2008 Melbourne Cup | |
Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
Location: | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
Date: | 4 November 2008 |
Winning Horse: | Viewed |
Winning Jockey: | Blake Shinn |
Winning Trainer: | Bart Cummings |
Surface: | Grass |
Attendance: | 107,280[1] |
Previous: | 2007 |
Next: | 2009 |
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]
The official field for the cup including horses scratched after the field was finalised.[5]
Number | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight (kg) | Barrier | Placing | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Septimus | Aidan O'Brien | Johnny Murtagh | 58.5 | 10 | 18 | |
2 | Master O'Reilly | Danny O'Brien | Vlad Duric | 55 | 6 | 4 | |
3 | Honolulu | Aidan O'Brien | Colm O'Donoghue | 54.5 | 24 | 21 | |
4 | C’est La Guerre | John Sadler | Brett Prebble | 54 | 5 | 3 | |
5 | Nom Du Jeu | J Lloyd | 54 | 1 | 8 | ||
6 | Yellowstone | Jane Chapple-Hyam | J F Egan | 54 | scr | scr | |
7 | Zipping | John Sadler | Danny Nikolic | 54 | 16 | 9 | |
8 | Mad Rush | Luca Cumani | Damien Oliver | 53.5 | 4 | 7 | |
9 | Ice Chariot | Ron Maund | Michael Rodd | 53 | 22 | 11 | |
10 | Viewed | Bart Cummings | Blake Shinn | 53 | 9 | 1 | |
11 | Littorio | Nigel Blackiston | Steven King | 52.5 | 17 | 13 | |
12 | Bauer | Luca Cumani | Corey Brown | 52 | 13 | 2 | |
13 | Boundless | Stephen Mckee | Greg Childs | 52 | 20 | 15 | |
14 | Gallopin | Danny O'Brien | James Winks | 52 | 21 | DNF | |
15 | Guyno | Lou Luciani | Craig Newitt | 52 | 8 | 12 | |
16 | Zarita | Pat Hyland | Dwayne Dunn | 52 | scr | scr | |
17 | Newport | Paul Perry | Chris Symons | 51.5 | 15 | 10 | |
18 | Profound Beauty | Dermot Weld | Glen Boss | 51.5 | 2 | 5 | |
19 | Red Lord | Anthony Cummings | Nicholas Hall | 51.5 | 14 | 16 | |
20 | Varevees | Richard Gibson | Craig Williams | 51.5 | 23 | 14 | |
21 | Prize Lady | Graeme Sanders | Mark Sweeney | 51 | 18 | 17 | |
22 | Alessandro Volta | Aidan O'Brien | W M Lordan | 50.5 | 11 | 20 | |
23 | Barbaricus | Danny O'Brien | Stephen Baster | 50.5 | 3 | 19 | |
24 | Moatize | Bart Cummings | Ms Claire Lindop | 50 | 19 | 6 |
The race was won by the Bart Cummings trained horse Viewed, with Honolulu officially last as Gallopin did not finish the race.[7]
Place | Barrier | Horse | Race Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 8 | 3-20.40 | ||
2nd | 11 | Bauer (IRE) | ||
3rd | 5 | C'est La Guerre (NZ) | ||
4th | 6 | Master O'Reilly (NZ) | ||
5th | 2 | Profound Beauty (IRE) | ||
6th | 17 | Moatize | ||
7th | 4 | Mad Rush (USA) | ||
8th | 1 | Nom du Jeu (NZ) | ||
9th | 14 | Zipping | ||
10th | 13 | Newport | ||
11th | 20 | Ice Chariot | ||
12th | 7 | Guyno (NZ) | ||
13th | 15 | Littorio | ||
14th | 21 | Varevees (GBR) | ||
15th | 18 | Boundless (NZ) | ||
16th | 12 | Red Lord | ||
17th | 16 | Prize Lady (NZ) | ||
18th | 9 | Septimus (IRE) | ||
19th | 3 | Barbaricus | ||
20th | 10 | Alessandro Volta (GBR) | ||
21st | 22 | Honolulu (IRE) | ||
DNF | 19 | Gallopin (NZ) | ||
- | - | Scratched | ||
- | - | Scratched |