Full Result 4.00 Flemington (AUS) | 6 November 2007

Emirates Melbourne Cup (Group 1) (Handicap)

(3yo+) 2m Good

1st £1,250,000 2nd £302,419 3rd £151,210 4th £80,645 5th £50,403 6th £44,355

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	6. Efficient (NZ) 16/1 Michael Rodd Graeme Rogerson	Michael Rodd Graeme Rogerson	4	89	–	–	125	–
gr g Zabeel (NZ) - Refused The Dance (NZ) (Defensive Play)
Raced in 12th, not much room and taken back 4f out, switched out over 3f out, 15th and widest of all straight, strong run on outside to lead last 50yds

2⁽¹⁵⁾ ½	12. Purple Moon (IRE) 9/2 Damien Oliver Luca Cumani	Damien Oliver Luca Cumani	4	87	–	–	118	–
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Vanishing Prairie (USA) (Alysheba)
Raced in 8th, headway to go 3rd straight, disputing lead when ridden 1 1/2f out, led approaching final furlong, hung left, headed and no extra last 50yds

3⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [3]	24. Mahler 9/1 Stephen Baster A P O'Brien	Stephen Baster A P O'Brien	3	80	–	–	118	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Rainbow Goddess (Rainbow Quest)
Soon went 2nd, led well over 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on gamely when strongly pressed from 100yds out to hold 3rd

4⁽²²⁾ nk [3¼]	9. Zipping (AUS) 13/2 Danny Nikolic Graeme Rogerson	Danny Nikolic Graeme Rogerson	6	88	–	–	116	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Social Scene (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Held up in 15th, headway and 10th towards outside straight, ran on to press for 3rd 100yds out, one pace closing stages

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [4¼]	18. Dolphin Jo (AUS) 60/1 Clare Lindop Terry & Karina O'Sullivan	Clare Lindop Terry & Karina O'Sullivan	5	82	–	–	109	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - High Rent (AUS) (Belligerent I)
Raced in 5th, 6th straight, kept on steadily down inner

6⁽⁴⁾ snk [4½]	14. On A Jeune (AUS) 30/1 Kerrin McEvoy Andrew Payne	Kerrin McEvoy Andrew Payne	7	84	–	–	111	–
b g Jeune - Chandada Rose (AUS) (King's High)
Held up in 13th, 14th straight, stayed on towards outside final 2f

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	2. Blue Monday 30/1 Nash Rawiller David A Hayes	Nash Rawiller David A Hayes	6	812	–	–	117	–
b g Darshaan - Lunda (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Raced in 6th, 7th straight, kept on at one pace final 2f

8⁽¹⁷⁾ 2 [8¼]	11. Master O'Reilly (NZ) 14/5F Vlad Duric Danny O'Brien	Vlad Duric Danny O'Brien	5	87	–	–	110	–
bb g O'Reilly (NZ) - Without Remorse (NZ) (Bakharoff)
Raced in 16th, 13th straight towards outside, kept on at one pace

9⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [9½]	17. Sculptor (NZ) 30/1 Lisa Cropp Peter McKenzie	Lisa Cropp Peter McKenzie	5	83	–	–	105	–
b h His Royal Highness (NZ) - Betelgeuse (NZ) (Full Out)
2nd early, soon relegated to 3rd, 2nd straight, soon ridden and one pace

10⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [10¼]	13. Lazer Sharp (AUS) 50/1 Blake Shinn David A Hayes	Blake Shinn David A Hayes	4	84	–	–	109	–
b g Zariz (AUS) - Scadabba (AUS) (Scenic)
Raced in 10th, 8th straight, soon ridden and one pace

11⁽¹³⁾ shd [10¼]	19. Douro Valley (AUS) 40/1 James Winks Danny O'Brien	James Winks Danny O'Brien	6	82 b	–	–	103	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Opaque (AUS) (Lord Seymour)
Raced in 7th, 5th straight, outpaced final 1 1/2f

12⁽²⁰⁾ shd [10½]	20. Sirmione (AUS) 12/1 Peter Mertens Bart Cummings	Peter Mertens Bart Cummings	4	82 b	–	–	107	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - World Guide (NZ) (Defensive Play)
Raced in 18th, 16th straight, never a factor

13⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [12]	23. Princess Coup (AUS) 12/1 Noel Harris Mark Walker	Noel Harris Mark Walker	4	81	–	–	104	–
ch f Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Stoneyfell Road (AUS) (Sovereign Red)
Raced in 17th, always in rear

14⁽³⁾ 3½ [15½]	1. Tawqeet (USA) 60/1 Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	Dwayne Dunn David A Hayes	5	90 b	–	–	109	–
ch h Kingmambo (USA) - Caerless (IRE) (Caerleon)
Raced in 9th, 12th straight, soon beaten

15⁽⁵⁾ 2¾ [18¼]	22. Eskimo Queen (NZ) 25/1 Craig Newitt Michael Moroney	Craig Newitt Michael Moroney	4	81 b	–	–	97	–
b f Shinko King (IRE) - Cold Type (NZ) (Icelandic)
Raced in 11th, never dangerous

16⁽¹⁹⁾ hd [18¼]	15. Scenic Shot (AUS) 100/1 Craig A Williams Daniel Morton	Craig A Williams Daniel Morton	5	84	–	–	96	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Sweepshot (AUS) (Dr Grace)
Held up in last, always behind

17⁽²¹⁾ 2½ [20¾]	10. Black Tom (AUS) 200/1 Peter Hall David A Hayes	Peter Hall David A Hayes	7	87 b	–	–	96	–
ch h Langfuhr (CAN) - Narmada (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Raced in 14th, 9th straight, soon weakened

18⁽²³⁾ 1½ [22¼]	16. Sarrera (AUS) 100/1 Sebastian Murphy Michael Moroney	Sebastian Murphy Michael Moroney	7	83	–	–	90	–
b g Quest For Fame - Zamsong (NZ) (Zabeel)
Raced in 20th, always behind

19⁽¹²⁾ snk [22½]	3. Blutigeroo (AUS) 60/1 Luke Nolen Colin Little	Luke Nolen Colin Little	6	811	–	–	98	–
ch g Encounter (AUS) - Shanghai Sky (AUS) (Zamazaan)
Raced in 4th, weakened over 2f out

20⁽¹⁸⁾ 6 [28½]	5. Railings (AUS) 200/1 Steven Arnold Roger James	Steven Arnold Roger James	6	811 b	–	–	92	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - La Suffragette (NZ) (Palace Music)
Raced in 19th, always behind

21⁽²⁾ 25 [53½]	8. Tungsten Strike (USA) 30/1 Darryll Holland Amanda Perrett	Darryll Holland Amanda Perrett	6	88	–	–	61	–
ch g Smart Strike (CAN) - Bathilde (IRE) (Generous)
Set steady early pace, led to well over 3f out, weakened quickly

21 ran Winning time: 3m 23.34s Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Gallic, Maybe Better, The Fuzz
1st owner: Mr & Mrs L J Williams et al (Efficient) 1st breeder: Bloodstock Resources Ltd & Cambridge Hunt Ltd
2nd owner: Craig Bennett (Purple Moon)
3rd owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (Mahler)

4:00 Flemington (AUS) 6 Nov 2007

Emirates Melbourne Cup (Group 1) (Handicap)