting stuck at the back of the pack and not finding the right opening to make his run down the Flemington straight. Last Start: Great House runs 1st in the Lexham Hotham Stakes Featured casinos Sir Lucan Sir Lucan T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Glen Boss Age: 4YO Color:Bay Sex:Horse Sire:Camelot (GB) Dam:Sparrow (IRE) Win: $26.00 Place: $7.00 Best odds at Bet365 Career stats for Sir Lucan Career: 8: 2-1-0 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 4: 0-1-1 Good: 4: 1-0-0 Group 1: 1: 0-0-0 Win %: 25% Place %: 37.5% Melbourne Cup results for Sir Lucan The 2021 Melbourne Cup will be Sir Lucan’s first start in the great race. Can Sir Lucan win the 2021 Melbourne Cup ? As we have seen from previous Melbourne Cups , anybody is able to win the Melbourne Cup with the right run and the right jockey on their back. With veteran Glen Boss being known for riding Makybe Diva to three consecutive Melbourne Cups from 2003 to 2005 and being given the set weight of 50kg for the race there will be every chance he can claim his fourth Melbourne Cup with Sir Lucan. With Sir Lucan’s current form and being his first proper race in Flemington and coming up against 23 other Melbourne Cup horses it will be a tough time for him to be finishing the race in first and punters seem to think the same opening at $21 odds with the online bookmakers and slowly drifting out as the hours go on. Running in the Group 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes: Sir Lucan runs 4th to Yibir(GB) Featured casinos 2021 Melbourne Cup Betting Preview Summary The race that stops the nation, the 2021 Melbourne looks to be a formality for the Peter Moody-trained Incentivise. He was as dominant a winner as you could see in the Caulfield Cup and the success story looks set to continue here. Brett Prebble will need to be patient from barrier 16 to slot in up on speed with cover and similar to the Caulfield Cup, we expect Incentivise to be pulling away from the likes of Tralee Rose and Persan. 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