Full Result 4.00 Flemington (AUS) | 6 November 2018

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

(3yo+) 2m Good To Soft

1st £2,456,647.40 2nd £578,034.68 3rd £289,017.34 4th £173,410.40 5th £115,606.94 6th £86,705.20 7th £86,705.20 8th £86,705.20 9th £86,705.20 10th £86,705.20 11th £86,705.20 12th £86,705.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁹⁾	23. Cross Counter 8/1 Kerrin McEvoy Charlie Appleby	Kerrin McEvoy Charlie Appleby	3	80	–	–	116	–
b g Teofilo (IRE) - Waitress (USA) (Kingmambo)
Waited with in rear, slightly impeded after 3 1/2f, remained in final trio, 6th last and not clear run when switched outside over 2f out, strong run under pressure from 1 1/2f out, led final 50yds, readily

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1	9. Marmelo 11/1 Hugh Bowman Hughie Morrison	Hugh Bowman Hughie Morrison	5	89	–	–	115	–
b h Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) - Capriolla (In The Wings)
Waited with towards rear, 3rd last halfway, began to close 2 1/2f out, good progress 1 1/2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on under pressure, headed final 50yds, no extra

3⁽²⁰⁾ 2 [3]	17. Prince Of Arran 20/1 Michael Walker Charlie Fellowes	Michael Walker Charlie Fellowes	5	85	–	–	109	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Storming Sioux (Storming Home)
Always prominent, chased leaders 3f out, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, led well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on

4⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [3½]	13. Finche 25/1 Zac Purton Chris Waller	Zac Purton Chris Waller	4	87	–	–	110	–
ch g Frankel - Binche (USA) (Woodman)
Always prominent, chased leader from halfway, driven to dispute lead 2f out, headed well over 1f out, stayed on at same pace

5⁽²¹⁾ 1 [4½]	24. Rostropovich (IRE) 20/1 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	3	80 t	–	–	111	–
b c Frankel - Tyranny (Machiavellian)
In touch on outer, lost place halfway, 8th and pushed along approaching 2f out, good progress under pressure to dispute 4th 1 1/2f out, stayed on gamely, run flattened out late on

6⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	22. Youngstar (AUS) 10/1 Craig A Williams Chris Waller	Craig A Williams Chris Waller	4	82	–	–	102	–
b f High Chaparral (IRE) - Starspangled (IRE) (Danehill)
Soon settled in midfield, 11th halfway, driven to close 3f out but not clear run 2 1/2f out, soon in clear and ridden 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, no impression final 75yds

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [8¼]	19. Sir Charles Road (AUS) 100/1 Dwayne Dunn Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott	Dwayne Dunn Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott	5	85 tb	–	–	102	–
b g Myboycharlie (IRE) - Giant Mystique (AUS) (Giant's Causeway)
Prominent, driven to dispute lead 2f out, soon headed, dropped away final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [8¾]	1. Best Solution (IRE) 15/1 Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor	Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor	4	91	–	–	112	–
b c Kodiac - Al Andalyya (USA) (Kingmambo)
Missed break and 5 lengths adrift, recovered to race in final trio, headway on inner over 2 1/2f out, stayed on under pressure, never dangerous

9⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [9½]	5. Muntahaa (IRE) 16/1 Jim Crowley John Gosden	Jim Crowley John Gosden	5	810	–	–	106	–
gr g Dansili - Qertaas (IRE) (Linamix)
Waited with in midfield, dropped towards rear before halfway, progress 3 1/2f out, midfield and bumped 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nearer

10⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [11]	16. Ventura Storm (IRE) 30/1 Mark Zahra David A & B Hayes & Tom Dabernig	Mark Zahra David A & B Hayes & Tom Dabernig	5	88 1 tp	–	–	102	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Sarawati (IRE) (Haafhd)
Midfield, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon beaten

11⁽²³⁾ ¾ [11¾]	11. Yucatan (IRE) 5/1F James McDonald A P O'Brien	James McDonald A P O'Brien	4	88 b	–	–	101	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Six Perfections (FR) (Celtic Swing)
Midfield on outer, driven and no real impression 3f out, went left and bumped rival 2f out, stayed on over 1f out, run petered out final 100yds

