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Melbourne Cup results & finishing order

Melbourne Cup 2024
The field approaches the winning post in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos)

Knight’s Choice edged out Warp Speed to win the 2024 Melbourne Cup, with Okita Soushi in third and Zardozi rounding out the first four.

With none of the favourites running in the top quartet, there were some hefty payouts on offer for punters who were happy to take on the odds.

Below are the official results and finishing order for the 2024 Melbourne Cup.


Melbourne Cup 2024 results & dividends

Place No. Colours Horse Trainer Jockey Win Place
1st 11 Knight's Choice silks
Knight’s Choice
John Symons & Sheila Laxon
Robbie Dolan
$91 $17.80
2nd 4 Warp Speed
Warp Speed
Noboru Takagi
Akira Sugawara
$9.30
3rd 12 Okita Soushi silks
Okita Soushi
Ciaron Maher
Jamie Kah
$4.80
4th 14 Zardozi silks
Zardozi
James Cummings
Andrea Atzeni
Quinella $887.80 Trifecta $22,576.80 First Four $728,015.70

2024 Melbourne Cup finishing order

Place No. Colours Horse Trainer Jockey Odds Margin
1st 11 Knight's Choice silks Knight’s Choice Johny Symons & Sheila Laxon Robbie Dolan $91
2nd 4 Warp Speed silks Warp Speed Noboru Takagi Akira Sugawara $26 0.1L
3rd 12 Okita Soushi silks Okita Soushi Ciaron Maher Jamie Kah $19 0.85L
4th 14 Zardozi silks Zardozi James Cummings Andrea Atzeni $14 1.3L
5th 9 Absurde Absurde Willow Mullins Kerrin McEvoy $10 1.71L
6th 3 Circle Of Fire Circle Of Fire Ciaron Maher Mark Zahra $21 2.71L
7th 17 Fancy Man silks Fancy Man Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Ron Stewart $81 2.86L
8th 8 Land Legend silks Land Legend Chris Waller Zac Purton $15 3.32L
9th 2 Buckaroo silks Buckaroo Chris Waller Joao Moreira $6 3.52L
10th 5 Kovalica Kovalica Chris Waller Damian Lane $26 4.27L
11th 1 Vauban Vauban Willie Mullins William Buick $8 5.02L
12th 13 Onesmoothoperator silks Onesmoothoperator Brian Ellison Craig Williams $7 5.42L
13th 16 Valiant King silks Valiant King Chris Waller Craig Newitt $91 5.52L
14th 15 Sea King silks Sea King Harry Eustace Hollie Doyle $12 6.02L
15th 18 Interpretation silks Interpretation Ciaron Maher Teo Nugent $21 7.77L
16th 6 Sharp 'N' Smart silks Sharp ‘N’ Smart Graeme & Deborah Rogerson Michael Dee $51 9.52L
17th 24 Trust In You silks Trust In You Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley Mark Du Plessis $71 9.98L
18th 20 Mostly Cloudy silks Mostly Cloudy Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Karis Teetan $91 10.98L
19th 19 Manzoice silks Manzoice Chris Waller Declan Bates $101 13.23L
20th 21 Positivity silks Positivity Andrew Forsman Winona Costin $101 13.63L
21st 23 The Map silks The Map Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray Rachel King $71 14.09L
22nd 22 Saint George silks Saint George Ciaron Maher Tyler Schiller $26 15.34L
23rd 7 Just Fine silks Just Fine Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jye McNeil $31 25.34L
Scr 10 Athabascan silks Athabascan John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Zac Lloyd Scr Scr

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