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FLEMINGTON Lexus Melbourne Cup (Group 1) (166th of Series) ‘the race that stops a nation ® ’ 3200m
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Of $10,200,000 and trophies of $1,110,000. 1st $4,500,000, $1,020,000 Trophy to Owner, $25,500 Trophy to Trainer, $15,000 Trophy and Harry White Whip to Jockey, $15,000 Tommy Woodcock Trophy to Strapper and $15,000 Trophy to Breeder, 2nd $1,110,000, 3rd $560,000, 4th $360,000, 5th $240,000, 6th to 12th $160,000, 13th to 24th $100,000. Handicap. No allowances for apprentices. The winning horse will be presented with a headcollar, crafted from English leather with polished brass accents, a gold plate reading ‘2026 Lexus Melbourne Cup Winner,’ and an engraved gold-plated plaque of the horse’s name Track & Class Record: 3-16.30E Kingston Rule (USA) (06/11/1990) [Firm2] TAB Assessed Odds 1 451s2 Sons And Lovers (GB) (3) Joseph O’Brien (w) .... Dylan Browne McMonagle 57.5 $21 2 21214 Trustyourinstinct (IRE) (18) Joseph O’Brien (dw) ............ James McDonald 57 $8 3 s0930 Knight’s Choice (2) John Symons & Sheila Laxon (wc) .............. Robbie Dolan 56.5 $34 4 87898 Middle Earth (GB) (1) Ciaron Maher (wt) ......................................... Mark Zahra 56.5 $13 5 133s9 Vauban (FR) (22) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (dw) ..................... Jordan Childs 56.5 $41 6 381s3 Enfjaar (IRE) (8) Roger Varian (w) ..................................................... Ray Dawson 56 $21 7 1s910 Royal Supremacy (IRE) (21) Ciaron Maher (w) .................................. Ben Allen 56 $41 8 151s0 Wine Dark Sea (GB) (23) Harry Charlton .......................................... Damian Lane 56 $41 9 s5300 Asterix (NZ) (6) Chris Waller (w) ............................................................ Jye McNeil 55 $81 10 s8210 Goodie Two Shoes (IRE) (19) Joseph O’Brien (dw) .................... Wayne Lordan 55 $31 11 s3211 Juja Kibo (IRE) (14) Ciaron Maher (wt) ........................................ Sam Clipperton 55 $11 12 3612s Hopewell Rock (IRE) (15) George Boughey (w) .................................. Zac Lloyd 54.5 $10 13 9s090 Onesmoothoperator (USA) (13) Tim Fitzsimmons ................... Declan Bates 54.5 $81 14 68378 Soul Of Spain (IRE) (5) Chris Waller (w) ........................................ Tommy Berry 54.5 $34 15 s4106 Zahrann (IRE) (11) Ciaron Maher ........................................................ Ben Melham 54.5 $23 16 21111 So You Are (7) Bjorn Baker (w) ......................................................... Rachel King 54 $19 17 s3249 Future History (GB) (12) Gregory Hickman (wt) ........................ Jamie Melham 53.5 $61 18 136s6 James J Braddock (GB) (24) Joseph O’Brien (w) ..................... Craig Williams 53.5 $13 19 1s2s0 Kizlyar (IRE) (20) Joseph O’Brien (w) ............................................... Beau Mertens 53.5 $34 20 141s1 Point Of Law (GB) (9) Ciaron Maher ............................................... Ethan Brown 53 $6 21 2s000 Strictly Business (4) Thomas Carberry (wt) ............................. Dean Yendall 53 $81 22 s4013 Mr Monaco (GB) (16) Ciaron Maher (wt) ............................. Jabez Johnstone (a) 52.5 $26 23 s6650 Zakouma (10) Grahame Begg (wt) ..................................................... William Pike 52 $34 24 64162 Shockletz (NZ) (17) Ciaron Maher (wt) .................................................................... 51 $11 FORM SUMMARY It feels like Maher vs O’Brien in the Melbourne Cup this year but George Boughey’s Hopewell Rock isn’t to be discounted. The form through his past two starts has held up well, both in England and Australia. Trustyourinstinct profiles beautifully for a Melbourne Cup and James McDonald was riding the lights out on Derby Day while Point Of Law was enormous at Geelong and will take beating if he can back that up. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 20 Point Of Law 100 16 So You Are 98 11 Juja Kibo 98 10 Goodie Two Shoes 97 2 Trustyourinstinct 96
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