Full Result 4.00 Flemington (AUS) | 3 November 2020

Lexus Melbourne Cup (Group 1 Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 2m Good

1st £2,328,042.33 2nd £582,010.58 3rd £291,005.29 4th £185,185.19 5th £121,693.12 6th £84,656.08 7th £84,656.08 8th £84,656.08 9th £84,656.08 10th £84,656.08 11th £84,656.08 12th £84,656.08

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	6. Twilight Payment (IRE) 25/1 Jye McNeil Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Jye McNeil Joseph Patrick O'Brien	7	810 tp	–	–	116	–
b g Teofilo (IRE) - Dream On Buddy (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Made all, ridden and kept on well from 3f out, pressed final 100yds but always holding on, ridden out

2⁽²²⁾ ½	21. Tiger Moth (IRE) 11/2 Kerrin McEvoy A P O'Brien	Kerrin McEvoy A P O'Brien	3	84 6	–	–	116	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Lesson In Humility (IRE) (Mujadil)
Chased leader, dropped to 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, went 2nd 1f out, pressed winner final 100yds, not quite able to challenge

3⁽¹⁾ hd [¾]	12. Prince Of Arran 17/2 Jamie Kah Charlie Fellowes	Jamie Kah Charlie Fellowes	7	88	–	–	113	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Storming Sioux (Storming Home)
Midfield, not clear run from 2 1/2f out until ridden inside 2f out, stayed on strongly from over 1f out, nearest finish

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [2½]	17. The Chosen One (NZ) 40/1 Daniel Stackhouse Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Daniel Stackhouse Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	5	86 b	–	–	109	–
b h Savabeel (AUS) - The Glitzy One (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Midfield, angled out and ridden 2 1/2f out, good headway from over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds

5⁽¹⁹⁾ shd [2½]	24. Persan (AUS) 40/1 Michael Dee Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	4	80 2	–	–	103	–
br c Pierro (AUS) - Ofcourseican (AUS) (Mossman)
Held up towards rear, steady headway on inside from 4f out, not clear run 2 1/2f out, soon ridden and stayed on, nearest finish

6⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [3½]	5. Sir Dragonet (IRE) 11/1 Glen Boss Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Glen Boss Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	4	810	–	–	112	–
b c Camelot - Sparrow (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Held up towards rear, taken to inside rail soon after start, steady headway from 4f out, ridden and good headway from 3f out, bumped over 2f out, chased leaders 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [4]	7. Verry Elleegant (NZ) 9/1 Mark Zahra Chris Waller	Mark Zahra Chris Waller	5	810 1	–	–	112	–
b m Zed (NZ) - Opulence (NZ) (Danroad)
Held up towards rear, ridden 3 1/2f out, angled out towards wide outside over 2f out, driven and stayed on from 2f out, nearest finish

8⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [4¼]	15. Russian Camelot (IRE) 12/1 Damien Oliver Danny O'Brien	Damien Oliver Danny O'Brien	3	86	–	–	114	–
b c Camelot - Lady Babooshka (Cape Cross)
Took keen hold towards rear of midfield, good headway on wide outside from over 3f out, ridden 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong

9⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5]	11. Finche 20/1 James McDonald Chris Waller	James McDonald Chris Waller	6	88 t	–	–	109	–
ch g Frankel - Binche (USA) (Woodman)
In touch in midfield, forward move to chase leader halfway, ridden over 3f out, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong

10⁽²³⁾ shd [5]	18. Ashrun (FR) 25/1 Declan Bates A Wohler	Declan Bates A Wohler	4	85	–	–	106	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Ashantee (GER) (Areion)
Held up towards rear, ridden 3 1/2f out, stayed on from 2f out, nearest finish

11⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [5¾]	22. Oceanex (NZ) 80/1 Dean Yendall Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	Dean Yendall Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	5	82	–	–	102	–
b m Ocean Park (NZ) - Danex (NZ) (Danasinga)
In touch, lost place 2 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace from inside 2f out

12⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [7]	19. Warning (AUS) 40/1 Luke Currie Anthony & Sam Freedman	Luke Currie Anthony & Sam Freedman	4	85 b	–	–	103	–
ch g Declaration Of War (USA) - Livia (AUS) (Galileo)
Midfield, ridden and no impression from 3 1/2f out

13⁽⁷⁾ 2 [9]	13. Surprise Baby (NZ) 5/1F Craig A Williams Paul Preusker	Craig A Williams Paul Preusker	6	88	–	–	104	–
bb g Shocking (AUS) - Bula Baby (NZ) (Kaapstad)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 3 1/2f out, wide into straight, kept on steadily from 1 1/2f out, never dangerous

14⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [10¾]	23. Miami Bound (NZ) 40/1 Daniel Moor Danny O'Brien	Daniel Moor Danny O'Brien	4	80	–	–	94	–
b f Reliable Man - Arapaho Miss (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 3f out, switched towards wide outside and no impression from over 2f out

15⁽¹¹⁾ hd [11]	4. Master Of Reality (IRE) 18/1 Ben Melham Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Ben Melham Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	811	–	–	105	–
b g Frankel - L'Ancresse (IRE) (Darshaan)
In touch in midfield, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

16⁽²⁰⁾ hd [11¼]	16. Steel Prince (IRE) 30/1 William Pike Anthony & Sam Freedman	William Pike Anthony & Sam Freedman	6	86 2	–	–	100	–
b g Nathaniel (IRE) - Steel Princess (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up towards rear, ridden 3 1/2f out, wide into straight, hampered over 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never in contention

17⁽²¹⁾ 1¾ [13]	20. Etah James (NZ) 100/1 Billy Egan Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Billy Egan Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	8	84 tb	–	–	96	–
br m Raise The Flag - Etah (NZ) (Danasinga)
In touch, ridden 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened final furlong

18⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [14¼]	3. Vow And Declare (AUS) 60/1 Jamie Mott Danny O'Brien	Jamie Mott Danny O'Brien	5	90 b¹	–	–	104	–
ch g Declaration Of War (USA) - Geblitzt (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened from 2f out

19⁽²⁾ 1 [15¼]	8. Mustajeer 100/1 Michael Rodd Kris Lees	Michael Rodd Kris Lees	7	89 t	–	–	98	–
b g Medicean - Qelaan (USA) (Dynaformer)
Always towards rear

20⁽⁹⁾ 3 [18¼]	9. Stratum 30/1 Jordan Childs W P Mullins	Jordan Childs W P Mullins	7	89	–	–	95	–
b g Dansili - Lunar Phase (IRE) (Galileo)
Midfield, ridden 4f out, lost place 2 1/2f out, soon beaten

21⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¼ [19½]	10. Dashing Willoughby 100/1 Michael Walker Andrew Balding	Michael Walker Andrew Balding	4	88	–	–	93	–
b g Nathaniel (IRE) - Miss Dashwood (Dylan Thomas)
Always in rear

22⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [21¼]	2. Avilius 60/1 John Allen James Cummings	John Allen James Cummings	6	90 b	–	–	97	–
b g Pivotal - Alessandria (Sunday Silence)
Always in rear

PU⁽³⁾	1. Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) 9/1 Hugh Bowman A P O'Brien	Hugh Bowman A P O'Brien	4	93	–	–	–	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Believe'N'Succeed (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
In touch in midfield, ridden 3 1/2f out, stumbled and went wrong over 2f out, quickly pulled up, fatally injured