Full Result 4.00 Flemington (AUS) | 3 November 2009

Emirates Melbourne Cup (Handicap) (Group 1)

(3yo+) 2m Good To Soft

1st £1,674,757 2nd £405,340 3rd £203,883 4th £106,796 5th £72,816 6th £55,825 7th £55,825 8th £55,825 9th £55,825

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²¹⁾	21. Shocking (AUS) 9/1 Corey Brown Mark Kavanagh	Corey Brown Mark Kavanagh	4	80 b	–	–	119	–
b c Street Cry (IRE) - Maria Di Castiglia (Danehill)
In touch in mid-division, 8th straight, pushed along to challenge 1 1/2f out, led 150yds out, stayed on well final stages

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾	8. Crime Scene (IRE) 40/1 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	6	85 b¹	–	–	118	–
b g Royal Applause - Crime (USA) (Gulch)
Settled in 7th, 6th and going well straight, challenged 2f out, led over 1 1/2f out, narrowly headed 150yds out, stayed on

3⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [2¼]	5. Mourilyan (IRE) 20/1 Glyn Schofield H J Brown	Glyn Schofield H J Brown	5	88	–	–	119	–
b h Desert Prince (IRE) - Mouramara (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Towards rear of mid-division, driven and good headway from 2f out, ridden final furlong and went 3rd 100yds out, nearest at finish

4⁽¹⁵⁾ 1½ [3¾]	4. Master O'Reilly (NZ) 11/1 Vlad Duric Danny O'Brien	Vlad Duric Danny O'Brien	7	89	–	–	119	–
bb g O'Reilly (NZ) - Without Remorse (NZ) (Bakharoff)
Towards rear, ridden and headway down outside from 2f out, kept on steadily to go 4th near finish

5⁽¹⁹⁾ nk [4]	12. Harris Tweed (NZ) 100/1 Craig Newitt Murray & Bjorn Baker	Craig Newitt Murray & Bjorn Baker	4	84 b	–	–	117	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Sally I (NZ) (Prized)
Held up, headway over 3f out on outside, pressing leaders 1 1/2f out, 3rd over 1f out, no extra final stages

6⁽¹¹⁾ hd [4¼]	11. Alcopop (AUS) 15/4F Dominic Tourneur Jake Stephens	Dominic Tourneur Jake Stephens	5	84	–	–	112	–
b g Jeune - Iota Of Luck (AUS) (Blevic)
In touch, effort and headway over 1 1/2f out, disputing 4th 100yds out, no extra final stages

7⁽⁸⁾ shd [4¼]	1. Viewed (AUS) 11/2 Brad Rawiller Bart Cummings	Brad Rawiller Bart Cummings	6	92 b	–	–	124	–
b h Scenic (IRE) - Lovers Knot (NZ) (Khozaam)
Mid-division, behind approaching straight, pushed along 2f out, some headway but never in challenging position

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4¾]	2. C'Est La Guerre (NZ) 25/1 Nicholas Hall John D Sadler	Nicholas Hall John D Sadler	5	810	–	–	118	–
b g Shinko King (IRE) - La Magnifique (NZ) (Kampala)
In touch, driven to chase leaders entering straight, no extra from over 1f out

9⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5¼]	13. Kibbutz (NZ) 66/1 Chris Symons Jarrod McLean	Chris Symons Jarrod McLean	5	84	–	–	111	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Misskap (NZ) (Kaapstad)
Mid-division, hard driven straight, kept on at one pace under pressure, never able to challenge

10⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [5½]	14. Newport (AUS) 40/1 Peter Wells Paul Perry	Peter Wells Paul Perry	7	84	–	–	111	–
gr g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Sibelienne (Nishapour)
Mid-division, dropped back towards rear approaching straight, never able to challenge

11⁽²⁰⁾ ¾ [6¼]	20. Daffodil (NZ) 14/1 Chris Munce Kevin Gray	Chris Munce Kevin Gray	4	82	–	–	112	–
b f No Excuse Needed - Spring (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Mid-division, never in challenging position

12⁽⁴⁾ hd [6½]	9. Munsef 50/1 Zac Purton Ian Williams	Zac Purton Ian Williams	7	85	–	–	110	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Mazaya (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch in mid-division, shaken up straight, no impression

13⁽⁵⁾ ½ [7]	16. Gallions Reach (NZ) 200/1 Dwayne Dunn Richard Yuill	Dwayne Dunn Richard Yuill	7	83 b	–	–	108	–
b g Victory Dance II (IRE) - Dorinka (NZ) (Straight Strike)
Prominent in 5th, 4th straight, driven and disputing lead over 1 1/2f out, soon no extra

14⁽¹⁾ hd [7¼]	24. Leica Ding (AUS) 25/1 Craig A Williams Darren Weir	Craig A Williams Darren Weir	5	713	–	–	104	–
ch m Redding (NZ) - Leica Mine (AUS) (Belong To Me)
Towards rear of mid-division, never a factor

15⁽²²⁾ hd [7½]	7. Ista Kareem (NZ) 100/1 Luke Nolen Colin Little	Luke Nolen Colin Little	9	86	–	–	110	–
ch g Germano - Princesses Touch (NZ) (Touching Wood)
Raced in rear, never dangerous

16⁽¹²⁾ ½ [8]	22. Allez Wonder (AUS) 25/1 Michelle Payne Bart Cummings	Michelle Payne Bart Cummings	4	713 b	–	–	108	–
b f Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Luna Tudor (AUS) (Military Plume)
Mid-division, driven on inside early straight, never dangerous

17⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [8¼]	19. Capecover (NZ) 100/1 Noel Harris Alexander Fieldes	Noel Harris Alexander Fieldes	7	82	–	–	105	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Set Up (NZ) (Zabeel)
Behind, never a factor

18⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [11¾]	18. Basaltico (IRE) 25/1 Danny Nikolic Luca Cumani	Danny Nikolic Luca Cumani	5	82	–	–	101	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Sfilza (Indian Ridge)
Behind, last straight, never a factor

19⁽²⁾ 1¼ [13]	10. Zavite (NZ) 60/1 Mark Zahra Anthony Cummings	Mark Zahra Anthony Cummings	7	85 b	–	–	103	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Miss Vita (USA) (Alleged)
Prominent in 4th on inside, 5th and driven straight, one pace from 2f out

20⁽³⁾ nk [13¼]	17. Spin Around (AUS) 200/1 Mark Du Plessis Steven Cooper	Mark Du Plessis Steven Cooper	9	83	–	–	101	–
ch g Spinning World (USA) - Be Yourself I (USA) (Noalcoholic)
Prominent, 7th on inside straight, soon outpaced

21⁽¹⁴⁾ 3½ [16¾]	6. Roman Emperor (NZ) 10/1 Hugh Bowman Bart Cummings	Hugh Bowman Bart Cummings	4	87 b	–	–	105	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Gussy Godiva (NZ) (Last Tycoon)
Soon racing in 2nd, pushed along to challenge straight, disputed lead briefly 2f out, soon weakened

22⁽²³⁾ 3½ [20¼]	3. Fiumicino (NZ) 66/1 Steven King Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Steven King Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	6	810	–	–	–	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Latte (NZ) (Maroof)
Raced in 3rd, pushed along entering straight, under pressure 2f out, weakened

23⁽¹⁶⁾ 30 [50¼]	15. Warringah 30/1 Damien Oliver Chris Waller	Damien Oliver Chris Waller	4	85	–	–	–	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Threefold I (USA) (Gulch)
Soon led, headed over 1 1/2f out, weakened