REKINDLING charged to victory in the Melbourne Cup but where did the rest of the field finish? Here’s where your horse crossed the line.
First
22. REKINDLING — Trainer: Joseph O’Brien, jockey: Corey Brown
“I can’t believe it,” jockey Corey Brown said. “Oh honestly, I chased the ride about six weeks ago and with a light weight (thinking I was) a big chance to get on him.
“I can’t believe it. I have been back here from overseas about nine months and slowly and surely getting back to where I was. Mate, again I can’t believe it.”
Winning owner Lloyd Williams was thrilled.
“An absolute dream. I am so thrilled,” he said. “It is terribly exciting. I can’t put it into words to be perfectly honest.
“Just to do it with this 23-year-old (trainer Joseph O’Brien). He has been taking the world on. I thought that this horse had some chance and I thought that his run in the Ledger was good and his three-year-old form over there has been very good in the Doncaster Cup.”
Second
7. JOHANNES VERMEER — Trainer: Aidan O’Brien, jockey: Ben Melham
Third
9. MAX DYNAMITE — Trainer: Willie Mullins, jockey: Zac Purton
Fourth
13. BIG DUKE — Trainer: Darren Weir, jockey: Blake Avdulla
More to come ...