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2024 Melbourne Cup Time If Watching In The UK and Ireland, Plus TV Channel and How To Watch
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With Australia eleven hours head of the UK, many horse racing fans will be wanting to know – what time is the 2024 Melbourne Cup being broadcast in England, Ireland and Europe – in the contest billed as ‘The Race The Stops A Nation’.
The 2024 Melbourne Cup Will Be Run at 4am UK and Ireland Time
With top Irish trainer Willie Mullins sending over Vauban, who is one of the big Melbourne Cup fancies with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK, plus Absurde – then horse racing lovers in the UK and Ireland will be setting their alarm clocks to catch the action.
However, with Melbourne, Australia ELEVEN hours ahead of London – this means the race, which is run at 3pm Down Under, will be shown at 4am in England and Ireland on Tuesday 5th November 2024 at Flemington Park racecourse.
Melbourne Cup 2024 Details and Date?
📅Date: Tuesday 5th November 2024
⌚Time: 4:00am (GMT)
🏇Racecourse: Flemington Park (2m)
💰Winning Purse: £2,352,941
📺 TV: Sky Sports Racing
Full Melbourne Cup prize money breakdown for 2024 – from 1st to 12th, plus what the jockey and trainer win.
How To Watch The 2024 Melbourne Cup In The UK and Ireland
If you are having a wager on the 2024 Melbourne Cup with the best betting sites in the UK, then this can be one way to watch the race as most will stream it through their platforms.
You can also watch the Melbourne Cup in the UK and Ireland on Sky Sports Racing, who will be showing the race LIVE – you’ll just need to set your alarm clock for 4am on Tuesday 5th November.
Sea King and Onesmoothoperator Also Flying The Flag For Europe
In addition to the two Willie Mullins runners – Vauban and Absurde, who both ran in the Melbourne Cup in 2023, Europe will also be cheering on Sea King and Onesmoothoperator.
Sea King is trained in the UK by Harry Eustace and will have jockey Hollie Doyle jetting over for the ride. This 5 year-old got into the race after winning the Bendigo Cup last time out, but the Melbourne Cup trends suggest he might have his work cut out from stall 1.
Onesmoothoperator will represent the Brian Ellison yard, who train in North Yorkshire, and has shortened in the market after his impressive win in the Geelong Cup last month (watch below).
Since 2010, the Melbourne Cup has been won six times by a European-trained horse.