The official weights for the 2024 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday November 5 are now out with the defending champion Without A Fight the top handicap with 58.5kg.
Ciaron Maher‘s Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup double champion from last spring needs to carry 2kg more than his 56.5kg winning weight in last year’s edition of the world’s richest handicap at Flemington Racecourse.
This year sees the 164th running of the Group 1 $8.56 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) where Without A Fight will attempt to go back-to-back for the first time since Makybe Diva’s historic three-peat in 2003-05.
The now eight-year-old son of Teofilo hasn’t raced since his 2.25 length victory on the first Tuesday of November last year when becoming just the 12th horse in history to do the coveted spring cups double.
Since Catalogue back in 1938, the only other official eight-year-old Melbourne Cup winner was Twilight Payment in 2020 who was actually a European seven-year-old.
Weight-wise, Without A Fight is out to be the heaviest-weighted Melbourne Cup winner since Gold Trip with 57.5kg in 2021.
The only Melbourne Cup champion has carried more than that weight to victory since Think Big for his second with 58.5kg in 1975 was Makybe Diva for her third with 58kg in 2005.
Without A Fight is also the 58.5kg for the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 19.
The Chris Waller-trained three-time Group 1 winning mare Via Sistina follows in both the Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup weights with 56kg.
The seven-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock has not carried under 56.5kg in any of her races since July of 2021 back in France.
Updated all-in Melbourne Cup betting at Ladbrokes.com.au is led by 10-length Group 1 Queensland Derby winner Warmonger at $13 following the now four-year-old’s eye catching fourth fresh over the mile in last weekend’s Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m).
Warmonger is allocated 53.5kg in the Melbourne Cup weights.
Maher’s one-time favourite, Circle Of Fire, is now the $15 second elect with April’s two length Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) winner allocated 54.5kg.
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2024 Melbourne Cup Weights
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128x931x1x | THE GREY WIZARD (IRE) | G | 6 | Graham Motion | 1= | 53kg | 6.5 | ||
| 2 | 12x245131x | MAGICAL ZOE (IRE) | M | 7 | Henry De Bromhead | 1= | 52.5kg | 5.5 | ||
| 3 | x28x4x8x11 | POINT KING (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 1= | 50.5kg | 9 | ||
| 4 | 4x12211x9x | THE MAP | M | 6 | Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray | 1= | 50kg | 9 | ||
| 5 | 20x11x611x | WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) | G | 8 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 5 | 58.5kg | 1 | ||
| 6 | 32x2x12x15 | VIA SISTINA (IRE) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | 6 | 56kg | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1111 | JAN BRUEGHEL (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien | 7 | 54kg | 2.5 | ||
| 8 | 13×321222 | ILLINOIS (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien | 8 | 53kg | 3.5 | ||
| 9 | 11x0x24312 | VAUBAN (FR) | G | 7 | Willie Mullins | 9 | 55.5kg | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4x331891x0 | POPTRONIC (GB) | M | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 10 | 54kg | 4 | ||
| 11 | 643×061353 | POINT LONSDALE (IRE) | H | 6 | Aidan O’Brien | 11 | 55.5kg | 4 | ||
| 12 | x5x110x27x | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | M | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 12 | 54kg | 4 | ||
| 13 | 21171x138x | MIDDLE EARTH (GB) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 13 | 55.5kg | 4 | ||
| 14 | 1113×2 | DELIUS (GB) | H | 4 | Jean-Claude Rouget | 14 | 52.5kg | 4 | ||
| 15 | 319x513x2x | ROYAL CHAMPION (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 15 | 55.5kg | 4 | ||
| 16 | 10x0213x4x | KALAPOUR (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 16 | 55kg | 4.5 | ||
| 17 | 16x62521x4 | WARMONGER (NZ) | G | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 17 | 53.5kg | 4.5 | ||
| 18 | 131×37215 | GROSVENOR SQUARE (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien | 18 | 52kg | 4.5 | ||
| 19 | 50x441131x | FAWKNER PARK (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 19 | 55kg | 4.5 | ||
| 20 | 343x4411x8 | CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 20 | 54.5kg | 5 | ||
| 21 | 3x414x325x | WARP SPEED (JPN) | H | 6 | Noboru Takagi | 21 | 54.5kg | 5 | ||
| 22 | 75x5356x81 | BUCKAROO (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 22 | 54.5kg | 5 | ||
| 23 | 21x0132x66 | ZARDOZI | M | 4 | James Cummings | 23 | 51kg | 5.5 | ||
| 24 | 90x3669x02 | SHARP ’N’ SMART (NZ) | G | 5 | Graeme & Deborah Rogerson | 24 | 53.5kg | 6 | ||
| 25 | x4095365x3 | KOVALICA (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 25 | 53.5kg | 6 | ||
| 26 | 55x1131x7x | COCO SUN | M | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 26 | 50.5kg | 6 | ||
| 27 | 512x72x22x | ARREST (IRE) | H | 5 | John & Thady Gosden | 27 | 53.5kg | 6 | ||
| 28 | 31×2456124 | THE EUPHRATES (GB) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien | 28 | 50.5kg | 6 | ||
| 29 | 101x3568x9 | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 29 | 53kg | 6.5 | ||
