Full Result 4.20 Flemington (AUS) | 7 November 2000

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

(3yo+) 2m Good

1st £817,269 2nd £216,867 3rd £100,401 4th £50,201 5th £34,137

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁴⁾	24. Brew (NZ) 14/1 Kerrin McEvoy Michael Moroney	Kerrin McEvoy Michael Moroney	6	710 b	–	–	–	–
b g Sir Tristram - Horlicks (NZ) (Three Legs)
Held up towards rear, 16th halfway, headway towards outside 4f out, 7th straight, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well

2⁽¹⁹⁾ 2	12. Yippyio (AUS) 10/1 Darren Beadman A A Denham	Darren Beadman A A Denham	7	82	–	–	–	–
ch g Interstellar I (NZ) - Yodells (AUS) (Marscay)
Held up towards rear, 15th halfway, 20th over 3f out, switched outside and 12th str, disputed 3rd over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd well inside final f

3⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	7. Second Coming (NZ) 20/1 Michael Coleman Michael Moroney	Michael Coleman Michael Moroney	6	83	–	–	–	–
b g Oak Ridge (FR) - Superior Miss (NZ) (Bassenthwaite)
Towards rear early, 14th halfway, headway 6f out, 2nd straight, led over 2f out, headed and no extra 1f out, just held on for 3rd

4⁽¹²⁾ nse [3¼]	9. Kaapstad Way (NZ) 9/2F Damien Oliver Chris Wood	Damien Oliver Chris Wood	5	82 b	–	–	–	–
br g Kaapstad (NZ) - Crysell Way (NZ) (Star Way)
In rear, last over 4f out, headway around outside to go 10th straight, disputing 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on at one pace

5⁽²¹⁾ 1½ [4¾]	3. Arctic Owl 14/1 D Harrison James Fanshawe	D Harrison James Fanshawe	6	812	–	–	–	–
b g Most Welcome - Short Rations (Lorenzaccio)
Mid division, 13th halfway, 13th and slightly checked entering straight, switched inside 2f out, strong run to go 5th just inside final f, kept on

6⁽²⁾ nk [5]	5. Freemason (AUS) 8/1 Larry Cassidy John Hawkes	Larry Cassidy John Hawkes	4	85	–	–	–	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Sashed (NZ) (Sir Tristram)
Always close up on inside, 6th halfway, 5th straight, kept on at one pace under pressure final 2f

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5½]	22. Celestial Show (AUS) 125/1 Lenny Beasley Leon Morton	Lenny Beasley Leon Morton	5	711	–	–	–	–
b m Serheed (USA) - Add Tinsel (NZ) (Christmas Tree)
In rear, 21st halfway, 17th on outside straight, stayed on under pressure from over 2f out

8⁽¹⁶⁾ 4 [9½]	15. Pasta Express (AUS) 50/1 J Marshall Paul Cave	J Marshall Paul Cave	6	80	–	–	–	–
ch g Rigoletto (AUS) - Nassipoint (NZ) (Nassipour)
Mid division, 8th halfway, headway on outside to go 2nd 5f out, led 4f out to over 2f out, weakened

9⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [11¼]	16. Skybeau (NZ) 160/1 Dwayne Dunn L J Smith	Dwayne Dunn L J Smith	8	80	–	–	–	–
b g Dahar (USA) - Beaumont Babe (AUS) (Sky Diver)
In rear, 20th halfway, headway over 3f out, 11th straight, slightly hampered over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace

10⁽⁸⁾ ½ [11¾]	17. Hill Of Grace (NZ) 25/1 Glen Boss Robert Priscott	Glen Boss Robert Priscott	4	713 b	–	–	–	–
b f Zabeel (NZ) - Carmel Valley (USA) (Last Tycoon)
Mid-division, 11th halfway, 9th on inside straight, soon ridden and unable to quicken

11⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [13]	4. Diatribe (AUS) 10/1 Jim Cassidy George Hanlon	Jim Cassidy George Hanlon	4	89 b	–	–	–	–
b c Brief Truce (USA) - Gabbing Gloria (USA) (Desert Wine)
Mid-division, checked after 4f, 10th halfway, rushed up on outside to press leader 4f out, 3rd straight, soon weakened

12⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [13¼]	18. Citra's Prince (NZ) 80/1 Craig A Williams Cliff Brown	Craig A Williams Cliff Brown	4	80 2 b	–	–	–	–
b g Prince Salieri (AUS) - Citra (NZ) (Lord Ballina)
In rear, 17th halfway, good headway around outside over 4f out, close 4th straight, weakened 2f out

13⁽¹³⁾ 5 [18¼]	11. The Hind (NZ) 40/1 Stephen Baster P Hayes	Stephen Baster P Hayes	6	82 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Mcginty (NZ) - Taciturn (NZ) (Noble Bijou)
Close up early, 12th halfway, 16th straight, unable to quicken

14⁽¹⁾ nk [18½]	23. Maguire (NZ) 125/1 Luke Currie K Collins	Luke Currie K Collins	4	711	–	–	–	–
b g Casual Lies (USA) - Dragon Pearl (USA) (Ahonoora)
Led 2f, raced in 3rd on inside, 6th straight, soon hung right and weakened

15⁽⁶⁾ 7 [25½]	1. Enzeli (IRE) 15/1 G Hall John M Oxx	G Hall John M Oxx	5	813 b	–	–	–	–
b h Kahyasi (IRE) - Ebaziya (IRE) (Darshaan)
Towards rear, 19th halfway, 18th straight, never a factor

16⁽³⁾ 2¼ [27¾]	13. Bohemiath (AUS) 10/1 Darren Gauci Robert Smerdon	Darren Gauci Robert Smerdon	6	81	–	–	–	–
b g Umatilla (NZ) - Gallorette (AUS) (Whiskey Road)
Towards rear, 18th halfway, 19th straight, never a factor

17⁽¹⁴⁾ 8 [35¾]	6. Lightning Arrow (USA) 20/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	85	–	–	–	–
br g Silver Hawk (USA) - Strait Lane (USA) (Chieftain II)
Close up, 7th halfway, 8th straight, carried right over 2f out, soon weakened

18⁽²³⁾ 1½ [37¼]	14. Our Unicorn (NZ) 300/1 Matthew Gatt Cindy Alderson	Matthew Gatt Cindy Alderson	6	80 b	–	–	–	–
br g Zabeel (NZ) - Regal Mel (NZ) (Vice Regal)
In touch, headway on outside to go 2nd halfway, 14th and weakening straight

19⁽²⁰⁾ ¾ [38]	20. Mr Nelson (AUS) 50/1 J Patton Russell Cameron	J Patton Russell Cameron	4	712	–	–	–	–
b g Mister C (USA) - African Jewel (NZ) (Kampala)
Prominent, 5th halfway, 15th and weakening straight

20⁽²²⁾ 15 [53]	8. Coco Cobanna (NZ) 25/1 Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse	Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse	4	82	–	–	–	–
b f Casual Lies (USA) - Cobanna (NZ) (Star Way)
In touch on outside, 9th halfway, weakened over 5f out

21⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [55½]	2. Far Cry (IRE) 8/1 Kevin Darley M C Pipe	Kevin Darley M C Pipe	5	813 b	–	–	–	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Darabaka (IRE) (Doyoun)
Prominent, 4th halfway, pushed along over 5f out, weakened quickly over 4f out

22⁽⁷⁾ [55½]	10. Maridpour (IRE) 500/1 Greg Childs Michael Moroney	Greg Childs Michael Moroney	5	82	–	–	–	–
b h Shernazar - Maridana (USA) (Nijinsky)
Led after 2f to 4f out, weakened quickly