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Melbourne Cup 2015 Preview

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Melbourne Cup – 2015 Preview

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<p>The 155th Melbourne Cup over 3200 metres at Flemington drew runners trained in Australia, England, Japan and Ireland. Japan's Fame Game, second in the spring Tenno Sho, had used the Caulfield Cup as his lead-up, and the Ascot Gold Cup winner Trip To Paris had been second to Mongolian Khan at Caulfield.</p><p>Red Cadeaux was back for a fifth Cup after three seconds. Criterion, runner-up to Winx in the Cox Plate, led the local challenge with the Moonee Valley Gold Cup winner The United States, the Bendigo Cup winner The Offer, and Gust Of Wind, who had beaten Winx in the Australian Oaks.</p>

2015 Melbourne Cup Result

Prince Of Penzance won the 2015 Melbourne Cup by half a length from Max Dynamite, with Criterion third.

Winner

Prince Of Penzance

J: Michelle Payne

T: Darren Weir

1st

Prince Of Penzance

2nd

Max Dynamite

3rd

Criterion

Melbourne Cup – 2015 Runner By Runner

RunnerComment
1. Snow Sky(16)

Won the Yorkshire Cup and the Hardwicke Stakes for Sir Michael Stoute, then fifth in the Caulfield Cup. Ryan Moore rides.

2. Criterion(4)

Former Australian Derby winner who won the Caulfield Stakes and was second to Winx in the Cox Plate this spring. Michael Walker rides.

3. Fame Game(12)

Japanese stayer, second to Gold Ship in the Tenno Sho in May and sixth in the Caulfield Cup on the way here. Zac Purton rides.

4. Our Ivanhowe(22)

Made his Australian debut in May, then ran through the RA Lee, Naturalism, Bart Cummings and Caulfield Cup. Ben Melham rides.

5. Big Orange(23)

Won the Princess of Wales's Stakes and the Goodwood Cup, beating Quest For More and Trip To Paris. Jamie Spencer rides for Michael Bell.

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6. Hartnell(17)

A leading performer in the 2015 Sydney autumn carnival. Ran in the Chelmsford Stakes, Turnbull Stakes and Cox Plate this spring.

7. Hokko Brave(20)

Japanese stayer who was third in the Nikkei Sho and sixth in both the Tenno Sho and the Caulfield Cup. Craig Williams rides.

8. Max Dynamite(2)

Won the Lonsdale Cup at York, beating Trip To Paris and Big Orange, after a second in the Northumberland Plate. Frankie Dettori rides for Willie Mullins.

9. Red Cadeaux(8)

Making his fifth Melbourne Cup appearance after finishing second in 2011, 2013 and 2014. Third in the Geoffrey Freer Stakes in his lead-up.

10. Trip To Paris(14)

Won the Chester Cup and the Ascot Gold Cup, then second to Mongolian Khan in the Caulfield Cup. Tommy Berry rides for Ed Dunlop.

11. Who Shot Thebarman(6)

Third in the 2014 Melbourne Cup and seventh in this year's Caulfield Cup. Blake Shinn rides for Chris Waller.

12. Sky Hunter(7)

Godolphin stayer who won the Dubai City Of Gold in March and was second at Newbury in September. William Buick rides.

13. The Offer(13)

A former Sydney Cup winner who won the Bendigo Cup in his latest run. Damien Oliver rides for Gai Waterhouse.

14. Grand Marshal(15)

Finished fast for 11th in the Caulfield Cup. Jim Cassidy rides for Chris Waller.

15. Preferment(11)

The 2014 Victoria Derby winner, who won the Hill Stakes and Turnbull Stakes this spring. Hugh Bowman rides.

16. Quest For More(21)

Won the Northumberland Plate and was only just beaten by Big Orange in the Goodwood Cup. Damian Lane rides for Roger Charlton.

17. Almoonqith(10)

Won the Geelong Cup and was seventh in The Metropolitan. Dwayne Dunn rides.

18. Kingfisher(9)

Second to Trip To Paris in the Ascot Gold Cup for Aidan O'Brien. Colm O'Donoghue rides.

19. Prince Of Penzance(1)

Beaten narrowly by The United States in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup after runs in the Memsie, Herbert Power and JRA Cup. Michelle Payne rides for Darren Weir.

20. Bondi Beach(18)

Won the Curragh Cup and was second in the Great Voltigeur and the St Leger for Aidan O'Brien. Brett Prebble rides.

21. Sertorius(5)

The 2014 Sydney Cup winner, who ran in the Memsie, Underwood, Herbert Power and Geelong Cup this spring.

22. The United States(3)

Won the Moonee Valley Gold Cup for Robert Hickmott. Joao Moreira rides.

23. Excess Knowledge(24)

Won the Lexus Stakes at Flemington three days earlier, after seconds in the Harry White Classic and Herbert Power Stakes. Kerrin McEvoy rides.

24. Gust Of Wind(19)

Beat Winx in the Australian Oaks and was fourth in the Caulfield Cup. Chad Schofield rides.