2024 Melbourne Cup field: How the 24 runners are placed after Sea King’s Bendigo Cup win

Sea King’s Bendigo Cup romp has him safely in the field for Tuesday’s $8 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Here is how the 24 runners could potentially line up.

Sea King has surged onto the fourth line of 2024 Melbourne Cup betting at $11 after a dominant Bendigo Cup victory yesterday that sealed his place in Tuesday’s field.

Ahead of a likely 1kg penalty for his victory yesterday, Sea King is now safely in the field and will be ridden by Hollie Doyle in Tuesday’s $8 million 3200m feature.

Following the withdrawal of Cox Plate winner Via Sistina and the Aidan O’Brien-trained Jan Brueghel in the past two days, Buckaroo ($5) heads Melbourne Cup betting for Ladbrokes from Geelong Cup winner Onesmoothoperator ($6.50) and last year’s favourite Vauban ($7.50).

Here is how the field is shaping up for Tuesday.

MELBOURNE CUP 2024 – POSSIBLE FIELD
$8 million | 3200m | Tuesday, November 5
1 – VAUBAN (Trainer: Willie Mullins; Jockey: William Buick) 55.5kg
2. – BUCKAROO (Chris Waller; Joao Moreira) 54.5kg
3 – CIRCLE OF FIRE (Ciaron Maher, Mark Zahra) 54.5kg
4 – WARP SPEED (Noboru Takagi; Akira Sugawara) 54kg
5 – KOVALICA (Chris Waller, Damian Lane) 53.5kg
6 – SHARP ‘N’ SMART (Graeme & Deborah Rogerson, Michael Dee) 53.5kg
7 – JUST FINE (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott; Jye McNeill) 53kg
8 – LAND LEGEND (Chris Waller; Zac Purton) 53kg
9 – ABSURDE (Willie Mullins; Kerrin McEvoy) 52.5kg
10 – ATHABASCAN (John O’Shea & Tom Charlton; Zac Lloyd) 52kg
11 – MAHRAJAAN (Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray; Declan Bates) 52kg
12 – KNIGHT’S CHOICE (John Symons & Sheila Laxon; Robbie Dolan) 51.5kg
13 – OKITA SOUSHI (Ciaron Maher; Jamie Kah) 51kg
14 – ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (Brian Ellison; Craig Williams) 51kg
15 – ZARDOZI (James Cummings; Andrea Atzeni) 51kg
16 – VALIANT KING (Chris Waller; Craig Newitt) 50.5kg
17 – INTERPRETATION (Ciaron Maher; Teo Nugent) 50kg
18 – FANCY MAN (Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald; Ron Stewart) 50kg
19 – SEA KING (Harry Eustace; Hollie Doyle) 50kg *
20 – THE MAP (Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray; Rachel King) 50kg
21 – MOSTLY CLOUDY (Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young; Karis Teetan) 50kg
22 – POSITIVITY (Andrew Forsman; Winona Costin) 50kg
23 – MISSION OF LOVE (John Symons & Sheila Laxon; Nikita Beriman) 50kg
24 – TRUST IN YOU (Bruce Wallce & Grant Cooksley; Mark Du Plessis) 50kg
NEXT IN ORDER OF ENTRY

25 – SAINT GEORGE (Ciaron Maher; TBC) 50kg
26 – MANZOICE (Chris Waller, TBC) 50kg
27 – KINESIOLOGY (Chris Waller, TBC) 50kg
28 – FRANCESCO GUARDI (Chris Waller, TBC) 52kg
29 – WALTHAM (Matthew Smith, TBC) 50kg

* Sea King likely faces a weight penalty for his Bendigo Cup win on Wednesday.

Originally published as 2024 Melbourne Cup field: How the 24 runners are placed after Sea King’s Bendigo Cup win