Melbourne Cup finishing order 2022: 1-22 how they finished
All kudos must go to Melbourne cup winner Gold Trip, but the trainer of fourth-placed favourite Deauville Legend has warmed to a redemption plan. Where every horse finished.
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Trainer James Ferguson is “desperate” to launch a Melbourne Cup redemption plan after wet weather brought undone favourite Deaville Legend on Tuesday.
Fourth-placed Deauville Legend was the best of the internationals but ultimately no match for the Gold Trip-led Melbourne Cup trifecta.
Fellow raiders Hoo Ya Mal (12th), Without A Fight (13th) and Camorra (21st) a distant last.
Ferguson “thought he was the winner” as Deauville Legend ravelled strongly in the run and loomed ominously at the 300m but the taxing track blunted his finish.
“He’s run a super race … at the end of the day the ground had a big part to play with the rain,” Ferguson said.
“On top of the ground, maybe good ground, it might’ve been a different story.
“There’s a question mark about whether we stayed (the distance), I don’t think we can really tell that until we run on better ground.”
Gracious Ferguson congratulated triumphant Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.
“They always said if they got the rain they would have a really good chance with this horse and they were right, the horse won very well,” Ferguson said.
Ferguson is keen to return home to England with Deauville Legend but the decision rests with Hong Kong-based owner Bon Ho.
MELBOURNE CUP REWIND: WHAT THE JOCKEYS SAID
“I’d like to think he’s coming back, obviously that’s for the owner to decide, I think strongly he could be one of the top class mile and a half horses in England,” Ferguson said.
“It’s been amazing (journey to Melbourne), we have achieved amazing support from everyone, it’s a wonderful carnival. Don’t worry, I’m desperate to find a horse to come back.”
Trainer Ed Crisford, who revealed Without A Fight would remain in Melbourne and join the Anthony and Sam Freedman yard, also lamented the conditions.
“He got a good position, jumped out of the stalls well, William (Buick) did really well to get him in a good position but to be honest with you once he asked the question his wheels were spinning,” Crisford said.
“That ground is softer than we all thought it would be and the showers today made it really soft, listen I’m sure he’ll be back again … he’s going to Freedman.
“I’m sure they’ll be able to run him on better ground, I’m sure he’ll do well (in Australia).”
Champion jockey Craig Williams praised the performance of Hoo Ya Mal despite over-racing in the early stages.
“He was just too brilliant, he tried to get it over and done with too fast,” Williams said.
“He was far too aggressive but for a horse that pulled and charged that hard throughout the race, he did an amazing job to enter the straight on the bridle like he did.”
Jockey Ben Melham confirmed Camorra failed to handle the conditions.
“He was hopeless on the ground when I let him down,” Melham said.
DIVIDENDS (Fixed odds)
1. Gold Trip $19, $6
2. Emissary $8
3. High Emocean $10
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Quinella: (1-17) $251.30
Exacta: (1-17) $460.40
Trifecta: (1-17-22) $16,494.40
First Four: (1-17-22-8) $102,785.00
MELBOURNE CUP – BETS OF NOTE
GOLD TRIP
$2500 @ $21
$4100 x $7,750 e/w @ $17/$5 (taken on October 25)
$3000 @ $15
OTHER BETS OF NOTE
Deauville Legend: $10,000 @ $4.60, $7016 @ $4.60, $5000 x $7400 e/w @ $4.60/$2.30, $5000 @ $4.60 MULTIPLE TIMES, $5000 @ $4.40, $8000 @ $3.50 TWICE, $6000 @ $3.50, $5000 @ $3.50
Stockman: $20,000 @ $21
Smokin Romans: $5000 e/w @ $16/$4.60
Vow And Declare: $3000 x $5000 e/w @ $21/$6
Without A Fight: $20,000 @ $11, $5000 e/w @ $12/$3.60
Knight’s Order: $15,000 @ $13, $3000 @ $14
Arapho: $5000 @ $51
Montefilia: $5000 @ $11
High Emocean: $4900 @ $17
Young Werther: $2500 e/w @ $34/$9
2023 MELBOURNE CUP (PRE NOMS)
$18 Gold Trip, Deauville Legend
$26 Durston, Emissary, Francesco Guardi, High Emocean, Realm Of Flowers, Sharp N Smart, Soulcombe, White Marlin
$34 Shes Extreme, Smokin Romans
$51+ Others
Bump doesn’t take shine off amazing effort
By Glenn McFarlane
Mike Moroney thought for a fleeting moment he had another Brew on his hands when lightly-raced stayer Emissary loomed up to challenge Gold Trip with just under 200m left to run in the Melbourne Cup.
The two horses almost came together for a moment in the charge to the post with Gold Trip shifting out before the game Emissary couldn’t go with the winner in the last 50m.
Moroney, who trained Brew to win the 2000 Melbourne Cup and who has been chasing a second Cup ever since, couldn’t have been more proud of the runner-up Emissary.
He noted the slight interference Gold Trip made to Emissary, but knew ultimately the two-length margin was too great for any objection to be made.
“It was a great run from a young, lightly-raced stayer,” Moroney said of Emissary, who pocketed $1.1 million for his connections, including prominent part-owner Rupert Legh.
“That’s what we are buying these horses to do. It is great that he has come and done this.
