2005 Melbourne Cup

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The 2005 Melbourne Cup was held on Tuesday, November 1 2005. It was won by Makybe Diva for the third time in a row, the first time this has happened in the history of the cup. The Melbourne Cup is the most popular horse race in Australia, and is televised around the world. The 24 horses which qualified for the 2005 race are:

A strategy often used by jockeys is to stay behind for most of the race, before a final sprint at the end. In this year, for instance, none of the first four horses in the race were ahead anywhere before the final 500 metres. All the horses which had been in the top four during the race did not win the race or even place. The horse Mr. Celebrity was ahead for most of the race but ended up coming in last place. Umbula, which was ahead at the start ended up coming in 20th.

Previous year: 2004 Melbourne Cup

Number	Horse	Country	Trainer	Jockey	Finishing position
1	Makybe Diva	Great Britain	Lee Freedman	Glen Boss	1st
2	Vinnie Roe	Ireland	Dermot K Weld	P Smullen	8th
3	Distinction	Ireland	Michael Stoute	M Kinane	19th
4	Greys Inn	USA	Mike De Kock	W Marwing	17th
5	Franklins Gardens	Great Britain	Mark Tompkins	Darryll Holland	Failed to Finish
6	Eye Popper	Japan	Izumi Shimizu	S Fujita	12th
7	Railings	Australia	John Hawkes	G Childs	14th
8	Xcellent	New Zealand	Michael Moroney	M T Coleman	3rd
9	Kindjhal	France	David Hayes	D Dunn	9th
10	Hugs Dancer	France	David Hayes	D Dunn	21st
11	Demerger	Australia	Danny O'Brien	B Shinn	13th
12	Dizelle	Australia	John Hawkes	D Beadman	11th
13	Lachlan River	New Zealand	John Morrisey	G Colless	5th
14	Portland Singa	New Zealand	Neville McBurney	L Cassidy	6th
15	Vouvray	New Zealand	Peter G Moody	S Seamer	15th
16	On a Jeune	Australia	Peter Montgomerie	D Gauci	2nd
17	Umbula	Australia	Mick Price	S Baster	20th
18	Bazelle	New Zealand	Paul Jenkins	R McLeod	22nd
19	Envoy	New Zealand	Ken Kelso	P Mertens	7th
20	Rizon	Australia	Cliff Brown	J Ford	10th
21	Strasbourg	Australia	Bart Cummings	L Nolen	18th
22	Leica Falcon	Australia	Richard Freyer	K McEvoy	4th
23	Mr Celebrity	New Zealand	Gai Waterhouse	D Beasley	23rd
24	Kamsky	Australia	Bart Cummings	C Williams	16th

As they left the straight, round the turn and along the back straight it was:

1. 17 Umbula
2. 23 Mr Celebrity
3. 18 Bazelle
4. 14 Portland Singa

Changed to:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 18 Bazelle
3. 17 Umbula
4. 14 Portland Singa

Then:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 14 Portland Singa
3. 18 Bazelle
4. 17 Umbula

With about 1100m left to go it was:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 14 Portland Singa
3. 17 Umbula
4. 18 Bazelle

As they came to the turn:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 14 Portland Singa
3. 17 Umbula
4. 6 Eye Popper

Then:

1. 23 Mr Celebrity
2. 14 Portland Singa
3. 6 Eye Popper
4. 17 Umbula

With 500m left to go:

1. 14 Portland Singa
2. 23 Mr Celebrity
3. 6 Eye Popper
4. 13 Lachlan River

Final:

1. 1 Makybe Diva
2. 16 On a Jeune
3. 8 Xcellent
4. 22 Leica Falcon

 

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