Melbourne Cup 2019 results: See the full finishing order
Where did your horse finish in the Melbourne Cup? Check the full results to see if you might be getting some money back in your Cup sweep — after the successful protest. Plus, find out what the jockeys said.
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The Melbourne Cup has been run and won.
Vow and Declare has claimed its place in history, but where did your horse finish?
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE FULL FINISHING ORDER
As some revel in the glory of their Cup victory, remember winning isn’t everything.
Points in SuperCoach Racing are available for the first 10 finishers and most office sweeps offer money back for 24th — and last — place.
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* A protest of fourth (Il Paradiso) v second (Master of Reality) was upheld
1st - Vow and Declare
2nd - Prince of Arran
3rd - Il Paradiso
4th - Master of Reality
5th - Surprise Baby
6th - Mer de Glace
7th - Finche
8th - Cross Counter
9th - Steel Prince
10th - Magic Wand
11th - Twilight Payment
12th - Sound
13th - Constantinople
14th - Mirage Dancer
15th - Hunting Horn
16th - Raymond Tusk
17th - The Chosen One
18th - Latrobe
19th - Southern France
20th - Youngstar
21st - Neufbosc
22nd - Downdraft
23rd - Mustajeer
24th - Rostropovich
WHAT THE JOCKEYS SAID
CRAIG WILLIAMS (Vow And Declare) 1st
“It was a privilege to ride him today. Look at him, he knows he’s won. I’m so grateful to be given the opportunity. He just gave me a beautiful ride. (Trainer) Danny O’Brien and the owners gave me no instructions. He just said ‘trust the horse’.”
MICHAEL WALKER (Prince Of Arran) 2nd
“Charlie and the team have done a great job. I love the horse and I just wanted to win it, you know. I feel like I’ve let him down.”
WAYNE LORDAN (Il Paradiso) 3rd
“He could’ve done with the tempo a bit quicker. We didn’t get an ideal position but he ran well.”
FRANKIE DETTORI (Master Of Reality) 4th
“I want to cry.”
JORDAN CHILDS (Surprise Baby) 5th
“He ran super. I just had nothing to take me into the race from the 800 (metres) but he’ll be back bigger and better next year.”
DAMIAN LANE (Mer De Glace) 6th
“He was massive. He wasn’t entitled to finish off like he did after the slow tempo. Finished well late.”
KERRIN MCEVOY (Finche) 7th
“He ran great. The pace wasn’t that strong. Would’ve liked them to go a bit quicker. But we presented at the top of the lane and I thought he was a real chance there at the 300 (metres). He then just levelled out the last little bit. A brave run.”
WILLIAM BUICK (Cross Counter) 8th
“He ran a huge race ... just slowly away.”
BRETT PREBBLE (Steel Prince) 9th
“He ran super but they didn’t go a gallop. He was in a nice position but he wouldn’t switch the chewy off and it just took its toll late.”
RYAN MOORE (Magic Wand) 10th
“She had no luck. Got an early bump so we were back further than we wanted and they went too slow up front.”
HUGH BOWMAN (Twilight Payment) 11th
“He had a really smooth run in transit. He just didn’t have the sprint required to win a Melbourne Cup.”
JAMES WINKS (Sound) 12th
“Tempo was ridiculous so he’s run really well.”
JOAO MOREIRA (Constantinople) 13th
“Disappointing, yes. He was going to have a super run.”
BEN MELHAM (Mirage Dancer) 14th
“He ran well. Probably didn’t quite see out the last part of the race.”
SEAMIE HEFFERNAN (Hunting Horn) 15th
“I needed to get cover and I couldn’t. The pace was too slow.”
JAMIE SPENCER (Raymond Tusk) 16th
“Beautiful position but the race was too slow.”
TIM CLARK (The Chosen One) 17th
“He went alright. From that draw I had to get a long way back and the pace was no good for him. But he stayed on well.”
JAMES MCDONALD (Latrobe) 18th
“Just got back in a slowly run race. Hard to get into it.”
MARK ZAHRA (Southern France) 19th
“Had a tough run ... probably didn’t stay.”
TOMMY BERRY (Youngstar) 20th
“Speed of the race didn’t help her.”
LUKE NOLEN (Neufbosc) 21st
“They went too steady for me.”
JOHN ALLEN (Downdraft) 22nd
“Slowly run race mightn’t have suited him. Only I didn’t think that he ran out the trip.”
DAMIEN OLIVER (Mustajeer) 23rd
“They just went ridiculously slow and it didn’t suit my horse. Probably didn’t get a chance to run to his best.”
DWAYNE DUNN (Rostropovich) 24th
“He hasn’t pulled up too well, he’s obviously sustained an injury somewhere in the run.”
HOW THE RACE WAS WON
Michael Manley breaks down the key points of the race.
START
NEUFBOSC, from barrier 23, bumps MAGIC WAND, from 24. VOW AND DECLARE jumps well from barrier 21. IL PARADISO slow to begin.
AFTER 400M
Craig Williams is pushing on VOW AND DECLARE out wide and is in front from YOUNGSTAR, PRINCE OF ARRAN and, on the inside, MASTER OF REALITY. James McDonald on LATROBE has cut across from a wide gate to the rails.
WINNING POST THE FIRST TIME
VOW AND DECLARE shares the lead with TWILIGHT PAYMENT. MASTER OF REALITY next in between them. YOUNGSTAR is fourth
2000M MARK
TWILIGHT PAYMENT leads from MASTER OF REALITY and VOW AND DECLARE. Then HUNTING HORN (three wide), PRINCE OF ARRAN and YOUNGSTAR on the fence.
1400M (BASICALLY SAME ORDER UNTIL 800M)
TWILIGHT PAYMENT has kicked a couple of lengths clear of MASTER OF REALITY with VOW AND DECLARE third. HUNTING HORN is fourth, still three wide. In behind them is PRINCE OF ARRAN.
600M
TWILIGHT PAYMENT leads on the fence with MASTER OF REALITY second on the outside. HUNTING HORN is three wide and third. Williams is biding his time in fourth on the fence with PRINCE OF ARRAN on VOW AND DECLARE’s outside.
ON TURN
MASTER OF REALITY takes the lead from TWILIGHT PAYMENT with VOW AND DECLARE on the fence. STEEL PRINCE is four wide. FINCHE and MUSTAJEER are ranging up on the outside.
400M
VOW AND DECLARE and MASTER OF REALITY share the lead. Third is PRINCE OF ARRAN.
200M
VOW AND DECLARE still in front from MASTER OF REALITY. IL PARADISO starts to run home near the fence. PRINCE OF ARRAN battles on well. SURPRISE BABY is starting to run on.
ON THE LINE
VOW AND DECLARE just hangs on from MASTER OF REALITY, PRINCE OF ARRAN and IL PARADISO. Close-up out wide is SURPRISE BABY.