“The winner (Gold Trip) came out and gave him a bit of a bump, they were both running towards each other and both jockeys tried to get a bit of an eye at each other.
“(Gold Trip’s jockey) Mark (Zahra) might have come out a bit too far, but the margin was too big. Our horse got a bit tired in the last 50m.”
THE PRELIMINARIES ON CUP DAY
RACE 1: KRAKARIB WINS DARLEY MARIBYRNONG PLATE
A boilover in the first on Melbourne Cup day.
Damien Thornton powers to the line on the rank outsider in the Darley Maribyrnong Cup, piloting Krakarib to victory by a length.
The $30 chance finished strongly ahead of Little Brose ($2.90), Awestruck ($2) and Hellish (fourth).
Realm of Flowers backers will hope the victory is a sign of things to come for Thornton.
“It laid out well, (Krakarib) jumped OK,” Thornton said on Channel 10.
“Wasn’t worried, just wanted to get him into the rhythm, and relax and cruise down. I was happy to come up and Simon (Zahra) just sort of got him into the rhythm, and his got to kick and if he doesn’t, we will find out.”
RACE 2: WHITE MARLIN WINS
Trainer Gai Waterhouse has hinted she has a 2023 Melbourne Cup contender on her hands after White Marlin blitzed the field in Race 2.
After wins over 1800m, 2000m and 2414m in its career, White Marlin stepped up to 2800m in the Macca’s Run and cruised to victory as a $2.40 favourite.
“(White Marlin is) the real deal and I hope we will see him here this time next year,” Waterhouse told Channel 10.
White Marlin has won five consecutive races and helped punters bounce back in a big way after a $30 winner in the opening race on cup day.
The Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained gelding was third in the run and hit the front at the turn before launching clear of its rivals.
Tim Clark hardly had to urge the undefeated five-year-old on as it powered to its fifth career win from as many starts.
“He was going to win a long way from home,” Clark told Channel 10.
RACE 3: LOVE TAP WINS GREYS RACE
Blake Shinn is on the board on Melbourne Cup day after launching Love Tap to a dominant win in Race 3.
Love Tap paid $9.50 on the TAB tote.
Kooled and Struck By finished second and third, while Cormorant filled out the first four.
RACE 4: PUNTING DISASTER
Disaster for favourite punters in Race 4 with the heavily-backed Quang Tri finishing a long way from the placegetters.
Quang Tri jumped art $2.50 but was never a chance after being boxed in behind four horses on the rail.
The hot favourite faded to finish second last under jockey Michael Dee as High Approach ground to victory for Ben Melham ahead of Lindermann and Dream Hour.
Dashing was fourth.
Melham said the track was deteriorating: “The track is obviously going to deteriorate with this rain. It was not too bad to start the meeting but when it rained during a meeting and during a race, it really deteriorates at a rapid rate.
“It depends how much more rain we get I can feel it has downgraded already.”
RACE 5: EMPTY POCKETS AGAIN
Godolphin have joined the celebrations with rare outsider Renosu ($31) and Kin ($5.50) making it a stable quinella down the Flemington straight.
Making it a double for jockey Blake Shinn, Renosu came down the outside fence before being set at the 300m and streeting away for a comfortable win.
Kin emerged late but was never a chance of claiming the winner.
RACE 6: NO JOY AGAIN FOR PUNTERS
The boilovers continue at headquarters with Anna Neasham-trained Bartholomeu Dias digging in for a powerful win ahead of Just Folk and Lord Vladivostok in a thrilling finish over the 1800m journey.
RACE 8: HAND ME THE DETONATOR
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace picked up where they left off in the Melbourne Cup when Detonator Jack ($7.50) made an impressive returnin the In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1400m).
Detonator Jack won two of three starts in his maiden campaign that ended with a third in the Group 1 South Australian Derbyin May.
Now a four-year-old, Detonator Jack drove through a gap at the 100m before scoring by a length over imports Munhamek and Nugget.
“He’s a horse we have time for
“He was only beaten in the South Australian Derby at the end of his prep last year. He has a big future.”
RACE 9: WELCOME TO THE PARTY, JAMIE
Star jockey Jamie Kah posted her first win of the Melbourne Cup Carnival when she steered Larkspur Run ($16) to win the Group 3Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m).
Kah missed Derby Day as she rode in Sydney at the Golden Eagle meeting but hit the board on Melbourne Cup Day aboard the JamesCummings-trained Larkspur Run.
Larkspur Run held on to beat a wall of horses with the first 10 runners home finishing within two lengths of the winner.
“It was a great run. I just didn’t think she’d handle the firm surface. When the track came up like it did today I thoughtit would be perfect for her,” Kah said.
“She’s got quite a rough little action on her so I think today was fantastic so keep her on the soft ground.”
RACE 10: BEGG DECISION TO PLAY ON PAYS OFF
Grahame Begg considered scratching Vespertine ($8.50) as the track worsened on Tuesday afternoon, but thankfully he decided to pushon regardless as the handy mare won the listed MSS Security Sprint.
“We were a bit concerned about the track but when it got to a Heavy 9 we had to think about scratching but she drew the rightgate and she’d come on so much from her first-up start this time around,” Begg said.
“She ran a good forward race at Caulfield and we were very confident she’d run well.
“She gave us a bit of an insight to handling the straight early last preparation and she’s quite an honest filly so she’s got more wins to come.”
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