Melbourne Cup roughies
THERE’S only one thing better than picking a winner in the Melbourne Cup and that’s getting a result at odds. Our guide to the top Melbourne Cup roughies is updated regularly in the lead-up to the 2022 edition.
The Melbourne Cup is a hard race to pick at the best of times which means getting a winner is going to pay a higher dividend than almost any other race in the country. This means however finding a roughie in the race that stops a nation going to be that much more lucrative for backers.
Roughie backers have been rewarded for their patience in the Melbourne Cup with just one horse, Protectionist in 2014, winning the race as a single figure runner in the last five years. The top Melbourne Cup betting sites have extensive odds available with it important to use odds comparison when betting on roughies, because their can be big discrepancies.
Who’s the best roughie in the 2021 Melbourne Cup?
The best long priced roughies in the 2021 Melbourne Cup are Future Score who is $201 at most horse betting sites, and Miami Bound at $151.
Future Score
Future Score
- Age: 7YO
- Color: Black
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Cape Cross
- Dam: Theola
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
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Miami Bound
Miami Bound
- Age: 5YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Reliable Mare
- Dam: Arapaho Miss
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
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Who are longest priced winners in Melbourne Cup history?
Four horses in the history of the Melbourne Cup have won the big one at odds of $100 or more.
The Pearl was the first to do it in 1871, Wotan (1936) and Old Rowley (1940) all did it over 60 years ago. The Darren Weir-trained Prince Of Penzance was the last to do it 2015.
A triple figure winner is hard to find at the best of times, and in the modern age it seems even more unlikely.
Just one runner in 2017, Gallante ($126) jumped in triple figures, while the year before there were no runners in the Melbourne Cup that jumped at a price of $100 or over.
WATCH BELOW: Prince Of Penzance wins the Melbourne Cup as one of the longest priced winners in history
2021 Melbourne Cup
| 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 |
2020 Melbourne Cup
| No. | Silks | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Anthony Van Dyck | Aidan O’Brien | Hugh Bowman | 3 | 58.5kg | $8.50 |
| 2 |  |
Avilius | James Cummings | John Allen | 10 | 57kg | $51 |
| 3 |  |
Vow And Declare | Danny O’Brien | Jamie Mott | 4 | 57kg | $51 |
| 4 |  |
Master Of Reality | Joseph O’Brien | Ben Melham | 11 | 56kg | $26 |
| 5 |  |
Sir Dragonet | C Maher & D Eustace | Glen Boss | 14 | 55.5kg | $10 |
| 6 |  |
Twilight Payment | Joseph O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 12 | 55.5kg | $31 |
| 7 |  |
Verry Elleegant | Chris Waller | Mark Zahra | 15 | 55.5kg | $13 |
| 8 |  |
Mustajeer | Kris Lees | Michael Rodd | 2 | 55kg | $101 |
| 9 |  |
Stratum Albion | Willie Mullins | Jordan Childs | 9 | 55kg | $47 |
| 10 |  |
Dashing Willoughby | Andrew Balding | Michael Walker | 19 | 54.5kg | $101 |
| 11 |  |
Finche | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 6 | 54.5kg | $19 |
| 12 |  |
Prince Of Arran | Charlie Fellowes | Jamie Kah | 1 | 54.5kg | $12 |
| 13 |  |
Surprise Baby | Paul Preusker | Craig Williams | 7 | 54.5kg | $9.50 |
| 14 |  |
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| 15 |  |
Russian Camelot | Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 16 | 53.5kg | $13 |
| 16 |  |
Steel Prince | A & S Freedman | William Pike | 21 | 53.5kg | $44 |
| 17 |  |
The Chosen One | M Baker & A Forsman | Daniel Stackhouse | 5 | 53.5kg | $42 |
| 18 |  |
Ashrun | Andreas Wohler | Declan Bates | 24 | 53kg | $23 |
| 19 |  |
Warning | A & S Freeman | Luke Currie | 8 | 53kg | $51 |
| 20 |  |
Etah James | C Maher & D Eustace | Billy Egan | 22 | 52.5kg | $201 |
| 21 |  |
Tiger Moth | Aidan O’Brien | Kerrin McEvoy | 23 | 52.5kg | $8.60 |
| 22 |  |
Oceanex | M Price & M Kent jnr | Dean Yendall | 17 | 51.5kg | $101 |
| 23 | |
Miami Bound | Danny O’Brien | Daniel Moor | 21 | 51kg | $41 |
| 24 |  |
Persan | C Maher & D Eustace | Michael Dee | 20 | 51kg | $42 |