Full Result 4.00 Flemington (AUS) | 5 November 2024

Lexus Melbourne Cup (Group 1 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 2m Good

1st £2,352,941.18 2nd £588,235.29 3rd £294,117.65 4th £187,165.78 5th £122,994.65 6th £85,561.50 7th £85,561.50 8th £85,561.50 9th £85,561.50 10th £85,561.50 11th £85,561.50 12th £85,561.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	11. Knight's Choice (AUS) 90/1 Robbie Dolan John Symons & Sheila Laxon	Robbie Dolan John Symons & Sheila Laxon	5	82 t	–	–	115	–
b g Extreme Choice (AUS) - Midnight Pearl (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Towards rear, in final five nearly 11 lengths off the lead 3f out, began to close 2 1/2f out, soon ridden, good progress over 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, led final 80yds, held on close home

2⁽²⁾ shd	4. Warp Speed (JPN) 25/1 Akira Sugawara Noboru Takagi	Akira Sugawara Noboru Takagi	5	88 b	–	–	121	–
b h Drefong (USA) - Deep Love (JPN) (Deep Impact)
Dwelt, waited with towards rear on inner, twelfth but going well enough 3f out, not much room 2 1/2f out and waited for gap, ridden and headway over 1 1/2f out, not much room entering final furlong, ran on under pressure, just failed

3⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [¾]	12. Okita Soushi (IRE) 18/1 Jamie Kah Ciaron Maher	Jamie Kah Ciaron Maher	6	80 2 t	–	–	112	–
b h Galileo (IRE) - Amicus (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Broke well, always prominent, good progress outside rivals to lead 2f out, 1 length up and ridden over 1 1/2f out, headed 125yds out, stayed on but not pace of front pair

4⁽³⁾ ½ [1¼]	14. Zardozi (AUS) 13/1 Andrea Atzeni James Cummings	Andrea Atzeni James Cummings	4	80	–	–	112	–
b f Kingman - Chanderi (Dubawi)
Settled in midfield on inner, took closer order to be prominent from halfway, tracked leaders into straight under 2 1/2f out, ridden to challenge entering final furlong, led 125yds out, began to labour and headed final 80yds, no extra

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1¾]	9. Absurde (FR) 9/1 Kerrin McEvoy W P Mullins	Kerrin McEvoy W P Mullins	6	84	–	–	115	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Incroyable (USA) (Singspiel)
Raced in final quartet, plenty to do 3f out, third last 2 1/2f out, headway on inner 2f out, slightly impeded and switched right over 1 1/2f out, stayed on for pressure final furlong, not pace to challenge

6⁽²³⁾ 1 [2¾]	3. Circle Of Fire 20/1 Mark Zahra Ciaron Maher	Mark Zahra Ciaron Maher	4	88 t	–	–	118	–
br c Almanzor (FR) - Fiery Sunset (Galileo)
Close up on outer, about 3 lengths third 4f out, chased leaders under pressure 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on for pressure final furlong

7⁽¹⁸⁾ shd [3]	17. Fancy Man (IRE) 80/1 Ronnie Stewart Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	Ronnie Stewart Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	6	712 t	–	–	108	–
b g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) - Fancy (IRE) (Galileo)
Settled at front of midfield, seventh and scrubbed along well over 2 1/2f out, no impression more than 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never a threat

8⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [3½]	8. Land Legend (FR) 14/1 Zac Purton Chris Waller	Zac Purton Chris Waller	4	85 2	–	–	114	–
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Landikusic (IRE) (Dansili)
A little keen early, chased leaders, 1 length second 4f out, virtually upsides leader 2f out, soon ridden and not quicken, gradually dropped away from 1f out

9⁽²⁰⁾ hd [3¾]	2. Buckaroo 5/1F Joao Moreira Chris Waller	Joao Moreira Chris Waller	5	88 b	–	–	117	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Roheryn (IRE) (Galileo)
Settled in final quartet, began to close when came wide into straight 2 1/2f out, good headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure to challenge for places 1 1/2f out, effort flattened out final 125yds

10⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [4½]	5. Kovalica (NZ) 25/1 Damian Lane Chris Waller	Damian Lane Chris Waller	5	86 t	–	–	114	–
b g Ocean Park (NZ) - Vitesse (NZ) (Makfi)
Towards rear of midfield, pushed along when slightly impeded well over 2f out, kept on for pressure final 1 1/2f, not pace to get involved

11⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [5¼]	1. Vauban (FR) 7/1 William Buick W P Mullins	William Buick W P Mullins	6	810 t	–	–	117	–
ch g Galiway - Waldfest (Hurricane Run)
Squeezed out between horses start, towards rear of midfield on outer, came wide into straight, ridden and not much room 2f out, kept on at same pace, never in contention

12⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [5¾]	13. Onesmoothoperator (USA) 6/1 Craig A Williams Brian Ellison	Craig A Williams Brian Ellison	6	80 2	–	–	107	–
bb g Dialed In (USA) - Sueno D'Oro (USA) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Settled in midfield, towards rear and plenty to do 4f out, third last and scrubbed along 2 1/2f out, not much room and lost momentum more than 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

13⁽²¹⁾ shd [5¾]	16. Valiant King 90/1 Craig Newitt Chris Waller	Craig Newitt Chris Waller	4	80 1	–	–	107	–
b g Roaring Lion (USA) - Assembly (USA) (Candy Ride)
Raced keenly in midfield, towards rear and ridden 2 1/2f out, some late progress under pressure, never involved

14⁽¹⁾ ½ [6¼]	15. Sea King 11/1 Hollie Doyle Harry Eustace	Hollie Doyle Harry Eustace	5	713 1 b	–	–	105	–
br g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Pamona (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)
Dwelt, in rear, came wide into straight, kept on for pressure 2f out, effort petered out inside final furlong

15⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [8]	18. Interpretation (IRE) 20/1 Teodore Nugent Ciaron Maher	Teodore Nugent Ciaron Maher	6	712 tb	–	–	102	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Daldiyna (FR) (Dansili)
Settled in midfield, hard ridden and no impression 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

16⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [9¾]	6. Sharp 'N' Smart (NZ) 50/1 Michael Dee Graeme & Deborah Rogerson	Michael Dee Graeme & Deborah Rogerson	5	86 tv	–	–	108	–
b g Redwood - Queen Margaret (NZ) (Swiss Ace)
Towards front of midfield, no impression under pressure from 2 1/2f out, well held final 1 1/2f

17⁽⁴⁾ ½ [10¼]	24. Trust In You (NZ) 70/1 Mark Du Plessis Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley	Mark Du Plessis Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley	6	712 p	–	–	100	–
br g Sweynesse (AUS) - Shinko Bay (NZ) (Shinko King)
Broke well, led briefly, soon headed and dropped towards rear of midfield, ninth and pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong

18⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [11¼]	20. Mostly Cloudy (IRE) 90/1 Karis Teetan Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Karis Teetan Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	5	712	–	–	99	–
b g Harzand (IRE) - Clarinda (FR) (Montjeu)
Prominent, pushed along to hold place under 5f out, ridden and no impression 3f out, weakened inside final 1 1/2f

19⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [13½]	19. Manzoice (AUS) 100/1 Declan Bates Chris Waller	Declan Bates Chris Waller	5	80 2	–	–	98	–
b g Almanzor (FR) - Choice (NZ) (Mastercraftsman)
Raced in midfield, sixth and ridden under 3f out, weakened final 1 1/2f

20⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [14]	21. Positivity (NZ) 100/1 Winona Costin Andrew Forsman	Winona Costin Andrew Forsman	4	712	–	–	96	–
b f Almanzor (FR) - Pussy O'Reilly (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Pulled hard, held up in final quartet, always behind

21⁽²²⁾ ½ [14½]	23. The Map (AUS) 70/1 Rachel King Dan Clarken & Oopy Macgillivray	Rachel King Dan Clarken & Oopy Macgillivray	6	712 tv	–	–	95	–
b m Alpine Eagle (AUS) - This Moment (AUS) (Savoire Vivre)
Towards rear on outer, ridden and beaten inside final 2f

22⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [15¾]	22. Saint George 25/1 Tyler Schiller Ciaron Maher	Tyler Schiller Ciaron Maher	4	712 t	–	–	94	–
gr c Roaring Lion (USA) - Lady Dragon (IRE) (Galileo)
Towards rear, never a factor

23⁽¹²⁾ 10 [25¾]	7. Just Fine (IRE) 30/1 Jye McNeil Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jye McNeil Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	6	85 1	–	–	90	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Bint Almatar (USA) (Kingmambo)
Broke well, soon led, 1 length lead 4f out, headed 2f out, weakened quickly