Bondi Beach also 16th 2015 Melbourne Cup, similar comments from jock to Hartnell

These horses ran in last years cup

Big Orange 5th
800m 1st, 400m 3rd, margin 2.4L
Rider pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding

Excess Knowledge 7th
800m 2nd, 400m 1st, margin 3.1L
Nil report

Our Ivanhowe 10th
800m 10th, 400m 9th, margin 3.9L
Tightened at the 250m when tightened for room by Big Orange which shifted in away from Excess Knowledge

Who Shot Thebarman 11th
800m 7th, 400m 5th, margin 4L
Checked severely at the 200m when tightened for room between Trip To Paris which shifted in and Criterion which was taken out by Excess Knowledge

Hartnell 15th
800m 22nd, 400m 23rd, margin 5.9L
Inconvenienced rounding the home turn

Bondi Beach 16th
800m 12th, 400m 12th, margin 6.2L
Hampered near the 350m when Sky Hunter shifted out after being inconvenienced. Rider Brett Prebble will be severely reprimanded for using his whip six times forehand prior to the 100m which is two times more than permitted

Almoonqith 18th
800m 21st, 400m 22nd, margin 6.9L
Bounded at the start

Grand Marshal 21st
800m 14th, 400m 15th, margin 14.75L
Checked severely and almost fell near the 350m

No Cup penalty for Moonee Valley Cup winner, Grand Marshal


Tuesday 1 November, 2016 – 2nd Acceptances

No Horse Trainer Order of Entry Weight
1 Big Orange (GB) Michael Bell 3 56
2 Our Ivanhowe (Ger) Lee & Anthony Freedman 4 56
3 Curren Mirotic (Jpn) Osamu Hirata 5 55.5
4 Hartnell (GB) John O'Shea 6 55
5 Who Shot Thebarman (NZ) Chris Waller 7 55
6 Wicklow Brave (GB) William Mullins 8 55
7 Bondi Beach (Ire) Aidan O'Brien 9 55
8 Exospheric (GB) Lee & Anthony Freedman 10 55
9 Scottish (Ire) Charlie Appleby 11 54.5
10 Jameka Ciaron Maher 1 53.5
11 Grand Marshal (GB) Chris Waller 13 53.5
12 Gallante (Ire) Robert Hickmott 14 53.5
13 Almoonqith (USA) David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 15 53.5
14 Sir John Hawkwood (Ire) John P Thompson 17 53
15 Heartbreak City (Fr) Tony Martin 18 53
16 Tally John O'Shea 12 52.5
17 Excess Knowledge (GB) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 21 52.5
18 Real Love Darren Weir 16 52
19 Howard Be Thy Name Darren Weir 19 51.5
20 Beautiful Romance (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor 20 51.5
21 Almandin (Ger) Robert Hickmott 2 51
22 Assign (Ire) Robert Hickmott 22 51
23 Secret Number (GB) Saeed Bin Suroor 23 51
24 Grey Lion (Ire) Matt Cumani 24 51
25 Qewy (Ire) Charlie Appleby 25 50.5
26 Pentathlon (NZ) John Wheeler 26 50.5
27 Rose Of Virginia (NZ) Lee & Shannon Hope 27 50
28 Vengeur Masque (Ire) Michael Moroney 28 50
29 Oceanographer (GB) Charlie Appleby 29 50
30 De Little Engine Danny O'Brien =30 50
31 The Bandit (Jpn) John Sadler =30 50
32 Tom Melbourne (Ire) Lee & Anthony Freedman =30 50

Recapping. Three kiwis in the final field
Who Shot Thebarman ($35),, Pentathlon ($126) & Rose of Virginia ($301)