{"id":68443,"date":"2025-11-02T22:33:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T22:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=68443"},"modified":"2025-11-04T01:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T01:22:16","slug":"melbourne-cup-runners-2025-soft-ground-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/melbourne-cup-runners-2025-soft-ground-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Ground Record For EVERY 2025 Melbourne Cup Runner"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Flemington racecourse hit with a lot of rain over the last few days – and more on the way, we look at which of the 2025 Melbourne Cup runners have form on soft ground with conditions for ‘The Race That Stops The Nation’<\/em> expected to be very testing this year.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melbourne Cup Runners 2025: Soft Ground Record For EVERY Entry \u2614<\/strong><\/h2>\n

See below the 24 Melbourne Cup runners for 2025 and their winning form on soft (or worse) ground.<\/p>\n

Of this year’s entries heading to post – there are a massive TEN horses that are yet to win a race on ground described as ‘soft’ or ‘heavy’.<\/p>\n

You can use this information alongside the Melbourne Cup trends<\/a> to help narrow down your search for Tuesday’s big Flemington winner.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Horse <\/b><\/td>\nWon On Soft (or worse)<\/em><\/b><\/td>\nOdds<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. AL RIFFA<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n5\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. BUCKAROO<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n8\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. ARAPAHO<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n40\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. VAUBAN<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n20\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. CHEVALIER ROSE<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n33\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. PRESAGE NOCTURNE<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n7\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. MIDDLE EARTH<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n40\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. MEYDAAN<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n20\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. ABSURDE<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n16\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. FLATTEN THE CURVE<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n18\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11. LAND LEGEND<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n50\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12. SMOKIN’ ROMANS<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n66\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13. CHANGINGOFTHEGUARDS<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n66\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14. HALF YOURS<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n6\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15. MORE FELONS<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n50\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16. ONESMOOTHOPERATOR<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n28\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17. FURTHER<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n22\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18. PARCHMENT PARTY<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n50\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19. ATHABASCAN<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n80\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20. GOODIE TWO SHOES<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n33\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21. RIVER OF STARS<\/td>\n\u274e<\/td>\n14\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22. ROYAL SUPREMACY<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n25\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23. TORRANZINO<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n33\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24. VALIANT KING<\/td>\n\u2714\ufe0f<\/td>\n7\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Note: All Melbourne Cup betting odds are subject to change<\/em><\/p>\n

How Much Rain Has Fallen At Flemington Ahead Of The 2025 Melbourne Cup?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As of 3pm Monday (local time) the Flemington Park track had seen 23mm of rain – with more on the way.<\/p>\n

Due to the wet conditions and this latest Melbourne Cup weather forecast, the track has been downgraded to ‘soft’<\/p>\n

Weather experts are predicting another 10mm of rain on Tuesday – the day of the race, with showers expected to fall all through the day.<\/p>\n

Flemington Weather Forecast for 2025 Melbourne Cup\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Melbourne Cup Weather Forecast 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Melbourne Cup 2025 Details and Date<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\ud83d\udcc5Date: Tuesday 4th November 2025
\n\u231aTime: 4:00am (GMT)<\/span><\/span>
\n\ud83c\udfc7Racecourse: Flemington (2m)
\n\ud83d\udcb0Winning Purse: $4,500,000 AUS<\/span><\/span>
\n\ud83d\udcfa TV: Sky Sports Racing<\/p>\n

Full Melbourne Cup prize money<\/a> breakdown for 2025 – from 1st to 24th, plus what the jockey and trainer win.<\/p>\n

Melbourne Cup Runners 2025 – Detailed Look At Their ‘Soft Ground’ Form<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1. AL RIFFA<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Top-weight, so the softer ground won’t help on that score – but on a plus this Joseph O’Brien Melbourne Cup runner won’t have any excuses on the deeper ground.<\/p>\n

Won the G1 National Stakes on soft ground back in 2022 at the Curragh and also ran the classy City Of Troy to a length on soft ground in the 2024 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.<\/p>\n

Soft Ground Rating: 8\/10<\/em><\/p>\n