How many Melbourne Cups has Declan Bates won?

Declan Bates is a five-time Group 1-winning jockey who has ridden in the best races in Australia, but how many times has he won the Melbourne Cup?

Declan Bates Melbourne Cup wins

Declan Bates is yet to get a win in the Melbourne Cup but he has ridden in the Cup twice before, in 2020, where he finished 10th on the horse Ashrun and in 2024 where he finished 19th on the Chris Waller-trained Manzoice.

Declan Bates Recent Melbourne Cup Rides

Who will Declan Bates ride in the 2025 Melbourne Cup?

Declan Bates will ride the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton-trained Athabascan in the 2025 Melbourne Cup.

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Athabascan

(Barrier 1)

Weight: 51.5kg Form: 82959×0002 Trainer: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Jockey: Declan Bates

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• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Almanzor (FR)
• Dam: Alzubra (GB)

Athabascan 2025 Melbourne Cup Betting Odds

Win:+10000 Place:+2000

Best odds at 888Starz

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Career stats for Athabascan

• Career: 39:4-6-4
• Flemington: 3:0-1-0
• Distance: 2:0-1-0
• Wet: 18:3-2-4
• Dry/Syn: 21:1-4-0
• Group and Listed: 32:3-5-3
• Win %: 10%
• Place %: 35%

2025 Melbourne Cup Field

1. Al Riffa (19)

• T: Joseph O’Brien
• J: Mark Zahra
• W: 59kg
• F: 210x3x4211
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Wootton Bassett (GB)
• Dam: Love On My Mind (IRE)

+750
+220

2. Buckaroo (12)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Craig Williams
• W: 57kg
• F: 9x970x3232
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Fastnet Rock
• Dam: Roheryn (IRE)

+800
+220

3. Arapaho (15)

• T: Bjorn Baker
• J: Rachel King
• W: 56.5kg
• F: 5241×36408
• Age: 9YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Lope De Vega (IRE)
• Dam: Alzubra (GB)

+5000
+1500

4. Vauban (2)

• T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
• J: Blake Shinn
• W: 56.5kg
• F: 0x130x3650
• Age: 8YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Galiway (GB)
• Dam: Waldfest (GB)

+2500
+700

5. Chevalier Rose (5)

• T: Hisashi Shimizu
• J: Damian Lane
• W: 55.5kg
• F: x11x070x0x
• Age: 8YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Deep Impact (JPN)
• Dam: Viane Rose (FR)

+4500
+1200

6. Presage Nocturne (9)

• T: Alessandro Botti
• J: Stephane Pasquier
• W: 55.5kg
• F: 71x4x13x34
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Grey
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Wootton Bassett (GB)
• Dam: Kyurem (IRE)

+700
+220

7. Middle Earth (13)

• T: Ciaron Maher
• J: Ethan Brown
• W: 54.5kg
• F: x159x50903
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Roaring Lion (USA)
• Dam: Roheryn (IRE)

+3400
+850

8. Meydaan (22)

• T: Simon & Ed Crisford
• J: James McDonald
• W: 54kg
• F: 47×5205239
• Age: 5YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Frankel (GB)
• Dam: Nezwaah (GB)

+1800
+500

9. Absurde (4)

• T: Willie Mullins
• J: Kerrin McEvoy
• W: 53.5kg
• F: 5x3132x3x7
• Age: 8YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Fastnet Rock
• Dam: Incroyable (USA)

+2000
+550

10. Flatten The Curve (17)

• T: Henk Grewe
• J: Thore Hammer Hansen
• W: 53.5kg
• F: 011x11411x
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Zarak (FR)
• Dam: Lailoma (FR)

+3000
+750

11. Land Legend (16)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Joao Moreira
• W: 53.5kg
• F: x768x39500
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Galileo (IRE)
• Dam: Landikusic (IRE)

+10000
+2000

12. Smokin’ Romans (11)

• T: Ciaron Maher
• J: Ben Melham
• W: 53.5kg
• F: 0310×72948
• Age: 9YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Ghibellines
• Dam: Inferno (NZ)

+10000
+2000

13. Changingoftheguard (24)

• T: Kris Lees
• J: Tim Clark
• W: 53kg
• F: x742x82106
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Galileo (IRE)
• Dam: Lady Lara (IRE)

+10000
+2000

14. Half Yours (8)

• T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy
• J: Jamie Melham
• W: 53kg
• F: x211215141
• Age: 5YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: St Jean (IRE)
• Dam: La Gazelle

+550
+170

15. More Felons (23)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Tommy Berry
• W: 53kg
• F: 50x12x0944
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Churchill (IRE)
• Dam: Pivotalia (IRE)

+8000
+1600

16. Onesmoothoperator (6)

• T: Brian Ellison
• J: Harry Coffey
• W: 53kg
• F: 5735x840x1
• Age: 8YO
• Colour: Bay or Brown
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Dialed In (USA)
• Dam: Sueno D’Oro (USA)

+1800
+500

17. Furthur (7)

• T: Andrew Balding
• J: Michael Dee
• W: 52kg
• F: 72×152516
• Age: 4YO
• Colour: Grey
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Waldgeist (GB)
• Dam: Danamight (IRE)

+2500
+650

18. Parchment Party (3)

• T: William Mott
• J: John Velazquez
• W: 52kg
• F: 5x59231x1x
• Age: 5YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Constitution (USA)
• Dam: Life Well Lived (USA)

+5000
+1100

19. Athabascan (1)

• T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
• J: Declan Bates
• W: 51.5kg
• F: 82959×0002
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Almanzor (FR)
• Dam: Alzubra (GB)

+10000
+2000

20. Goodie Two Shoes (20)

• T: Joseph O’Brien
• J: Wayne Lordan
• W: 51.5kg
• F: 57x331113x
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Mare
• Sire: Fastnet Rock
• Dam: Fits Like a Glove (IRE)

+4000
+900

21. River Of Stars (14)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Beau Mertens
• W: 51.5kg
• F: 42x73x7802
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Mare
• Sire: Sea The Stars (IRE)
• Dam: Amazone (GER)

+1400
+400

22. Royal Supremacy (21)

• T: Ciaron Maher
• J: Robbie Dolan
• W: 51kg
• F: 32×0011215
• Age: 5YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Make Believe (GB)
• Dam: Adelasia (IRE)

+3400
+850

23. Torranzino (18)

• T: Paul Preusker
• J: Celine Gaudray
• W: 51kg
• F: 4212×80821
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Tarzino (NZ)
• Dam: Goldilicious (NZ)

+3400
+850

24. Valiant King (10)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Jye McNeil
• W: 51kg
• F: 0x0693x013
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Grey
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Roaring Lion (USA)
• Dam: Assembly (USA)

+650
+200

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