The results for the 2022 Melbourne Cup are in with the punters’ favourite – Gold Trip – storming to victory.
Punters favourite horse to win the coveted Melbourne Cup was Gold Trip, followed by Duais and Knights Order.
1. Gold Trip (FR)
Gold Trip was flagged by betters as the crowd favourite early in the day.
The classy horse was imported by Europe last year where he’d gained an impressive track record by placing fourth in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
He was ridden by Mark Zahra, 57.5kg, and trained by Ciaron Maher and Dave Eustace.
The Melbourne Cup was the horse’s longest ever race.
2. Emissary (GB)
Trained by MD Moroney and ridden by Patrick Moloney, 51.5kg.
Emissary pulled another trick at the Melbourne Cup after winning the last Geelong Cup.
3. High Emocean (NZ)
High Emocean was one of betters’ least favourite horses but managed to prove everyone wrong by placing third in the Melbourne Cup.
Trained by Ciaron Maher and Dave Eustace and ridden by Teo Nugent.
4. Deauville Legend
The high-rated British horse was trained by James Ferguson and ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, 55kg, on Tuesday.
Deauville Legend impressed with a win at the Voltigeur in his last start and a third in the Cox Plate last week.
Punters were worried that he’d never been tested on damp grounds but the horse impressed nonetheless, coming fourth.
5. Realm of Flowers
This mare was trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman and ridden by Damien Thornton, 50kg.
It’s best long distance win was collected last May at the 2,800m Flemington Andrew Ramsden Stakes.
Punters had hoped Realm of Flowers would take a win at the Cup last year after a series of placings but the mare fell short and didn’t make it in.
6. Daqiansweet Junior
Ridden by Daniel Moor, 53kg, and trained by P Stokes.
7. Smokin’ Romans
Trained by C Maher and D Eustace and ridden by Jamie Kah, 51.5kg.
8. Stockman
Ridden by Sam Clipperton, 54kg, and trained by Joseph Pride.
9. Knights Order
Ridden by Tim Clark, 55.5kg, and trained by racing legend Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Knights Order as punters’ third favourite horse.
The horse has an impressive history in similar distance races to the Melbourne Cup, placing first in the 3,200m Sydney Cup this April by two lengths.
The results for the 2022 Melbourne Cup are in with the punters’ favourite – Gold Trip – storming to victory
10. Vow and Declare
Ridden by Blake Shinn, 54kg, and trained by Blake Shinn.
11. Arapaho
Ridden by Rachel King, 52.5kg, and trained by Bjorn Baker.
12. Hoo Ya Mal
Ridden by Craig Williams, 53.5kg, and trained by Gia Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
13. Without A Fight
Trained by Simon and Ed Crisford and ridden by William Buick, 55.5kg.
14. Grand Promenade
Trained by C Maher and D Eustace and ridden by Harry Coffey, 53kg.
15. Young Werther
Ridden by Damian Lane, 54kg, and trained by DT O’Brien.
16. Montefilia
Montefilia was ridden by Jason Collett, 55.5kg, and was looking impressive in the build up to the Melbourne Cup.
Trained by David Payne, the horse had fallen flat in the last Caulfield Cup but began working its way up in the build up for the race.
Many punters decided to take a chance and bet on Montefilia in the hopes he’d step up to the plate.
Mark Zahra and his winning horse Gold Tip (above) took first at the 2022 Melbourne Cup on Tuesday
17. Tralee Rose
18. Duais
Duais was ridden by Hugh Bowman, 55.5kg, and trained by Edward Cummings, the grandson of former Melbourne Cup legend Bart Cummings.
The accomplished horse won back-to-back G1s last autumn in the 2,000m Australian Cup and the 2,400m Tancred.
It was flagged as punters’ second favourite horse to win the Cup.
19. Numerian
Trained by Annabel Neasham and ridden by Tommy Berry, 55.5kg, the Irish import horse came just shy of celebration by placing fifth in October’s Caulfield Cup.
20. Serpentine
Trained by Robert Hickmott and ridden by John Allen, 53.5kg.
21. Camorra
Trained by Ben and JD Hayes and ridden by Ben Melham, 55kg.