Full Result 4.20 Flemington (AUS) | 3 November 1998

Foster's Melbourne Cup (Group 1) (Handicap)

(3yo+) 2m Good

1st £680,556 2nd £174,603 3rd £79,365 4th £41,667 5th £29,762 6th £23,810 7th £23,810 8th £23,810 9th £23,810

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁶⁾	22. Jezabeel (NZ) 6/1F Chris Munce Brian Jenkins	Chris Munce Brian Jenkins	6	81	–	–	108	–
br m Zabeel (NZ) - Passefleur (NZ) (Vice Regal)
Prominent early, 8th halfway, 2nd straight travelling strongly, led over 1 1/2f out, headed just inside final f, rallied to regain lead final strides

2⁽¹⁸⁾ nk	21. Champagne (NZ) 7/1 Glen Boss Laurie Laxon	Glen Boss Laurie Laxon	4	81 b	–	–	108	–
b f Zabeel (NZ) - L'Quiz (USA) (L'Enjoleur)
Mid division, 14th halfway, 8th straight on outside, edged left under pressure approaching final f, led just inside final f, headed final strides

3⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [¾]	3. Persian Punch (IRE) 12/1 T Quinn David Elsworth	T Quinn David Elsworth	5	812	–	–	118	–
ch g Persian Heights - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
Towards rear, headway on outside after 4f, pushed along 5f out, led over 3f out, 5 wide entering straight, edged left, headed over 1 1/2f out, rallied final f

4⁽¹⁴⁾ snk [1]	4. Taufan's Melody 20/1 P Payne Lady Herries	P Payne Lady Herries	7	811	–	–	117	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Glorious Fate (Northfields)
Mid division, 13th halfway, 7th straight towards outside, ridden 2f out, not much room 1 1/2f out, kept on

5⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [1]	18. Yorkshire II (IRE) 33/1 Danny Nikolic Paul Cole	Danny Nikolic Paul Cole	4	84	–	–	110	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Ausherra (USA) (Diesis)
Mid division, headway to go 5th straight, ridden over 1 1/2f out, kept on

6⁽²²⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	7. Tie The Knot (AUS) 10/1 Shane Dye Guy Walter	Shane Dye Guy Walter	4	810	–	–	114	–
ch g Nassipour (USA) - Whisked (AUS) (Whiskey Road)
In rear, 20th halfway, 17th straight, ran on strongly final f, nearest finish

7⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [4¼]	2. Faithful Son (USA) 7/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	92	–	–	119	–
b g Zilzal (USA) - Carduel (USA) (Buckpasser)
Prominent early, 10th halfway, headway to go 3rd entering straight, not much room approaching final f, weakened

8⁽¹²⁾ shd [4½]	17. Skybeau (NZ) 20/1 Larry Cassidy L J Smith	Larry Cassidy L J Smith	6	84 b	–	–	106	–
b g Dahar (USA) - Beaumont Babe (AUS) (Sky Diver)
Rear of mid division when hampered and almost fell after 3f, 19th straight, ran on strongly final f, nearest finish

9⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [6¾]	23. Perpetual Check (NZ) 25/1 Lenny Beasley Bart Cummings	Lenny Beasley Bart Cummings	4	80	–	–	100	–
br g Grosvenor (NZ) - Reasonable (NZ) (Sound Reason)
Mid division when hampered after 3f, 16th halfway, headway towards outside to go 7th 1 1/2f out, one pace

10⁽⁷⁾ shd [6¾]	9. Markham (AUS) 40/1 Danny Brereton Cliff Brown	Danny Brereton Cliff Brown	5	88	–	–	108	–
b g Salieri (USA) - Fetoon (Persian Bold)
Towards rear, 18th halfway, never a factor

11⁽⁶⁾ hd [7]	10. Darazari (IRE) 14/1 Opie Bosson Bruce Wallace	Opie Bosson Bruce Wallace	5	87	–	–	107	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Darara (IRE) (Top Ville)
Close up, 6th halfway, 4th straight, weakened 2f out

12⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [7½]	11. Sheer Danzig (IRE) 20/1 Damien Oliver R W Armstrong	Damien Oliver R W Armstrong	6	87	–	–	106	–
b h Roi Danzig (USA) - Sheer Audacity (Troy)
12th halfway, always mid division

13⁽³⁾ 1¼ [8¾]	8. Yippyio (AUS) 33/1 Jim Cassidy Jack Denham	Jim Cassidy Jack Denham	5	89 b	–	–	107	–
ch g Interstellar I (NZ) - Yodells (AUS) (Marscay)
19th halfway, never a factor

14⁽²¹⁾ nse [8¾]	14. Joss Sticks (AUS) 100/1 Rod Quinn Bob Pearse	Rod Quinn Bob Pearse	6	85	–	–	103	–
b h Pride Of Kellina (AUS) - Marmalade Sky (AUS) (Halicas)
In rear, modest late headway

15⁽⁴⁾ hd [9]	24. Arena (AUS) 8/1 Corey Brown John Hawkes	Corey Brown John Hawkes	3	74 1	–	–	97	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Lee's Bid (NZ) (Tawfiq)
Raced in 3rd, lost place over 3f out, no danger after

16⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [9¾]	16. The Hind (NZ) 25/1 B Marcus P Hayes	B Marcus P Hayes	4	85 b	–	–	102	–
ch g Mcginty (NZ) - Taciturn (NZ) (Noble Bijou)
15th halfway, never a factor

17⁽²⁾ ¾ [10½]	15. Peak Of Perfection I 330/1 J Saimee M Thwaites	J Saimee M Thwaites	6	85	–	–	101	–
b h Night Shift (USA) - Dazzling Heights (Shirley Heights)
Prominent early, raced in 9th, one pace from well over 2f out

18⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [11¼]	20. Ancient City (NZ) 66/1 Brett Prebble Cindy Alderson	Brett Prebble Cindy Alderson	4	81 b	–	–	97	–
b g Pompeii Court (USA) - Off Shore I (Grundy)
Always in rear

19⁽²⁴⁾ 3 [14¼]	1. Doriemus (NZ) 20/1 G Hall Lee Freedman	G Hall Lee Freedman	8	92 b	–	–	109	–
ch g Norman Pentaquad (USA) - Golden Woods (NZ) (Zamazaan)
Always behind

20⁽²⁰⁾ snk [14¼]	5. Count Chivas (NZ) 150/1 R J Griffiths Simon Morrish	R J Griffiths Simon Morrish	7	810	–	–	102	–
b g Lord Ballina (AUS) - Inquisit (NZ) (Imposing)
Always behind

21⁽²³⁾ ¾ [15]	12. Aerosmith (NZ) 7/1 Greg Childs Peter & Nikki Hurdle	Greg Childs Peter & Nikki Hurdle	6	86 b	–	–	98	–
br g Indian Ore (USA) - Luna Di Miele (NZ) (Barcas)
Raced in 3rd until lost place entering straight, weakened

22⁽¹⁹⁾ 8 [23]	6. Gold Guru (AUS) 40/1 B York Leon Macdonald	B York Leon Macdonald	4	810 b	–	–	94	–
ch g Geiger Counter (USA) - Proud Halo (AUS) (Don't Say Halo)
Raced in 5th, 6th straight, weakened 2f out

23⁽¹³⁾ 2 [25]	19. Second Coming (NZ) 50/1 Eddie Wilkinson Michael Moroney	Eddie Wilkinson Michael Moroney	4	83	–	–	85	–
b g Oak Ridge (FR) - Superior Miss (NZ) (Bassenthwaite I)
Raced in 2nd, weakened entering straight

PU⁽¹⁾	13. Three Crowns (NZ) 125/1 Simon Price M Thwaites	Simon Price M Thwaites	6	86	–	–	–	–
br g Paris Opera (AUS) - Resolute I (NZ) (AlvaroI)
Led after 2f to over 3f out, 9th straight, weakened rapidly, pulled up, broke leg