Race 6 (052)
MELBOURNE CUP TOUR HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | LUCKY GOR (G217) | H Bowman | B/E/TT | Broke nicely, settled just behind the leaders, angled out at 300M, closed off strongly, battled hard and just got there. |
| 2 | 7 | AWESOME TREASURE (E435) | L Hewitson | TT | Ridden along early to lead, kept on well, fought hard and just got beaten on the line. |
| 3 | 10 | SUPER EAGLE (G408) | L Ferraris | TT | Settled worse than midfield on the rail, made good progress but no threat to the top 2. |
| 4 | 9 | OVERSUBSCRIBED (C361) | A Badel | XB | Caught 3 wide in midfield with cover, made decent progress but only one pace after 150M. |
| 5 | 1 | ACT OF FAITH (H082) | B Avdulla | -- | Settled midfield on the rail, only one paced when asked. |
| 6 | 6 | MAYHEM (H226) | Z Purton | H/P1 | Settled midfield 2 wide, held up in the early part of the Straight, never seriously tested. |
| 7 | 2 | TELECOM SPEED (G259) | K Teetan | -- | Settled towards the rear 2 wide, switched to 3 wide making the Home Turn, swung wide into the Straight, stayed on only fairly. |
| 8 | 5 | HAPPY FAT CAT (G166) | Y L Chung | PC-/CP1/H1/TT1 | Settled in front of midfield 2 wide, nothing in the Straight. |
| 9 | 4 | MEGA BONUS (E184) | A Atzeni | CP | Caught 3 wide no cover in a prominent position, weakened at 400M. |
| 10 | 8 | SEA SAPPHIRE (H343) | K C Leung | -- | Showed good early speed to dispute the lead, weakened and faded quickly in the Straight. (Substantial Mucus) |
| 11 | 12 | VANQUISHER (H131) | K De Melo | PC/XB1/TT | Slow into stride and settled at the rear on the rail, never in contention. (Heart Irregularity) (Must Trial) |
| 12 | 11 | BAYVIEW STAR (G411) | M F Poon | H-/B1 | Settled at the rear 2 wide, never a threat. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |