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Subject: Results & Standings .. Melbourne Cup

Posted by: ozzz2002
Date: Oct 24 26

The Melbourne Cup is the third of the FT Triple Crown is just over a week away. The field is still at over 50 hopefuls, and will be culled to 24 on Victoria Derby Day, Saturday 31-Oct-26.

DEFIANTLY (FR)
MR MONACO (GB)
ZAKOUMA
SHOCKLETZ (NZ)
AELIANA (NZ)
HALF YOURS
TREASURETHE MOMENT
BIRDMAN (IRE)
SONS AND LOVERS (GB)
GREEN SPACES
STINGER GLASS (JPN)
TRUSTYOURINSTINCT (IRE)
GOODIE TWO SHOES (IRE)
MIDDLE EARTH (GB)
JAMES J BRADDOCK (GB)
VAUBAN (FR)
KNIGHT'S CHOICE
STRICTLY BUSINESS
ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE)
ENFJAAR (IRE)
WINE DARK SEA (GB)
OHOPE WINS (NZ)
ASTERIX (NZ)
SOUL OF SPAIN (IRE)
ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA)
HOPEWELL ROCK (IRE)
ZAHRANN (IRE)
LAND LEGEND (FR)
THE EUPHRATES (GB)
JUJA KIBO (IRE)
POINT OF LAW (GB)
FUTURE HISTORY (GB)
KIZLYAR (IRE)
DEAKIN (FR)
PINHOLE (GB)
VALIANT KING (GB)
TORRANZINO (NZ)
SO YOU ARE
PIGGYBACK
THEBUDGIESMUGLA (NZ)
ATHABASCAN (FR)
KING PEDRO (NZ)
LITZDEEL
NEWLOOK (FR)
MANZOR BLUE (NZ)
KINGS VALLEY (IRE)
JENNIVAMOOSE (NZ)
AETHELWULF
BELLA MONTAGNA (NZ)
SAINT GEORGE (GB)
SOULCOMBE (GB)
STARFORD (IRE)
WOOTTON VERNI (FR)
KLONDIKE (GB)
SMALL FRY (IRE)
OMNI MAN (IRE)
SAM HAWKENS (IRE)
SAPPHIRE SIREN

Apologies for the lack of fancy formatting in this post!

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ozzz2002

3rd leg of FT Triple Crown

166th Melbourne Cup

This year's race is almost here. The scoring system for the Melbourne Cup comp is the same as the Grand National and Kentucky Derby comps earlier this year:

RULES

DEADLINE

The race starts on Tue 3rd Nov 2026 at 3:00pm local time, 0400 hrs GMT, 10:00pm Mon 4th Nov FT time. Tips close when they jump.

The race has a field of 24 runners and there are no emergencies (reserves). The field will be announced three days before the race at around 4:30pm local time on Sat 31st Oct, with the barrier draw (post positions) to be conducted at 7.00pm.

Picks x10 can be posted at any time in this thread, even if the field of 24 hasn't been announced!

Please note that there is no need to pick reserves. If your horse is scratched, so be it (we've got nearly half the field covered with our 10 picks). However, as is the case with any tipping comp in here, we're free to edit our picks at any time before the deadline.

The defending titleholder is ozzz2002; Llynfi and LeoDaVinci collected the silver and bronze medals.

FT Triple Crown 2026

Grand National :  illiniman14   Howie72      ankitankurddit
Kentucky Derby :  gtho4         LeoDaVinci   ankitankurddit
Melbourne Cup  :

This year's tipping comp is the 22nd edition (the first was held 22 years ago in 2003; not held in 2019 or 2020) .. srini701 became the first person to win the FT Triple Crown, when he won all three in 2021. We won't see a second FT Triple Crown winner this year, as the first two legs were won by different runners.

These three websites (of many out there) have details of the contenders and their form:

https://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup

https://www.racenet.com.au/melbourne-cup/field-formguide

https://www.justhorseracing.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-nominations/

More details are here -

https://dxp-cdn.racing.com/api/public/content/2026-Lexus-Melbourne-Cup-Elimination-Order-2nd-Acc-Oct-13-9218599.pdf?v=011bf8ef

The race starts at 3:00pm local time.

Reply #1. Oct 24 26, 6:42 PM

ozzz2002

There are still 34 runners in contention. The excess 10 will be trimmed in 24 hours time.

1 147x04211x DEFIANTLY (FR) G 5 Joseph O'Brien 1= 56.5kg 3
2 93339x3211 JUJA KIBO (IRE) G 6 Ciaron Maher 1= 55kg 3.5kg 4.5
3 2141x1 POINT OF LAW (GB) H 4 Ciaron Maher 1= 53kg 2.0kg 3.5
4 x5110x4013 MR MONACO (GB) G 6 Ciaron Maher 1= 52.5kg 1.5kg 7
5 11171x6650 ZAKOUMA G 6 Grahame Begg 1= 52kg 7.5
6 1x34864162 SHOCKLETZ (NZ) M 5 Ciaron Maher 1= 51kg 7.5
7 13x14451x2 SONS AND LOVERS (GB) G 6 Joseph O'Brien 7 57.5kg 2
8 x76x721214 TRUSTYOURINSTINCT (IRE) G 7 Joseph O'Brien 8 57kg 2.5
9 113x2x8210 GOODIE TWO SHOES (IRE) M 8 Joseph O'Brien 9 55kg 3
10 x891x87898 MIDDLE EARTH (GB) G 7 Ciaron Maher 10 56.5kg 3
11 21x5136x6 JAMES J BRADDOCK (GB) G 4 Joseph O'Brien 11 53.5kg 3
12 6506x133x9 VAUBAN (FR) G 9 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 12 56.5kg 3
13 6x708x0930 KNIGHT’S CHOICE G 7 John Symons & Sheila Laxon 13 56.5kg 3
14 1x5802x000 STRICTLY BUSINESS M 4 Thomas Carberry 14 53kg 3.5
15 0x0331x910 ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE) G 6 Ciaron Maher 15 56kg 3.5
16 x543x381x3 ENFJAAR (IRE) G 7 Roger Varian 16 56kg 3.5
17 162x1151x0 WINE DARK SEA (GB) G 5 Harry Charlton 17 56kg 3.5
18 11661x5300 ASTERIX (NZ) G 8 Chris Waller 18 55kg 4.5
19 4262x68378 SOUL OF SPAIN (IRE) G 6 Chris Waller 19 54.5kg 5
20 0x10x9x090 ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA) G 9 Tim Fitzsimmons 20 54.5kg 5
21 17x53x4106 ZAHRANN (IRE) H 5 Ciaron Maher 21 54.5kg 0.5kg 5
22 3229x3612x HOPEWELL ROCK (IRE) G 5 George Boughey 22 54.5kg 5
23 7432421111 SO YOU ARE G 5 Bjorn Baker 23 54kg 2.0kg 5.5
24 4x436x3249 FUTURE HISTORY (GB) G 9 Gregory Hickman 24 53.5kg 6
25 93x011x2x0 KIZLYAR (IRE) G 5 Joseph O'Brien 25 53.5kg 6
26 09412x3117 PINHOLE (GB) G 5 Chris Waller 26 53kg 2.0kg 6.5
27 x8670x0038 VALIANT KING (GB) G 7 Chris Waller 27 52.5kg 7
28 808215x060 TORRANZINO (NZ) G 7 Paul Preusker 28 52.5kg 7
29 2x72211x44 KING PEDRO (NZ) G 5 John O'Shea & Tom Charlton 29 52kg 7.5
30 225x425253 LITZDEEL M 5 Danny O'Brien 30 51kg 8
31 99x42621x2 SMALL FRY (IRE) G 6 Joseph O'Brien 31 51.5kg 8
32 63x98543x3 OMNI MAN (IRE) G 5 Joseph O'Brien 32 51kg 8.5
33 04612x4640 MANZOR BLUE (NZ) M 6 Lisa Latta 33 51kg 9
34 4372x00769 SOULCOMBE (GB)

Reply #2. Oct 29 26, 11:55 PM

gtho4

Countdown clock to start of race:

https://tinyurl.com/Melb-Cup-3-Nov-2026

Prior year medallists

2003 ozzz2002 Copago silverginger
2004 silverginger doomed Copago
2005 Nannanut ElfTwinkle gtho4
2006 ElfTwinkle gtho4 KrivoyRog
2007 LeoDaVinci ozzz2002 srini701
2008 szabs KrivoyRog gtho4
2009 szabs ElfTwinkle srini701
2010 illiniman14 ozzz2002 N-Bomb
2011 N-Bomb gtho4 George95
2012 George95 doomed wwe84
2013 N-Bomb BxBarracuda paper_aero
2014 Howie72 illiniman14 paper_aero
2015 22crows paper_aero N-Bomb
2016 gtho4 ElfTwinkle paper_aero
2017 ElfTwinkle gtho4 N-Bomb
2018 wwe84 gtho4 srini701
2021 srini701 Howie72 N-Bomb
2022 Sypher LeoDaVinci Howie72
2023 wwe84 Fifiona81 ozzz2002
2024 gtho4 Howie72 illiniman14
2026 ozzz2002 Llynfi LeoDaVinci

2025 was the 21st comp. These 21 have produced 16 different winners:

2 szabs 2008 2009
2 N-Bomb 2011 2013
2 ElfTwinkle 2006 2017
2 wwe84 2018 2023
2 gtho4 2016 2024
1 ozzz2002 2003
1 silverginger 2004
1 Nannanut 2005
1 LeoDaVinci 2007
1 illiniman14 2010
1 George95 2012
1 Howie72 2014
1 22crows 2015
1 srini701 2021
1 Sypher 2022
1 ozzz2002
21

Of the five who've won this twice, szabs is the only one to retain his or her title.

Podium finishes

8 gtho4 2005 2006 2008 2011 2016 2017 2018 2024
6 N-Bomb 2010 2011 2013 2015 2017 2021
5 ElfTwinkle 2005 2006 2009 2016 2017
5 ozzz2002 2003 2007 2010 2023 2026
4 paper_aero 2013 2014 2015 2016
4 srini701 2007 2009 2018 2021
4 Howie72 2014 2021 2022 2024
3 wwe84 2012 2018 2023
3 illiniman14 2010 2014 2024
3 LeoDaVinci 2007 2022 2026
2 silverginger 2003 2004
2 Copago 2003 2004
2 KrivoyRog 2006 2008
2 szabs 2008 2009
2 George95 2011 2012
2 doomed 2004 2012
1 Nannanut 2005
1 BxBarracuda 2013
1 22crows 2015
1 Sypher 2022
1 Fifiona81 2023
1 Llynfi 2026
63

Consecutive podiums: paper_aero (4), gtho4 (3)
Biggest gap between podium finishes: ozzz2002 (13 years), illiniman14 (10 years)

Replays of the last few races:

2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9srEW_CI30
2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub9geZkZmgA
2023 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Z8d_VIkeg
2022 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9YVqJRbW8k
2021 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnknyFFp_n0

The field and barrier draw has been announced:

No. Name Weight Trainer Jockey 1 Sons And Lovers (GB) 57.5kg Joseph O’Brien D B McMonagle — Barrier 3 2 Trustyourinstinct(IRE) 57 kg Joseph O’Brien James McDonald — Barrier 18 3 Knight’s Choice 56.5kg Symons & Laxon Robbie Dolan — Barrier 2 4 Middle Earth (GB) 56.5kg Ciaron Maher Mark Zahra — Barrier 1 5 Vauban (FR) 56.5kg Waterhouse & Bott Jordan Childs — Barrier 22 6 Enfjaar (IRE) 56 kg Roger Varian Ray Dawson — Barrier 8 7 Royal Supremacy (IRE) 56 kg Ciaron Maher Ben Allen — Barrier 21 8 Wine Dark Sea (GB) 56 kg Harry Charlton Damien Lane — Barrier 23 9 Asterix (NZ) 55 kg Chris Waller Jye McNeill — Barrier 6 10 Goodie Two Shoes (IRE) 55 kg Joseph O’Brien Wayne Lordan — Barrier 19 11 Juja Kibo (IRE) 55 kg Ciaron Maher Sam Clipperton — Barrier 14 12 Hopewell Rock (IRE) 54.5kg George Boughey Zac Lloyd — Barrier 15 13 Onesmoothoperator(USA) 54.5kg Tim Fitzsimmons Declan Bates — Barrier 13 14 Soul Of Spain (IRE) 54.5kg Chris Waller Tommy Berry — Barrier 5 15 Zahrann (IRE) 54.5kg Ciaron Maher Ben Melham - Barrier 11 16 So You Are 54 kg Bjorn Baker Rachel King — Barrier 7 17 Future History (GB) 53.5kg Gregory Hickman Jamie Melham — Barrier 12 18 James J Braddock (IRE) 53.5kg Joseph O’Brien Craig Williams — Barrier 24 19 Kizlyar (IRE) 53.5kg Joseph O’Brien Beau Mertens — Barrier 20 20 Point Of Law (GB) 53 kg Ciaron Maher Ethan Brown — Barrier 9 21 Strictly Business 53 kg Thomas Carberry Michael Dee — Barrier 4 22 Mr Monaco (GB) 52.5kg Ciaron Maher Jabez Johnstone— Barrier 16 23 Zakouma 52 kg Grahame Begg William Pike — Barrier 10 24 Shockletz (NZ) 51 kg Ciaron Maher Harry Coffey — Barrier 17

