• Cup barrier draw LIVE:

The list of 2025 Melbourne Cup hopefuls is now at at the final 24.

The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has released the final list of runners for the race that stops a nation at Flemington over 3200m on the first Tuesday in November.

Final Field confirmed:

1. Al Riffa
2. Buckaroo
3. Arapaho
4. Vauban
5. Chevalier Rose
6. Presage Nocturne
7. Middle Earth
8. Meydaan
9. Absurde
10. Flatten The Curve
11. Land Legend
12. Smokin Romans
13. Changingoftheguard
14. Half Yours
15. More Felons
16. Onesmoothoperator
17. Furthur
18. Parchment Party
19. Athabascan
20. Goodie two Shoes
21. River of Stars
22. Royal Supremacy
23. Torranzino
24. Valient King