Racing Australia Fact Book 2016-2017

20 RACING AUSTRALIA FACT BOOK 2016/2017 RACING Table 12. Melbourne Cup Race Result 2016 Place Horse Jockey Trainer Barrier Wgt SP Margin Prize 1st Almandin (GER) Kerrin McEvoy Robert Hickmott 17 52Kg $11 $3,600,000 2nd Heartbreak City (FR) Joao Moreira Tony Martin 13 54Kg $19 0.2L $900,000 3rd Hartnell (GB) James McDonald John O'Shea 6 56Kg $5.5 4.45L $450,000 4th Qewy (IRE) Craig Williams Charlie Appleby 23 51.5Kg $21 6.7L $250,000 5th Who Shot Thebarman (NZ) Hugh Bowman Chris Waller 7 56Kg $26 6.8L $175,000 6th Almoonqith (USA) Michael Walker David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 9 54.5Kg $31 6.9L $125,000 7th Beautiful Romance (GB) Damian Lane Saeed Bin Suroor 16 52.5Kg $71 7.9L $125,000 8th Exospheric (GB) Damien Oliver Lee & Anthony Freedman 5 56Kg $21 8.65L $125,000 9th Pentathlon (NZ) Mark Du Plessis John Wheeler 22 51.5Kg $81 9.4L $125,000 10th Big Orange (GB) James Spencer Michael Bell 1 57Kg $14 9.5L $125,000 11th Grand Marshal (GB) Ben Melham Chris Waller 11 54.5Kg $31 9.8L - 12th Oceanographer (GB) Chad Schofield Charlie Appleby 20 52Kg $9 10L - 13th Bondi Beach (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 4 56Kg $13 10.75L - 14th Grey Lion (IRE) Glen Boss Matt Cumani 19 52Kg $41 13.75L - 15th Jameka Nicholas Hall Ciaron Maher 12 54.5Kg $8.50 13.95L - 16th Excess Knowledge (GB) Vlad Duric Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 15 53.5Kg $61 15.7L - 17th Our Ivanhowe (GER) Dwayne Dunn Lee & Anthony Freedman 2 57Kg $51 15.8L - 18th Sir John Hawkwood (IRE) Blake Spriggs John P Thompson 14 54Kg $81 20.8L - 19th Assign (IRE) Ms Katelyn Mallyon Robert Hickmott 18 52Kg $51 20.9L - 20th Gallante (IRE) Blake Shinn Robert Hickmott 10 54.5Kg $51 22.15L - 21st Secret Number (GB) Stephen Baster Saeed Bin Suroor 21 52Kg $31 22.35L - 22nd Wicklow Brave (GB) Frankie Dettori William Mullins 8 56Kg $16 24.35L - 23rd Curren Mirotic (JPN) Tommy Berry Osamu Hirata 3 56.5Kg $51 27.35L - 24th Rose Of Virginia (NZ) Ben E Thompson (a) Lee & Shannon Hope 24 51Kg $61 99.9L - Melbourne Cup Almandin, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, on his way to winning the Emirates Melbourne Cup, 2016. Photo: Racing Photos