Result
Tuesday, 1 November, 2016
15:00
Flemington (AUS)

Emirates Melbourne Cup (Group 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

2m (Good) 3yo+
1st 3,805,000 AUD 2nd 900,000 AUD 3rd 450,000 AUD 4th 250,000 AUD 5th 175,000 AUD 6th 125,000 AUD 7th 125,000 AUD 8th 125,000 AUD 9th 125,000 AUD 10th 125,000 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  • WD: Withdrawn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 (17) silk 3/8/9/6983
Almandin (GER)
N C Williams & Mr & Mrs L J Williams
6
8 - 3
-
Robert Hickmott
Kerrin McEvoy
Days L/R: 30
2nd (23) silk
Heartbreak City (FR)
A Shiels, Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock P/L Et Al
hd
6
8 - 7
-
t
A J Martin
Joao Moreira
Days L/R: 73
3rd (12) silk 6/4/8/2846
Godolphin
4¼ l
5
8 - 11
-
J O'Shea
James McDonald
Days L/R: 10
4th (15) silk
Qewy (IRE)
Godolphin
2¼ l
6
8 - 2
-
Charlie Appleby
Craig A Williams
Days L/R: 13
5th (20) silk 5/4/2/24245
Who Shot Thebarman (NZ)
D M O'Leary, H T O'Leary Et Al
shd
8
8 - 11
-
t
Chris Waller
Hugh Bowman
Days L/R: 10
6th (19) silk 0/7/1/14170
Almoonqith (USA)
Shadwell Stud Australia Ltd Syndicate
shd
6
8 - 8
-
bl
David A & B Hayes & Tom Dabernig
Michael Walker
Days L/R: 17
7th (1) silk 4/8/8/2884
Beautiful Romance (GB)
Godolphin
1 l
4
8 - 4
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Damian Lane
Days L/R: 39
8th (13) silk
Exospheric (GB)
A Kheir, P Mehrten Et Al
¾ l
4
8 - 11
-
Lee & Anthony Freedman
Damien Oliver
Days L/R: 17
9th (4) silk
Pentathlon (NZ)
R S Baulcomb, Mrs G A & J N K Martin Et Al
¾ l
5
8 - 2
-
John Wheeler
Mark Du Plessis
Days L/R: 3
10th (7) silk 0/7/7/24770
Big Orange (GB)
W J and T C O Gredley
shd
5
9 - 0
-
cp
Michael Bell
Jamie Spencer
Days L/R: 96
11th (9) silk
Grand Marshal (GB)
C C Lai
nk
6
8 - 8
-
t
Chris Waller
Ben Melham
Days L/R: 10
12th (11) silk 1/2/9/2921
Oceanographer (GB)
Godolphin
hd
4
8 - 3
-
Charlie Appleby
Chad Schofield
Days L/R: 3
13th (5) silk 5/8/9/6985
Bondi Beach (IRE)
N C Williams, Mr & Mrs L J Williams Et Al
¾ l
4
8 - 11
-
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
Days L/R: 52
14th (16) silk
Grey Lion (IRE)
Oti Racing, Aquis Farm Et Al
3 l
4
8 - 3
-
Matt Cumani
Glen Boss
Days L/R: 13
15th (3) silk
Jameka (AUS)
C L Maher, Mrs J M McKenna Et Al
hd
4
8 - 8
-
Ciaron Maher
Nicholas Hall
Days L/R: 17
16th (21) silk
Excess Knowledge (GB)
A & S Olive, Gold Front T'breds Breeding & Racing et al
1¾ l
6
8 - 6
-
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Vlad Duric
Days L/R: 10
17th (6) silk
Our Ivanhowe (GER)
A Kheir, P Mehrten Et Al
shd
6
9 - 0
-
bl,t
Lee & Anthony Freedman
Dwayne Dunn
Days L/R: 17
18th (14) silk
Sir John Hawkwood (IRE)
Waratah Thoroughbreds
5 l
7
8 - 7
-
t
John P Thompson
Blake Spriggs
Days L/R: 17
19th (22) silk 3/8/9/6983
Assign (IRE)
N C Williams & Mr & Mrs L J Williams
shd
5
8 - 3
-
Robert Hickmott
Katelyn Mallyon
Days L/R: 24
20th (2) silk 3/8/9/6983
Gallante (IRE)
N C Williams & Mr & Mrs L J Williams
1¼ l
5
8 - 8
-
t
Robert Hickmott
Blake Shinn
Days L/R: 10
21st (10) silk 4/2/0/7024
Secret Number (GB)
Godolphin
hd
6
8 - 3
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Stephen Baster
Days L/R: 47
22nd (24) silk 1/7/2/22271
Wicklow Brave (GB)
Wicklow Bloodstock (Ireland) Ltd
2 l
7
8 - 11
-
W P Mullins
Frankie Dettori
Days L/R: 51
23rd (18) silk
Curren Mirotic (JPN)
T Suzuki & K Yoshida
3 l
8
8 - 13
-
t
Osamu Hirata
Tommy Berry
Days L/R: 37
24th (8) silk
Rose Of Virginia (NZ)
Macedon Park Pty Ltd, G S Sheldon & J G Sheldon
72 l
7
8 - 0
-
bl
Lee & Shannon Hope
Ben E Thompson
Days L/R: 3