The Finishing Order for the 2023 Melbourne Cup.
| FP | Marg | Horse | A/S | BP | Jockey | Trainer | WT | SP |
| 1 | Won | 3. WITHOUT A FIGHT | 6G | 16 | MARK ZAHRA | ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 56.5kg | $8 |
| 2 | 2.3L | 6. SOULCOMBE | 4G | 4 | JOAO MOREIRA | CHRIS WALLER | 53.5kg | $9.5 |
| 3 | 2.8L | 14. SHERAZ | 6G | 22 | BEAU MERTENS | CHRIS WALLER | 51.5kg | $151 |
| 4 | 4.8L | 11. ASHRUN | 7G | 11 | KERRIN MCEVOY | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 51.5kg | $26 |
| 5 | 5.0L | 12. DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR | 6G | 12 | DANIEL STACKHOUSE | PHILLIP STOKES | 51.5kg | $51 |
| 6 | 5.4L | 22. INTERPRETATION | 5G | 17 | TEODORE NUGENT | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 50kg | $41 |
| 7 | 5.5L | 7. ABSURDE | 5G | 8 | ZAC PURTON | WILLIE MULLINS | 53kg | $9 |
| 8 | 6.7L | 24. TRUE MARVEL | 7G | 10 | BEN THOMPSON | MATTHEW SMITH | 50kg | $151 |
| 9 | 7.5L | 9. VOW AND DECLARE | 8G | 19 | BILLY EGAN | DANNY O'BRIEN | 53kg | $31 |
| 10 | 8.2L | 17. MILITARY MISSION | 5G | 5 | RACHEL KING | GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT | 51kg | $26 |
| 11 | 8.4L | 13. OKITA SOUSHI | 5H | 20 | DYLAN GIBBONS | JOSEPH O'BRIEN | 51.5kg | $101 |
| 12 | 9.2L | 20. MORE FELONS | 4G | 23 | JAMIE KAH | CHRIS WALLER | 50.5kg | $26 |
| 13 | 13.2L | 15. LASTOTCHKA | 4F | 21 | CRAIG WILLIAMS | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 51kg | $26 |
| 14 | 13.4L | 5. VAUBAN | 5G | 3 | RYAN MOORE | WILLIE MULLINS | 55kg | $5.5 |
| 15 | 14.1L | 21. FUTURE HISTORY | 5G | 13 | HOLLIE DOYLE | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 50kg | $18 |
| 16 | 14.3L | 4. BREAKUP | 5H | 18 | KOHEI MATSUYAMA | TATSUYA YOSHIOKA | 55kg | $18 |
| 17 | 23.3L | 1. GOLD TRIP | 6H | 2 | JAMES MCDONALD | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 58.5kg | $6.5 |
| 18 | 32.3L | 19. VIRTUOUS CIRCLE | 4H | 6 | CRAIG NEWITT | LIAM HOWLEY | 51kg | $151 |
| 19 | 32.4L | 18. SERPENTINE | 6G | 1 | JYE MCNEIL | GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT | 51kg | $41 |
| 20 | 32.7L | 23. KALAPOUR | 6G | 14 | ZAC LLOYD | KRIS LEES | 50kg | $41 |
| 21 | 33.5L | 2. ALENQUER | 5G | 9 | DAMIEN OLIVER | MICHAEL MORONEY | 56.5kg | $21 |
| 22 | 43.5L | 16. MAGICAL LAGOON | 4F | 7 | MARK DU PLESSIS | CHRIS WALLER | 51kg | $101 |
| - | - | 8. RIGHT YOU ARE | 7G | 15 | JOHN ALLEN | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 53kg | $31 |
