Result
Tuesday, 6 November, 2018
15:00
Flemington (AUS)

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

2m (Good To Soft) 3yo+
Total prize money 7,300,000 AUD
1st 4,250,000 AUD 2nd 1,000,000 AUD 3rd 500,000 AUD 4th 300,000 AUD 5th 200,000 AUD 6th 150,000 AUD 7th 150,000 AUD 8th 150,000 AUD 9th 150,000 AUD 10th 150,000 AUD 11th 150,000 AUD 12th 150,000 AUD
Runners: 24

Racecard table information

Result:

Position the horse finished in the race. Abbreviations as follows:

  • BD: Brought Down
  • CO: Carried Out
  • F: Fell
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • LAS: Left at Start
  • NR: Non-runner
  • PU: Pulled up
  • RO: Ran Out
  • R: Refused
  • RTR: Refused To Race
  • SU: Slipped Up
  • UP: Unplaced
  • UR: Unseated Rider
  • WD: Withdrawn
(draw): Placement of the horse in the starting stalls (for flat racing only). Stall numbers are drawn at random.
Colours: Colours (silk) of the owner, worn by the jockey.
Horse: Name of the horse and country of birth.
Owner: Name of the owner
Distance:

Distance to the next horse. Abbreviations as follows:

  • f: furlong
  • hd: head
  • l: length
  • m: mile
  • nk: neck
  • nse: nose (shortest margin)
  • shd: short head
  • y: yards
Age: Age of the horse.
Wgt: Weight to be carried, as determined by handicapper or race conditions.
OR: Official rating of the horse.
Eqpt:

Equipment worn. Abbreviations as follows:

  • bl: blinkers
  • e/s: eye-shields
  • h: hood
  • e/c: eye-covers
  • v: visor
  • t: tongue strap
  • cp: cheekpieces
Jockey (wgt): Name and weight of the jockey
Trainer: Name of the trainer
Comments: Information relating to how the horse ran, odds for the race or time since last run etc.
Results
(draw)
Colours HorseOwner Age Wgt OR Eqpt Trainer Jockey Comments
1st (19) silk c/5/4/49845c
Godolphin
3
8 - 0
-
Charlie Appleby
Kerrin McEvoy
Days L/R: 76
2nd (10) silk 2/3/2/261232
Marmelo (GB)
The Fairy Story Partnership & Aziz Kheir
1 l
5
8 - 9
-
Hughie Morrison
Hugh Bowman
Days L/R: 79
3rd (20) silk 8/6/4/211468
Prince Of Arran (GB)
Saeed bel Obaida
2 l
5
8 - 5
-
Charlie Fellowes
Michael Walker
Days L/R: 3
4th (15) silk 1/2/0/269021
Finche (GB)
K Abdullah, N A Greenhalgh et al
½ l
4
8 - 7
-
Chris Waller
Zac Purton
Days L/R: 13
5th (21) silk 5/2/1/251125
Rostropovich (IRE)
Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & M J Jooste
1 l
3
8 - 0
-
t
A P O'Brien
Wayne Lordan
Days L/R: 10
6th (8) silk 4/0/7/261704
Youngstar (AUS)
Unifaith Bloodstock, Archer Racing Et Al
1¼ l
4
8 - 2
-
Chris Waller
Craig A Williams
Days L/R: 17
7th (14) silk 2/1/9/268912
Charles Road (AUS)
D Archer, Mrs D J Wright Et Al
2½ l
5
8 - 5
-
bl,t
Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott
Dwayne Dunn
Days L/R: 6
8th (6) silk 5/4/8/49845
Godolphin
½ l
4
9 - 1
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Pat Cosgrave
Days L/R: 17
9th (13) silk 9/5/8/1859
Muntahaa (IRE)
Hamdan Al Maktoum
¾ l
5
8 - 10
-
John Gosden
Jim Crowley
Days L/R: 73
10th (7) silk 5/9/9/253995
Ventura Storm (IRE)
D A Hayes, S D & Mrs R J Perrin Et Al
1½ l
5
8 - 8
-
t,cp
David A & B Hayes & Tom Dabernig
Mark Zahra
Days L/R: 10
11th (23) silk 1/3/2/206231
Yucatan (IRE)
N C Williams & Mr & Mrs L J Williams
¾ l
4
8 - 8
-
bl
A P O'Brien
James McDonald
Days L/R: 24
12th (3) silk 0/7/6/268670
Nakeeta (GB)
Australian T'Bred B/Stock Pty Ltd, A & Mrs J Card Et Al
shd
7
8 - 5
-
t
Iain Jardine
Regan Bayliss
Days L/R: 10
13th (24) silk 6/8/4/261486
Zacada (NZ)
A J Bryant, Sir Patrick & Lady Justine Hogan & D L Armstrong
2 l
6
8 - 5
-
bl
Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman
Damian Lane
Days L/R: 13
14th (4) silk 7/4/3/208347
Chestnut Coat (JPN)
Yasushi Kubota
2¼ l
4
8 - 10
-
Yoshito Yahagi
Yuga Kawada
Days L/R: 17
15th (2) silk 0/2/7/248720
Vengeur Masque (IRE)
R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd, G G Syndicate Ltd Et Al
hd
6
8 - 7
-
Michael Moroney
Patrick Moloney
Days L/R: 17
16th (17) silk 1/7/6/160671
Magic Circle (IRE)
Dr Marwan Koukash
3¼ l
6
8 - 11
-
Ian Williams
Corey Brown
Days L/R: 166
17th (18) silk 7/4/1/223147
Who Shot Thebarman (NZ)
D M O'Leary, H T O'Leary Et Al
3 l
10
8 - 10
-
t
Chris Waller
Ben Melham
Days L/R: 10
18th (16) silk 6/6/3/268366
Sound (GER)
R A Duke, Gee Gee Syndicate Ltd Et Al
5 l
5
8 - 10
-
Michael Moroney
Jordan Childs
Days L/R: 17
19th (12) silk 5/1/8/251815
Runaway (AUS)
M J Kent, T R Folsom Et Al
½ l
4
8 - 3
-
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Stephen Baster
Days L/R: 13
20th (22) silk 2/4/4/206442
Ace High (AUS)
Summertime Thoroughbreds Syndicate
shd
4
8 - 9
-
bl
David Payne
Tye Angland
Days L/R: 17
21st (1) silk 3/4/8/215843
Auvray (FR)
China Horse Club
40 l
7
8 - 7
-
t
Richard Freedman
Tommy Berry
Days L/R: 24
22nd (11) silk b/5/4/49845b
Godolphin
1 l
4
8 - 8
-
James Cummings
Glyn Schofield
Days L/R: 10
23rd (5) silk 3/6/1/240163
Red Cardinal (IRE)
Australian Bloodstock, Power Thoroughbreds Et Al
½ l
6
8 - 7
-
bl
Darren Weir
Damien Oliver
Days L/R: 10
PU (9) silk 1/7/2/265271
The Cliffsofmoher (IRE)
N C Williams, Coolmore Et Al
4
8 - 13
-
t
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
Pulled Up
Days L/R: 17