Full Melbourne Cup 2025 results and betting wrap as Half Yours scores by 2.75L—compare odds, replay details and exotics payouts for punters.
2025 Melbourne Cup finishing order
Half Yours delivered a commanding Melbourne Cup triumph at Flemington, surging clear inside the final 200m to win by 2.75 lengths from Goodie Two Shoes, with Middle Earth holding third. On a wet track under low cloud and in front of a big Cup Day crowd, the Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained mare settled kindly, saved ground, and produced a decisive finishing burst to stop the clock at 3:22.46.
The result also sealed a slice of racing history. Jamie Melham became the only woman to complete the Caulfield Cup–Melbourne Cup double in the same season—an achievement built on decision-making and perfectly timed aggression when the race opened up. It’s a performance that elevates Half Yours among the premier stayers of the carnival and cements Melham’s status at the top tier of big-race riders.
2025 Melbourne Cup Finishing Order
| Place | No. | Colours | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |  |
Half Yours | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Jamie Melham | $9.00 | – |
| 2nd | 20 |  |
Goodie Two Shoes (IRE) | J.P.O’Brien | W.M.Lordan | $41.00 | 2.75L |
| 3rd | 7 |  |
Middle Earth (GB) | C.Maher | E.P.Brown | $26.00 | 4.25L |
| 4th | 21 |  |
River Of Stars (IRE) | C.J.Waller | B.Mertens | $19.00 | 6.75L |
| 5th | 23 |  |
Torranzino (NZ) | P.A.Preusker | C.G.Gaudray | $31.00 | 8L |
| 6th | 4 |  |
Vauban (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | B.A.Shinn | $21.00 | 9.25L |
| 7th | 1 |  |
Al Riffa (FR) | J.P.O’Brien | M.Zahra | $8.00 | 9.35L |
| 8th | 9 |  |
Absurde (FR) | W.P.Mullins | K.McEvoy | $19.00 | 9.55L |
| 9th | 13 |  |
Changingoftheguard (IRE) | K.A.Lees | T.Clark | $61.00 | 9.85L |
| 10th | 8 |  |
Meydaan (IRE) | Simon & Ed Crisford | J.B.McDonald | $26.00 | 10.15L |
| 11th | 17 |  |
Furthur (IRE) | A.Balding | M.J.Dee | $41.00 | 11.15L |
| 12th | 3 |  |
Arapaho (FR) | B.Baker | R.King | $31.00 | 11.9L |
| 13th | 10 |  |
Flatten The Curve (FR) | H.Grewe | T.H.Hansen | $21.00 | 11.96L |
| 14th | 12 |  |
Smokin’ Romans (NZ) | C.Maher | B.J.Melham | $61.00 | 12.71L |
| 15th | 22 |  |
Royal Supremacy (IRE) | C.Maher | R.D.Dolan | $31.00 | 13.01L |
| 16th | 16 |  |
Onesmoothoperator (USA) | B.Ellison | H.T.Coffey | $41.00 | 14.01L |
| 17th | 24 |  |
Valiant King (GB) | C.J.Waller | J.McNeil | $9.00 | 14.01L |
| 18th | 15 |  |
More Felons (IRE) | C.J.Waller | T.Berry | $41.00 | 16.51L |
| 19th | 6 |  |
Presage Nocturne (IRE) | A.Botti | S.Pasquier | $5.50 | 18.01L |
| 20th | 18 |  |
Parchment Party (USA) | W.Mott | J.R.Velazquez | $61.00 | 19.76L |
| 21st | 19 |  |
Athabascan (FR) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | D.Bates | $71.00 | 21.01L |
| 22nd | 11 |  |
Land Legend (FR) | C.J.Waller | J.Moreira | $61.00 | 23.76L |
| 23rd | 5 |  |
Chevalier Rose (JPN) | H.Shimizu | D.M.Lane | $51.00 | 28.01L |
| 24th | 2 |  |
Buckaroo (GB) | C.J.Waller | C.Williams | $14.00 | 99L |
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