The Melbourne Cup 2020 Predictions

The Melbourne Cup 2020 is one of the biggest and the most eagerly-awaited horse racing events in the world. Despite the Covid-19 crisis that has hit the world the race is still set to commence on November 3, 2020, at 3PM Australian local time. The event will take place at the Flemington Racecourse, located in Melbourne, Australia.

As a bettor you maybe already tempted to jump into your favourite horse with online sports betting platforms, such as 10cric, and start making your best bets. However, you would be better advised to wait until nearer the time when there is more of an idea of the actual final field of declared runners and you can assess the predicted finishing order of racing experts from around the world but particularly those in Australia that have their finger on the pulse.

These experts from the horse-racing industry weigh up all factors surrounding the race with the aim to help you answer the question: who will win The Melbourne Cup 2020?

Are there predicted finishing orders already?

As of this time of writing, there is no information as to the final line up of the horses and jockeys that will made it to the list of participants for The Melbourne Cup 2020. Naturally, odds analysis and predictions are not yet available either.

When will people and fans know the final line up for this year’s races? Out of all aspirants, hundreds of them at this time, a maximum of 24 horses will be allowed to make the final field. No additional reserves or replacements are permitted once the final 24 are determined.

These likely candidates begin to emerge from August or September as International horses begin their quarantine and Australian contenders emerge from trial races. Once the final line up of the horses participating in the event has been revealed the form analysts and experts start to finalise their predictions for the race.

These finishing predictions can be helpful and often influence punters in considering which horse to make their bets on for the event.

The Melbourne Cup 2019 results

One thing that experts always take into consideration is the results of the race in previous years as many horses will have competed in the race before while their jockeys and trainers can have long associations with the big race.

You can view the full results of The Melbourne Cup 2019 here, and see for yourself who made a winning run and which ones under-performed. Most of the results of previous major events are also available for viewing with major online bookmakers like 10cric. These bookmakers work not only as a betting and informational platform for horse racing events but also for other major and popular sports as well.

How can you predict The Melbourne Cup 2020 results

There are various factors that help experts in making a prediction of a horse race, especially in major events such as The Melbourne Cup 2020. These include the following: the breeding and the bloodlines of the participating horses; the form and history of the horses in racing, both in Australia as well as in other countries; barrier draw; horses handicap weights of their equipment such as blinkers and hoods, as well as who the jockey and the trainer are.

As an example, certain breeding and bloodlines have proven stamina which make their progeny more suited to tests of endurance such as the Melbourne Cup. On the other hand, a good horse may face a disadvantage if drawn in a very wide barrier position as they will struggle to slot into a good racing position in the race.

Once the final runners are known remember that it is a good idea to take others’ predictions with a degree of caution. These are not official numbers and are only a guide to what may happen based on analysis of past events and performances.