| 30 | 2311x07x0x | PENNYWEKA (NZ) | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 30 | 51.5kg | 6.5 | ||
| 31 | 28221x90x4 | ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE) | H | 5 | Kris Lees | 31 | 53kg | 6.5 | ||
| 32 | 009904811x | SHONAN BASHITTO (JPN) | H | 5 | Naosuke Sugai | 32 | 53kg | 6.5 | ||
| 33 | 3x3x211x5x | QUE TEMPESTA (IRE) | G | 6 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 33 | 53kg | 6.5 | ||
| 34 | 209x7622x0 | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 34 | 53kg | 6.5 | ||
| 35 | 12112x1x2 | HARBOUR WIND (IRE) | G | 5 | Dermot K Weld | 35 | 53kg | 6.5 | ||
| 36 | 1x7P41x41x | ABSURDE (FR) | G | 7 | Willie Mullins | 36 | 52.5kg | 7 | ||
| 37 | 1110x85x05 | JUST FINE (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 37 | 52.5kg | 7 | ||
| 38 | 1111x2x24x | NIGHT SPARKLE (IRE) | M | 6 | Andrew Balding | 38 | 51kg | 7 | ||
| 39 | 872x6442x8 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | G | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 39 | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 40 | 9621x00x8x | CLEVELAND (IRE) | H | 7 | Kris Lees | 40 | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 41 | 1151x33x74 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 41 | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 42 | 51x0010x3x | MAHRAJAAN (USA) | G | 7 | Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray | 42 | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 43 | 008x06212x | ALEGRON | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | 43 | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 44 | 305x11404x | SERPENTINE (IRE) | G | 8 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 44 | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 45 | 17x034021x | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) | M | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 45 | 50.5kg | 7.5 | ||
| 46 | 530x9500x0 | EMISSARY (GB) | G | 8 | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | 46 | 51.5kg | 8 | ||
| 47 | 9791x18x46 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 47 | 51.5kg | 8 | ||
| 48 | 735662x87x | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | G | 7 | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | 48 | 51.5kg | 8 | ||
| 49 | 436x31328x | RELENTLESS VOYAGER (GB) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 49 | 51.5kg | 8 | ||
| 50 | 834x324x7x | ARDAKAN (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 50 | 51.5kg | 8 | ||
| 51 | 413x24234x | KNIGHT’S CHOICE | G | 5 | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | 51 | 51.5kg | 8 | ||
| 52 | x1116x84x2 | MURAMASA | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 52 | 51kg | 8.5 | ||
| 53 | 80x70116x0 | AURORA’S SYMPHONY | G | 8 | Symon Wilde | 53 | 50.5kg | 9 | ||
| 54 | 34x212256x | VALIANT KING (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 54 | 50.5kg | 9 | ||
| 55 | 30x0656x3x | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 55 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 56 | 25916×0008 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 56 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 57 | 5x23622x44 | MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) | G | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 57 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 58 | 50x9190x09 | SUIZURO | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 58 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 59 | 1781291x2x | POSITIVITY (NZ) | M | 4 | Andrew Forsman | 59 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 60 | x0x92441x3 | MISSION OF LOVE | M | 5 | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | 60 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 61 | 37x7291x65 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 61 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 62 | 364282×174 | ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA) | G | 7 | Brian Ellison | 62 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 63 | 141x3232x | ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE) | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 63 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 64 | 5x31123x8x | SAINT GEORGE (GB) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 64 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 65 | x6128159x6 | AHURIRI (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 65 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 66 | 211626x63x | TRUST IN YOU (NZ) | G | 6 | Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley | 66 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 67 | 113x6x | BIRDMAN (IRE) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 67 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 68 | 433207×899 | GOOD OIL (NZ) | G | 6 | Andrew Forsman | 68 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 69 | 858x58610x | FANCY MAN (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 69 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 70 | 124x68x7x0 | PROMISES KEPT | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 70 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 71 | 1833x8266x | BASILINNA (NZ) | M | 4 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 71= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 72 | 728x766x07 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | G | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 71= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 73 | x88520x23x | MANZOICE | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 73 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 74 | L13x225x3x | SAYEDATY SADATY (IRE) | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 74 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 75 | 82×12222 | KINESIOLOGY (GB) | H | 4 | Jessica Harrington | 75 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 76 | 1x7x211123 | BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 76 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 77 | x513x00x8x | OKITA SOUSHI (IRE) | H | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 77 | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 78 | 0567x154x1 | ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) | H | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 78 | 53.5kg | 6 | ||
| 79 | 1x211x1x1x | ELIYASS (FR) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 79 | 53kg | 6.5 | ||
| 80 | 21x0570x07 | FRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 80= | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 81 | x2755x1x0x | LAND LEGEND (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 80= | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 82 | x10172x00x | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 80= | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 83 | x86x8010x0 | UNCLE BRYN (GB) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 80= | 52kg | 7.5 | ||
| 84 | 1171x258x0 | MOLLY BLOOM (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 80= | 50kg | 7.5 | ||
| 85 | 90x0005x8x | EL BODEGON (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 85 | 51.5kg | 8 | ||
| 86 | x12x33267x | AGE OF SAIL (GB) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 87 | 42x11216x | ALMAIRAC (IRE) | G | 5 | Cliff Brown | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 88 | 43x231101x | BALANCE PLAY (IRE) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 89 | 31711x14x | BEAR ON THE LOOSE (IRE) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 90 | 25058x001x | CONVENER (FR) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 91 | 1×37162117 | DASHING DUCHESS (NZ) | M | 5 | Symon Wilde | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 92 | x5x238x014 | DENMARK (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 93 | 86x6356x05 | DILLIAN (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 94 | 7x32x113x | DIVUS ROMULUS (IRE) | G | 5 | Nick Ryan | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 95 | 6361539x9x | DON’T DOUBT DORY | G | 8 | Julien Welsh | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 96 | 867556x | DUNLEER LAD | G | 5 | Amy Small | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 97 | 0x871x315x | ETNA ROSSO (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 98 | 6x143030x1 | FIRESTORM (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 99 | 28x26366x0 | FOXY CLEOPATRA | M | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 100 | 00x3150x3x | GEAR UP (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 101 | 33x44111x | HAARACAINE (IRE) | H | 5 | Nick Ryan | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 102 | 4x2347x25x | HIPOP DE LOIRE (FR) | G | 8 | Willie Mullins | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 103 | 0988x0x115 | HORRIFYING (NZ) | G | 7 | Lindsey Smith | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 104 | 11155×6 | IMMEDIACY (NZ) | G | 4 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 105 | 116x6570x3 | KARBURAN (FR) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 106 | 8x3x309000 | LIONEL (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 107 | 11167325×3 | MARE OF MT BULLER | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 108 | 33310x116x | MEDATSU (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 109 | 3112116×52 | NEREUS (NZ) | G | 5 | Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 110 | 11x4225x3x | QUANTUM CAT (USA) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 111 | 31x | RED ACES | C | 3 | Nick Ryan | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 112 | 104x10136x | SEA KING (GB) | G | 6 | Harry Eustace | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 113 | x111111x6x | SEA WHAT I SEE (IRE) | M | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 114 | 2132x6584x | SENTIMENTAL FLAME | M | 4 | Travis Doudle | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 115 | 61605x483x | SHAIYHAR (IRE) | G | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 116 | 66×5114513 | STRATHTAY (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 117 | 4x14522x | THE EQUATOR (IRE) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 118 | 1020779332 | THINK ’N’ FLY | G | 8 | David Noonan | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 119 | x211x41x31 | UNUSUAL LEGACY (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 120 | 21x766x805 | UP AND UNDER (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 121 | 115x8x9x | WALTHAM (GB) | G | 5 | Matthew Smith | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 122 | 71561x594x | WAY UP HIGH | M | 6 | Dan O’Sullivan | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 | ||
| 123 | 11x068x63x | WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB) | G | 5 | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | 86= | 50kg | 9.5 |
