2008 Melbourne Cup

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2008 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Location Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date4 November 2008
Winning horse Viewed
Jockey Blake Shinn
Trainer Bart Cummings
SurfaceGrass
Attendance107,280 [1]
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Viewed dashed to the front now, Viewed raced away from them, from Moatize, here's Profound Beauty running home, Bauer coming down the outside and C'est La Guerre. Viewed is clear though, 200 meters to go, Bauer ran to second, C'est La Guerre coming home hard. Viewed in front, Bauer's a big danger, Viewed by a neck, Bauer's getting there, Viewed holding on, Bauer dives... Viewed a nose to Bauer, I think!

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Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 2008 Melbourne Cup , the 148th running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was run on Tuesday, 4 November 2008, starting at 3:00 pm local time (0400 UTC). [2] It was won by Viewed.

On 3 December 2008, Luca Cumani, trainer of second-place Bauer, announced that an inquiry was underway into treatment Bauer received on the Thursday prior to the race. The treatment was a form of physio therapy that is illegal to administer within 7 days of a race; as a result of the treatment, Bauer could have been stripped of his second place. [3] However, Racing Victoria announced on 4 December that Bauer would not be disqualified. [4]

Field

The official field for the cup including horses scratched after the field was finalised. [5]

NumberHorseTrainerJockeyWeight (kg)Barrier [b] Placing
1Septimus Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh 58.51018
2 Master O'Reilly Danny O'BrienVlad Duric5564
3Honolulu Aidan O'Brien Colm O'Donoghue 54.52421
4 C’est La Guerre John Sadler Brett Prebble 5453
5 Nom Du Jeu Murray Baker J Lloyd5418
6Yellowstone Jane Chapple-Hyam J F Egan54scrscr [1]
7 Zipping John Sadler Danny Nikolic 54169
8Mad Rush Luca Cumani Damien Oliver 53.547
9Ice ChariotRon Maund Michael Rodd 532211
10 Viewed Bart Cummings Blake Shinn 5391
11LittorioNigel Blackiston Steven King 52.51713
12Bauer Luca Cumani Corey Brown 52132 [4]
13BoundlessStephen Mckee Greg Childs 522015
14GallopinDanny O'Brien James Winks 5221DNF [2]
15Guyno Lou Luciani Craig Newitt 52812
16Zarita Pat Hyland Dwayne Dunn 52scrscr [3]
17NewportPaul PerryChris Symons51.51510
18Profound Beauty Dermot Weld Glen Boss 51.525
19Red Lord Anthony Cummings Nicholas Hall [a] 51.51416
20VareveesRichard Gibson Craig Williams 51.52314
21 Prize Lady Graeme SandersMark Sweeney511817
22Alessandro Volta Aidan O'Brien W M Lordan50.51120
23BarbaricusDanny O'BrienStephen Baster50.5319
24Moatize Bart Cummings Ms Claire Lindop50196
Notes

Results

The race was won by the Bart Cummings trained horse Viewed, with Honolulu officially last as Gallopin did not finish the race. [7]

PlaceBarrierHorseRace Time
1st8 Viewed 3-20.40
2nd11Bauer (IRE)
3rd5 C'est La Guerre (NZ)
4th6Master O'Reilly (NZ)
5th2Profound Beauty (IRE)
6th17Moatize
7th4Mad Rush (USA)
8th1 Nom du Jeu (NZ)
9th14Zipping
10th13Newport
11th20Ice Chariot
12th7Guyno (NZ)
13th15Littorio
14th21Varevees (GBR)
15th18Boundless (NZ)
16th12Red Lord
17th16 Prize Lady (NZ)
18th9Septimus (IRE)
19th3Barbaricus
20th10Alessandro Volta (GBR)
21st22Honolulu (IRE)
DNF19Gallopin (NZ)
--Yellowstone (IRE)Scratched
--Zarita (NZ)Scratched

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