Reply #3. Oct 31 26, 5:16 AM

srini701

1. Trustyourinstinct
2. Point Of Law
3. Onesmoothoperator
4. Middle Earth
5. Knight’s Choice
6. Juja Kibo
7. Zahrann
8. Shockletz
9. Hopewell Rock
10. So You Are

Reply #4. Oct 31 26, 9:23 AM

wwe84

1. Future History
2. Middle Earth
3. Asterix
4. Knight's Choice
5. So You Are
6. Trustyourinstinct
7. Point Of Law
8. Sons and Lovers
9. Vauban
10. Hopewell Rock

Reply #5. Oct 31 26, 9:41 AM

ozzz2002

Thanks, George. It has been a hectic few days here.

Shockletz
Point Of Law
Middle Earth
Sons And Lovers
Trustyourinstinct
Onesmoothoperator
Goodie Two Shoes
Juja Kibo
Soul Of Spain
So You Are

Reply #6. Nov 01 26, 12:10 AM

gtho4

10. Goodie Two Shoes
4. Middle Earth
20. Point of Law
1. Sons and Lovers
2. Trustyourinstinct
11. Juja Kibo
12. Hopwell Rock
16. So You Are
24. Shockletz
18. James J Braddock

Reply #7. Nov 02 26, 3:34 AM

Sypher

Picking at random...no thought into whatever I choose -

1. Goodie Two Shoes (IRE)
2. Knight’s Choice
3. James J Braddock (IRE)
4. Trustyourinstinct (IRE)
5. Middle Earth (GB)
6. Strictly Business
7. Mr Monaco (GB)
8. Asterix (NZ)
9. Future History (GB)
10. Zakouma

Reply #8. Nov 02 26, 2:17 PM

ankitankurddit

1. Point Of Law
2. Trustyourinstinct
3. Hopewell Rock
4. Shockletz
5. So You Are
6. Juja Kibo
7. Middle Earth
8. Sons And Lovers
9. James J Braddock
10. Enfjaar

Reply #9. Nov 02 26, 6:54 PM

Howie72

1. Middle Earth
2. Point Of Law
3. Trustyourinstinct
4. Hopewell Rock
5. Zahrann
6. Shockletz
7. Goodie Two Shoes
8. So You Are
9. Wine Dark Sea
10. Juja Kibo

Reply #10. Nov 02 26, 8:45 PM

gtho4

No. 9 Asterix

has been scratched!

Reply #11. Nov 02 26, 9:28 PM

ozzz2002

Only a couple of minutes to go!

Reply #12. Nov 02 26, 9:58 PM

ozzz2002

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-03/melbourne-cup-2026-finishing-order-from-first-to-last/107340766

See where your horse finished! I will be putting results up tomorrow...

Reply #13. Nov 02 26, 10:51 PM

ozzz2002

166th Melbourne Cup

7 players lodged picks

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

20
15
11
1
7

Point Of Law
Zahrann
Juja Kibo
Sons And Lovers
Royal Supremacy

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Horse number 20 15 11 1 7
Points 10 6 3 2 1 pts

1. Howie72 10 6 3 19
2. srini701 10 6 3 19
3. ankitankurddit 10 6 3 2 15
4. ozzz2002 10 6 3 2 15
5. gtho4 10 3 2 15
6. wwe84 10 2 12
7. Sypher 0 0

The fifth-placed horse, Royal Supremacy (50/1). almost stole the race. He was 20 lengths in from at the final turn, but got run down by the favourite, Point Of Law (6/1). The minor placings were Zahrann (25/1), and Juja Kibo (13/1), helped trainer, Ciaron Moore, take home the trifecta, the first time ever in the Cup! Sons and Lovers was (or is it 'were'?) 4th, at 25/1 odds.
We only had seven starters in our tipping comp, but the excitement level was high. Tiebreakers were needed to separate several positions, including the winner. Howie72 scored 19 (10+6+3) but both he and srini701 had Point of Law as their second pick, requiring Zahrann to determine the result.
Three players were on the next rung, and Ankitankurddit snuck into third place, having Point of Law in the top spot. Ozzz2002 had it in second, and gtho4 had it in third spot.
Wwe84 scored 12 points, but Sypher managed to NOT pick a placegetter at all!

Reply #14. Nov 03 26, 11:16 PM

Sypher

and I think thats an achievement !! Zero out of 10 picks !!

Reply #15. Nov 04 26, 1:54 PM

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