Long Range Bet: Further to win the Melbourne Cup 2025 each-way at 34.00 with bet365
Melbourne Cup 2025 - Betting Tips, Odds, and Predictions
The Melbourne Cup 2025 is fast approaching and we have worked to highlight some of the best betting tips for the ‘Race that Stops a Nation’. Check out our selections below, as well as outright odds and best places to bet.
Melbourne Cup Odds – Latest Odds for 2025
Odds for this race are available with the best Australian bookmakers. We looked at how bet365, Palmerbet and Betr have priced up the top 10 in the outright winner market.
As you can see, if you think Sir Delius is going to win the Melbourne Cup then you would be better backing that horse with bet365 instead of Palmerbet or Betr. Remember that odds also change the closer the race gets to the start but this gives an idea of how prices can vary.
Horses listed in the futures market during the pre-nomination stage can also vary massively from one bookie to the next. This is why it is always worth checking how different bookies price up the market even at an early stage. Once entries have been made, betting will become ‘all-in’, which means you will lose your stake if your horse does not start but the odds can be much higher than on the day of the race.
*Odds correct at time of writing.
Melbourne Cup 2025 – Tips and Predictions
Here you will find our best bets for the famous race. We have nominated an early long-range prediction at appealing each-way odds but will also provide other tips as the race gets closer. Check back to see our top best bet closer to the Melbourne Cup 2025. As well as top tips, you can also read on to see a more in-depth look at how the 2025 contest is shaping up.

Further is Appealing Each-way Option
We like to offer a predication even though entries have only just been made. We will follow this up closer to the time after a host of trials and once final entries are more certain. For now, it could be worth considering British raider Further. The Andrew Balding-trained three year old looks to be improving after his success against Epic Poet at Newbury in August and will relish this extra distance should he take up his entry.Melbourne Cup 2025 – Race Preview
European-trained but Australian-owned Al Riffa heads the early market for Melbourne Cup betting 2025 for two-time race-winning trainer Joseph O’Brien.
That favourite helps make up 120 entries for the 165th running of the famous contest. There are 101 domestic entries and 19 international horses.
Irish trainer Aiden O’Brien, who has yet to have a Melbourne Cup winner, has entered Scandinavia this year, with the three-year-old sitting as a general fifth-favourite in the market. He joins Mount Kilimanjaro and Aftermath as the three Ballydoyle representatives of the early entries.
Australian champion trainer Chris Waller will help mount the home challenge with his 27 nominations, led by reigning Australian Horse of the Year, Via Sistina, as well as Aeliana and Buckaroo.
The shortest-priced Australian-based horse is Sir Delius, the general second-favourite for the 2025 running, for Gai Waterhouse and co-trainer Adrian Bott.
Defending champion, Knight’s Choice will attempt to become the first back-to-back Melbourne Cup winner since Makybe Diva. History could be made this year after American jockey John Velazquez was booked to ride Parchment Party, which would make him the first American jockey to compete in the Melbourne Cup.
Live Stream The Melbourne Cup
Once you have placed your bets on the Melbourne Cup you can also use some online bookies to stream the race as well. Being able to bet on the race and then watch the action from the same place is a big positive.
Bookmakers like Palmerbet, Dabble and Betr have Melbourne Cup live streams for their customers. All you need is a funded or active betting account and you can see the content for free online. If you download their app then you can also watch easily through your mobile device.
