Scissors edition
Printable Melbourne Cup sweep sheet 2026
One A4 page: 24 horses, a column for names, and the house rules. Download it, print it, cut the numbers into a hat. Or skip the scissors entirely — the online version draws it in one minute and gives everyone a link.
Melbourne Cup Sweep 2026 — Tuesday 3 November
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Entry:
Split — 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Last:
Scratchings rule (pick one now): refund / re-draw / bad luck
How to run it
- Print the sheet and write in the horse names once the final field is declared — that happens the Saturday before the race. If you're drawing early, leave the numbers and match them up on the day.
- Agree the rules first. Fill in the entry amount, the pot split, and the scratchings rule at the bottom of the sheet before anyone draws. Nobody argues about the split at 2:59pm; everybody argues about it at 3:04pm.
- Cut the numbers up and draw them from a hat, writing each person's name next to the horse they pull. Stick the sheet on the tearoom wall so nobody has to ask you who they got.
Not sure on the conventions? The sweep rules page covers entries, pot splits and the scratchings argument. The field of 24 is declared the Saturday before the race — write the horse names in then, or just draw numbers and match them on the day. If your group isn’t twenty-four people, sweep ideas covers what to do instead.