Full Result 4.00 Flemington (AUS) | 4 November 2025

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

(3yo+) 2m Good To Soft

1st £2,227,722.77 2nd £549,504.95 3rd £277,227.72 4th £178,217.82 5th £118,811.88 6th £79,207.92 7th £79,207.92 8th £79,207.92 9th £79,207.92 10th £79,207.92 11th £79,207.92 12th £79,207.92 13th £49,504.95 14th £49,504.95 15th £49,504.95 16th £49,504.95 18th £49,504.95 19th £49,504.95 20th £49,504.95 21st £49,504.95 22nd £49,504.95 23rd £49,504.95 24th £49,504.95

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	14. Half Yours (AUS) 8/1 Jamie Melham Tony McEvoy & Calvin McEvoy	Jamie Melham Tony McEvoy & Calvin McEvoy	5	85 5 tv	–	–	118	–
ch g St Jean (IRE) - La Gazelle (AUS) (Desert King)
Settled in midfield, took closer order and switched inside 2f out, angled through gap and ridden along 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, ran on

2⁽²⁰⁾ 2¾	20. Goodie Two Shoes (IRE) 40/1 Wayne Lordan Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Wayne Lordan Joseph Patrick O'Brien	6	82 t	–	–	111	–
b m Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Fits Like A Glove (IRE) (Galileo)
Prominent, shaken up and quickened 2f out, led under 2f out, soon faced challenge, headed 1f out, no extra, kept on to hold second

3⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [4¼]	7. Middle Earth 25/1 Ethan Brown Ciaron Maher	Ethan Brown Ciaron Maher	5	88 b	–	–	115	–
b g Roaring Lion (USA) - Roheryn (IRE) (Galileo)
Dwelt start, soon settled in midfield, pushed along and headway on outer over 2f out, edged left 1 1/2f out, pressed leaders and ridden along over 1f out, no extra final furlong

4⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [6¾]	21. River Of Stars (IRE) 18/1 Beau Mertens Chris Waller	Beau Mertens Chris Waller	6	82	–	–	106	–
b m Sea The Stars (IRE) - Amazone (GER) (Adlerflug)
Prominent, ridden along 1 1/2f out, kept on, outpaced by leaders inside final furlong

5⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¼ [8]	23. Torranzino (NZ) 30/1 Celine Gaudray Paul Preusker	Celine Gaudray Paul Preusker	6	80 t	–	–	103	–
b g Tarzino (NZ) - Goldilicious (NZ) (Helmet)
Prominent, ridden along 2f out, short of room 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	4. Vauban (FR) 20/1 Blake Shinn Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Blake Shinn Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	7	813 t	–	–	115	–
ch g Galiway - Waldfest (Hurricane Run)
Towards rear of midfield on inner, ridden along over 2f out, angled out 1 1/2f out, kept on, not pace to get on terms

7⁽¹⁹⁾ shd [9¼]	1. Al Riffa (FR) 7/1 Mark Zahra Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Mark Zahra Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	94 p	–	–	119	–
b h Wootton Bassett - Love On My Mind (IRE) (Galileo)
Towards rear, ridden along with plenty to do 2f out, stayed on final 1 1/2f, never on terms with leaders

8⁽⁴⁾ hd [9½]	9. Absurde (FR) 18/1 Kerrin McEvoy W P Mullins	Kerrin McEvoy W P Mullins	7	86	–	–	107	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Incroyable (USA) (Singspiel)
Held up in rear of midfield, ridden along 1 1/2f out, kept on, never on terms with leaders

9⁽²⁴⁾ nk [9¾]	13. Changingoftheguard (IRE) 60/1 Timothy Clark Kris Lees	Timothy Clark Kris Lees	6	85 b¹	–	–	106	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Lady Lara (IRE) (Excellent Art)
Prominent on outer, pushed along over 2f out, ridden along and lost position under 2f out, weakened towards finish

10⁽²²⁾ nk [10¼]	8. Meydaan (IRE) 25/1 James McDonald Simon & Ed Crisford	James McDonald Simon & Ed Crisford	4	87	–	–	108	–
b g Frankel - Nezwaah (Dubawi)
Midfield on inner, switched out and ridden along over 2f out, kept on same pace, never threatened

11⁽⁷⁾ 1 [11¼]	17. Furthur (IRE) 40/1 Michael Dee Andrew Balding	Michael Dee Andrew Balding	3	83	–	–	109	–
gr c Waldgeist - Danamight (IRE) (Danetime)
Held up towards rear, ridden along over 1f out, plugged on, never involved

12⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [12]	3. Arapaho (FR) 30/1 Rachel King Bjorn Baker	Rachel King Bjorn Baker	8	813	–	–	112	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Alzubra (Dansili)
Led 2f, held up behind leaders, ridden along and weakened from over 2f out, well held final furlong

13⁽¹⁷⁾ nse [12]	10. Flatten The Curve (FR) 20/1 Thore Hammer Hansen Henk Grewe	Thore Hammer Hansen Henk Grewe	6	86	–	–	105	–
ch g Zarak (FR) - Lailoma (FR) (Teofilo)
Soon in rear, ridden along 2f out, limited headway, never a factor

14⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [12¾]	12. Smokin' Romans (NZ) 60/1 Ben Melham Ciaron Maher	Ben Melham Ciaron Maher	9	87 1 tb	–	–	105	–
ch g Ghibellines (AUS) - Inferno (NZ) (Yamanin Vital)
Led after 2f, set steady pace, headed after 5f, raced prominently, lost position over 2f out, well held final furlong

15⁽²¹⁾ nk [13]	22. Royal Supremacy (IRE) 30/1 Robbie Dolan Ciaron Maher	Robbie Dolan Ciaron Maher	4	80	–	–	97	–
b g Make Believe - Adelasia (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Soon prominent, led after 5f, headed halfway, pushed along and closed on clear leader under 3f out, ridden along 2f out, soon outpaced by leaders, weakened final furlong

16⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [14]	24. Valiant King 8/1 Jye McNeil Chris Waller	Jye McNeil Chris Waller	5	80 b	–	–	96	–
b g Roaring Lion (USA) - Assembly (USA) (Candy Ride)
Midfield on outer, ridden along under 2f out, no impression, weakened final furlong

16⁽⁶⁾ dht [14]	16. Onesmoothoperator (USA) 40/1 Harry Coffey Brian Ellison	Harry Coffey Brian Ellison	7	85 2	–	–	101	–
bb g Dialed In (USA) - Sueno D'Oro (USA) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Settled in midfield on inner, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression, well held final 1 1/2f

18⁽²³⁾ 2½ [16½]	15. More Felons (IRE) 40/1 Tommy Berry Chris Waller	Tommy Berry Chris Waller	6	85 t	–	–	99	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Pivotalia (IRE) (Pivotal)
Towards rear, ridden along over 1 1/2f out, no telling impression, eased towards finish

19⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [18]	6. Presage Nocturne (IRE) 9/2F Stephane Pasquier Alessandro Botti	Stephane Pasquier Alessandro Botti	5	810	–	–	102	–
gr h Wootton Bassett - Kyurem (IRE) (Verglas)
Settled in midfield, ridden along over 1 1/2f out, not quicken, eased when beaten 1f out

20⁽³⁾ 1¾ [19¾]	18. Parchment Party (USA) 60/1 John R Velazquez William Mott	John R Velazquez William Mott	4	83 t	–	–	93	–
b c Constitution (USA) - Life Well Lived (USA) (Tiznow)
Always towards rear, behind from over 2f out

21⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [21]	19. Athabascan (FR) 70/1 Declan Bates John O'Shea & Tom Charlton	Declan Bates John O'Shea & Tom Charlton	6	82	–	–	91	–
b g Almanzor (FR) - Alzubra (Dansili)
Broke well, soon settled in rear of midfield, ridden along over 2f out, no impression, well held final 1 1/2f

22⁽¹⁶⁾ 2¾ [23¾]	11. Land Legend (FR) 60/1 Joao Moreira Chris Waller	Joao Moreira Chris Waller	5	86	–	–	92	–
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Landikusic (IRE) (Dansili)
Held up in midfield, headway on outer to lead halfway, soon 4 lengths clear, drew 10 lengths clear 5f out, pushed along 3f out, advantage reduced and ridden along 2f out, headed under 2f out, soon weakened

23⁽⁵⁾ 4¼ [28]	5. Chevalier Rose (JPN) 50/1 Damian Lane Hisashi Shimizu	Damian Lane Hisashi Shimizu	7	810	–	–	91	–
b h Deep Impact (JPN) - Viane Rose (FR) (Sevres Rose)
Dwelt start, always towards rear

24⁽¹²⁾ 71 [99]	2. Buckaroo 13/1 Craig A Williams Chris Waller	Craig A Williams Chris Waller	6	90 tb	–	–	17	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Roheryn (IRE) (Galileo)
Dwelt start, held up in rear of midfield, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, heavily eased 1 1/2f out