Full Result 4.00 Flemington (AUS) | 4 November 2008

Emirates Melbourne Cup (Group 1) (Handicap)

(3yo+) 2m Good

1st £1,519,824 2nd £367,841 3rd £185,022 4th £96,916 5th £66,079 6th £50,661 7th £50,661 8th £50,661 9th £50,661 10th £50,661

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	10. Viewed (AUS) 40/1 Blake Shinn Bart Cummings	Blake Shinn Bart Cummings	5	85 b	–	–	117	–
b h Scenic (IRE) - Lovers Knot (NZ) (Khozaam)
Raced in 9th, headway to lead 2f out, 2 lengths clear approaching final furlong, just held on

2⁽¹³⁾ nse	12. Bauer (IRE) 20/1 Corey Brown Luca Cumani	Corey Brown Luca Cumani	5	83	–	–	115	–
gr g Halling (USA) - Dali's Grey (Linamix)
Towards rear, 16th halfway, 9th on outside 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, ran on well, just failed

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [2]	4. C'Est La Guerre (NZ) 20/1 Brett Prebble John D Sadler	Brett Prebble John D Sadler	4	87	–	–	122	–
b g Shinko King (IRE) - La Magnifique (NZ) (Kampala)
Towards rear, 17th halfway, 14th when angling out and not clear run briefly 2f out, stayed on well down outside final 1 1/2f

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [2½]	2. Master O'Reilly (NZ) 25/1 Vlad Duric Danny O'Brien	Vlad Duric Danny O'Brien	6	89	–	–	119	–
bb g O'Reilly (NZ) - Without Remorse (NZ) (Bakharoff)
In midfield, 11th halfway, not much room over 2f out, stayed on well between horses from over 1 1/2f out

5⁽²⁾ hd [2¾]	18. Profound Beauty (IRE) 8/1 Glen Boss D K Weld	Glen Boss D K Weld	4	82	–	–	111	–
b f Danehill (USA) - Diamond Trim (IRE) (Highest Honor)
Raced in 10th, 4th towards outside 2f out, went 2nd 1 1/2f out, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, one pace

6⁽¹⁹⁾ 2 [4¾]	24. Moatize (AUS) 30/1 Clare Lindop Bart Cummings	Clare Lindop Bart Cummings	4	712 b	–	–	109	–
bb g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Shezabeel (NZ) (Zabeel)
Close up, 6th halfway, went 2nd just under 2f out, lost 2nd 1 1/2f out, one pace

7⁽⁴⁾ 1 [5¾]	8. Mad Rush (USA) 9/2F Damien Oliver Luca Cumani	Damien Oliver Luca Cumani	4	86	–	–	112	–
b g Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Revonda (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, 15th halfway, 11th 2f out, kept on at same pace

8⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [7½]	5. Nom Du Jeu (NZ) 13/2 Jeff Lloyd Murray Baker	Jeff Lloyd Murray Baker	4	87 b	–	–	115	–
br c Montjeu (IRE) - Prized Gem (NZ) (Prized)
Held up, 13th halfway, 13th 2f out, kept on at same pace

9⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [7¾]	7. Zipping (AUS) 14/1 Danny Nikolic John D Sadler	Danny Nikolic John D Sadler	7	87	–	–	110	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Social Scene (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Raced in 19th, hampered by injured horse and dropped back to last under 4f out, stayed on well down inside final 1 1/2f

10⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [8]	17. Newport (AUS) 60/1 Chris Symons Paul Perry	Chris Symons Paul Perry	6	82	–	–	105	–
gr g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Sibelienne (Nishapour)
In rear, 18th 2f out, modest late headway

11⁽²²⁾ nk [8½]	9. Ice Chariot (AUS) 50/1 Michael Rodd Ron Maund	Michael Rodd Ron Maund	6	85	–	–	108	–
b g Semipalatinsk (USA) - Snow Chariot (AUS) (Chariot)
In rear, 21st halfway, effort on outside in 15th when carried right 2f out, one pace

12⁽⁸⁾ shd [8½]	15. Guyno (NZ) 150/1 Craig Newitt Lou Luciani	Craig Newitt Lou Luciani	5	83 b	–	–	106	–
br g O'Reilly (NZ) - River Century (NZ) (Centaine)
In rear, 20th halfway, headway around outside to go 6th 2f out, soon weakened

13⁽¹⁷⁾ 2¼ [10¾]	11. Littorio (AUS) 30/1 Steven King Nigel Blackiston	Steven King Nigel Blackiston	4	84	–	–	108	–
b g Bellotto (USA) - Our Centasea (AUS) (Centaine)
Last halfway, always in rear

14⁽²³⁾ ½ [11¼]	20. Varevees 100/1 Craig A Williams Richard Gibson	Craig A Williams Richard Gibson	5	82	–	–	102	–
b m Kahyasi (IRE) - Danse Bretonne (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
In touch, 7th halfway, 7th and ridden 2f out, soon beaten

15⁽²⁰⁾ ½ [11¾]	13. Boundless (NZ) 80/1 Greg Childs Stephen McKee	Greg Childs Stephen McKee	4	83	–	–	106	–
ch f Van Nistelrooy (USA) - Nothing Less (NZ) (Star Way)
Raced in 4th, led briefly over 2f out, soon headed and weakened

16⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [11¾]	19. Red Lord (AUS) 100/1 Nicholas Hall Anthony Cummings	Nicholas Hall Anthony Cummings	5	82	–	–	101	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Dame Cath (NZ) (Zabeel)
In midfield, 12th halfway, 10th 2f out, soon beaten

17⁽¹⁸⁾ 7 [18¾]	21. Prize Lady (NZ) 60/1 Mark Sweeney Graeme Sanders	Mark Sweeney Graeme Sanders	7	80 b	–	–	91	–
b m Prized (USA) - Pen Bal Lady (Mummy's Game)
In touch, 8th halfway, weakened over 2f out

18⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [20½]	1. Septimus (IRE) 6/1 Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	5	93	–	–	106	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Caladira (IRE) (Darshaan)
Disputed lead 3f then prominent with 2 stablemates, 5 lengths clear of rest halfway, led narrowly under 3f out to over 2f out, weakened, finished lame

19⁽³⁾ 4 [24½]	23. Barbaricus (AUS) 15/1 Stephen Baster Danny O'Brien	Stephen Baster Danny O'Brien	4	713 b	–	–	88	–
gr g Lion Hunter (AUS) - Light Of Erin (AUS) (Palace Music)
Disputed lead racing freely for 3f, 5th halfway, 8th and weakened 2f out

20⁽¹¹⁾ 15 [39½]	22. Alessandro Volta 40/1 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	3	713 b	–	–	76	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Ventura Highway (Machiavellian)
Missed break, pushed along and switched outside after 1f, led after 3f, set strong pace, headed under 3f out, weakened

21⁽²⁴⁾ dist [69½]	3. Honolulu (IRE) 20/1 Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	4	88	–	–	–	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Cerulean Sky (IRE) (Darshaan)
Soon prominent, 5 lengths clear with 2 stablemates halfway, weakened over 3f out, finished lame

PU⁽²¹⁾	14. Gallopin (NZ) 30/1 James Winks Danny O'Brien	James Winks Danny O'Brien	5	83	–	–	–	–
ch g Pins (AUS) - Carla Rossi (NZ) (Spectacular Spy)
14th halfway, broke down over 4f out, pulled up