12⁽³⁾ shd [11¾]	18. Nakeeta 80/1 Regan Bayliss Iain Jardine	Regan Bayliss Iain Jardine	7	85 t	–	–	98	–
b g Sixties Icon - Easy Red (IRE) (Hunting Lion)
Towards rear of midfield on inner, steady headway from 3f out, 7th and staying on well over 1f out, effort flattened out final 100yds

13⁽²⁴⁾ 2 [13¾]	20. Zacada (NZ) 100/1 Damian Lane Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	6	85 b	–	–	96	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Lacada (AUS) (Giant's Causeway)
Towards rear, came wide into straight, kept on under pressure inside final 2f, not pace to ever be in contention

14⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [16]	4. Chestnut Coat (JPN) 70/1 Yuga Kawada Yoshito Yahagi	Yuga Kawada Yoshito Yahagi	4	810	–	–	98	–
ch c Heart's Cry (JPN) - White Veil (JPN) (Kurofune)
Midfield, lost place halfway, towards rear and pushed along over 3f out, ridden and effort 3f out, hampered and lost all momentum 2 1/2f out, kept on again from well over 1f out, never on terms

15⁽²⁾ hd [16¼]	15. Vengeur Masque (IRE) 50/1 Patrick Moloney Michael Moroney	Patrick Moloney Michael Moroney	6	87	–	–	95	–
b g Monsun (GER) - Venetian Beauty (USA) (Lear Fan)
Chased leaders on inner, close 4th and driven 2f out, soon weakened

16⁽¹⁷⁾ 3¼ [19½]	3. Magic Circle (IRE) 6/1 Corey Brown Ian Williams	Corey Brown Ian Williams	6	811	–	–	95	–
b g Makfi - Minkova (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Raced in midfield, effort and close enough 3f out, ridden and beaten final 2f

17⁽¹⁸⁾ 3 [22½]	7. Who Shot Thebarman (NZ) 30/1 Ben Melham Chris Waller	Ben Melham Chris Waller	10	810 t	–	–	90	–
b g Yamanin Vital (NZ) - Ears Carol (NZ) (Carolingian)
Towards rear, came very wide into straight, no impression final 2f

18⁽¹⁶⁾ 5 [27½]	6. Sound (GER) 40/1 Jordan Childs Michael Moroney	Jordan Childs Michael Moroney	5	810	–	–	84	–
bb h Lando (GER) - Sky Dancing (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere)
Towards rear, good progress to be prominent halfway, ridden and lost place 3f out, soon beaten, ran in this race and all previous races as Sound Check

19⁽¹²⁾ ½ [28]	21. Runaway (AUS) 40/1 Stephen Baster Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Stephen Baster Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	4	83	–	–	77	–
bb r Manhattan Rain (AUS) - Catshaan (AUS) (Catrail)
Led, driven and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly

20⁽²²⁾ shd [28¼]	8. Ace High (AUS) 70/1 Tye Angland David Payne	Tye Angland David Payne	4	89 b	–	–	82	–
bk c High Chaparral (IRE) - Come Sunday (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Close up on outer, 4th and pushed along entering final 4f, weakened inside final 2 1/2f

21⁽¹⁾ 40 [68¼]	12. Auvray (FR) 80/1 Tommy Berry Richard Freedman	Tommy Berry Richard Freedman	7	87 t	–	–	32	–
b g Le Havre (IRE) - Ameyrah (IRE) (In The Wings)
Prominent on inner, driven and began to fold from well over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened

22⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [69¼]	10. Avilius 15/1 Glyn Schofield James Cummings	Glyn Schofield James Cummings	4	88	–	–	32	–
b g Pivotal - Alessandria (Sunday Silence)
Waited with in final quartet, badly hampered when rival went wrong after 3 1/2f and became detached in last, driven and no impression 3f out, eased when held final 2f

23⁽⁵⁾ ½ [69¾]	14. Red Cardinal (IRE) 30/1 Damien Oliver Darren Weir	Damien Oliver Darren Weir	6	87 b¹	–	–	31	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Notable (Zafonic)
Midfield on inner, dropped towards rear before halfway, well beaten over 2f out

PU⁽⁹⁾	2. Cliffs Of Moher (IRE) 20/1 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	4	813 t	–	–	–	–
bb c Galileo (IRE) - Wave (IRE) (Dansili)
Towards rear of midfield, went wrong and pulled up after 3 1/2f