ntnews.com.aulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllll SPORT JOCKEYS’ VIEW BRETT PREBBLE (Green Moon) 1st - ‘‘It’s a life-long dream. I was very confident at the mile, then at the 1200 (metres) I thought the only thing that could get him beaten was his stamina if he didn’t stay the Second best good trip. But the feeling he was giving me at the 1200 was the sort of feeling you only get from very good horses. I’ve been very fortunate to ride some champions and he’s up there in the top 10.’’ JAMES McDONALD (Fiorente) 2nd - ‘‘At the top of the straight I enough for our Gai thought all my Christmases had come at once, but it wasn’t meant to be.’’ By RAY THOMAS COLM O’DONOGHUE in the Cox Plate, and his new trainer and first run horses, Australian Cups, we (Jakkalberry) 3rd - ‘‘Delighted Glencadam Gold was un- in Australia yet ran a cour- might even take them over- with him. We always thought he GAI Waterhouse, still win- placed as favourite in the ageous race to beat all but seas,’’ she added. would put up a big performance less after 20 years of trying to Caulfield Cup, but she was Green Moon. James McDonald was hav- and he showed what a good win the Melbourne Cup, was her ebullient self after the ‘‘Fiorente was outstand- ing his first ride in the Mel- horse he is today against This is the toughest possibly one of the best fields of standing in the runner-up Melbourne Cup yesterday. ing, he is just a special bourne Cup on Fiorente and all time.’’ stall for the third time but race to win and both ‘‘It is a privilege to have a stayer,’’ Waterhouse said. he was feeling a mixture of GLEN BOSS (Kelinni) 4th - ‘‘He rather than feeling heart- my horses have run runner in the Melbourne ‘‘Glencadam Gold also did emotions after going so close gave me a great ride. He lacked break and frustration, she Cup and to run second and a great job. He hit that wet to winning the great race. class when Green Moon put a gap on me, but he toughed it out had the smile of a winner. so well, I can’t sixth, it is a great thrill,’’ spot on the track in the Caul- ‘‘I should be really happy, right to the line really well.’’ ‘‘Three seconds is better Waterhouse said. field Cup and I told everyone I’ve been beaten a length, but RYAN MOORE (Mount Athos) than three 10ths, you look at complain ‘‘This is the toughest race that is why he ran so badly. I’m feeling a bit shattered, 5th - ‘‘The pace was too slow for my bank account!’’ Water- to win and both my horses ‘‘I’d like to think they will too,’’ he said. me.’’ TOMMY BERRY (Glencadam house said. have run so well, I can’t com- both be back here next year ‘‘Fiorente is a beautiful, Gold) 6th - ‘‘I felt the winner at Racing’s first lady has pre- Glencadam Gold, led for a plain. We will win the Mel- for the Melbourne Cup.’’ relaxed horse, and he will be the top of the straight. I couldn’t pared Te Akau Nick (1993), long way before finishing bourne Cup one day, but if Waterhouse said Fiorente better next year when he is have asked for a better run. He Nothin’ Leica Dane (1995) sixth. we don’t it won’t be from the and Glencadam Gold have fully furnished. It was an got found out in the last 200 and now Fiorente (2012) to It has been a Spring Carni- lack of trying.’’ the ability to develop into amazing experience to ride (metres), but you’ve got to remember this is his first prep in Melbourne Cup second val of disappointment and Fiorente, a former English outstanding weight-for-age in the Melbourne Cup. I Australia so next year’s his year.’’ placings. near misses for Waterhouse stayer who Waterhouse pur- horses next year. knew Fiorente would run HUGH BOWMAN (Mourayan) Her other Cup runner at after Pierro ran second in the chased just six weeks ago, ‘‘Fiorente and Glencadam well, I’m just happy I gave 7th - ‘‘I had a good run in the Flemington yesterday, Caulfield Guineas and third was having his first start for Gold are Ranvet, The BMW him a good ride.’’ race. He raced a little bit keen throughout, but no excuses really.’’ MICHAEL RODD (Red Cadeaux) 8th - ‘‘He ran amazing. They just went too steady but he finished it off really well. He’s a gutsy horse.’’ BLAKE SHINN (Precedence) 9th - ‘‘It was the run of his career. He had a good run in transit and found the line really strongly.’’ COREY BROWN (My Quest For Peace) 10th - ‘‘Probably should’ve finished three or four lengths closer. The tempo just took him out of his comfort zone and, when they sprinted, he was left flat-footed. He ran well.’’ DAMIEN OLIVER (Americain) 11th - ‘‘The slow pace was against him. They really outsprinted him with the big weight but he still ran well, I thought.’’ FRANKIE DETTORI (Cavalryman) 12th - ‘‘No good.’’ VLAD DURIC (Voila Ici) 13th - ‘‘He had a good run but felt the ground.’’ CRAIG WILLIAMS (Dunaden) 14th - ‘‘I nearly fell off at the start. The slow pace, big weight, he probably needs weight-for- age and a bit shorter distance now.’’ DWAYNE DUNN (Niwot) 15th - ‘‘He just hasn’t bounced back from Caulfield. He had a beautiful run in transit and just didn’t deliver.’’ LUKE NOLEN (Lights Of Heaven) 16th - ‘‘Didn’t stay.’’ JAMIE MOTT (Winchester) 17th - ‘‘He just never relaxed at all today. He was really fired up and never got into it at all.’’ NICHOLAS HALL (Sanagas) 18th - ‘‘It wasn’t my best ride but he may not have the turn of foot required for Australian racing.’’ JIM CASSIDY (Maluckyday) 19th - ‘‘I was never in it. He raced well below anywhere near what he’s been doing and struggled a Green Moon has the field covered as they near the finish line in yesterday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington Picture: MARK DADSWELL long way from home.’’ PAT SMULLEN (Galileo’s Choice) 20th - ‘‘We had a beautiful position. I was very happy with the first part of the race, but when they quickened he didn’t let down in the ground.’’ Oliver barges into new obstacles GLYN SCHOFIELD (Unusual Suspect) 21st - ‘‘I went back from a wide gate but the slow By PAUL KENT live chances off their to ride to instructions, they paid his So with no future, and $6 million in tempo didn’t suit him.’’ run right there. fine themselves. Oliver’s fallback Cup prizemoney — of which about CRAIG NEWITT WELL, they can’t accuse Damien Oli- Hall famously went plan was a little different. $400,000 would go to the winning jock- (Zabeelionaire) 22nd - ‘‘Disappointing. We had a good ver of not trying to win this one. for it in the 1996 Golden No rich owners. ey, Oliver seemed to be racing as if run at the back of the field and The debate about whether Oliver Slipper when he skittled Instead, it is increasingly likely there were, quite literally, no tomor- followed Dunaden into the race, should have been riding at all will five horses that stood be- that Oliver will be rubbed out for two rows. The Cup rarely goes to script, but we never seemed to make still rage, though, but maybe for not Damien Oliver tween him and the fin- years after he has repeatedly failed to and the slow pace meant his moment any ground. It was one of those much longer. ish line. It was aggressive and pre- deny that he backed a rival horse, the came when they turned into the races.’’ OLIVIER DOLEUZE (Tac De Oliver seemed to acknowledge as meditated and certainly dangerous, favourite Miss Octopussy, while he straight with no room in front and Boistron) 23rd - ‘‘Not a lot of much, refusing all day to comment on and stewards acknowledged as much rode the second favourite Europa horses each side. PUB: pace. I put him in a good spot, but rumours he will retire to avoid being when they fined him a record $50,000 Point, at a race at Moonee Valley in He hooked American to the out- NTNE-WS-7-N53KTE:GE:LO-R:MDA-Y-C-CO- I was travelling a bit too easy and called before a stewards’ inquiry to and suspended him for two months. 2010. Miss Octopussy won. Europa side, barreling into Red Cadeaux who wish I had a bit more rain.’’ RHYS McLEOD (Ethiopia) Last answer charges he bet on a rival It was massive at the time. Point finished sixth. cannoned into Mount Athos, to make - ‘‘He pulled up sore behind. Once horse, which is illegal. Hall, it was whispered, didn’t mind On Channel Seven yesterday room. Americain quickened but the I asked for an effort he just had He had a Cup to win, his farewell too much. Merlene’s part-owners Francesca Cumani, stable foreman pull of weight, on ground too hard, no drive from behind. We’ll see gift, and to win it he appeared to be a were Kerry Packer and Lloyd Wil- for her father Luca Cumani, con- was too much. how he pulls up, but I’m tipping that they’ll find something graduate of the Greg Hall School of liams (owner of Green Moon, yester- firmed Oliver was replaced as the Both Red Cadeaux and Mount wrong.’’ Racing To Win.