Flemington · 1998-11-03
Foster's Melbourne Cup (Group 1) (Handicap)
2m · Good · £680,556 · 24 runners
| Pos ↑ | # | Dr | Horse | SP | Trainer | Jockey | OR | Wt | Age | Gear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 16 | 6/1F | Brian Jenkins(5.9%) | Chris Munce | — | 8-1 | 6 | — | |
| 2 | 21 | 18 | 7/1 | Laurie Laxon(15%) | Glen Boss | — | 8-1 | 4 | b | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 12/1 | David Elsworth(13.5%) | T Quinn | — | 8-12 | 5 | — | |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | 20/1 | Lady Herries(13.9%) | P Payne | — | 8-11 | 7 | — | |
| 5 | 18 | 10 | 33/1 | Paul Cole(13.7%) | Danny Nikolic | — | 8-4 | 4 | — | |
| 6 | 7 | 22 | 10/1 | Guy Walter(14.1%) | Shane Dye | — | 8-10 | 4 | — | |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | 7/1 | Saeed bin Suroor(22%) | Frankie Dettori | — | 9-2 | 4 | — | |
| 8 | 17 | 12 | 20/1 | L J Smith(3.7%) | Larry Cassidy | — | 8-4 | 6 | b | |
| 9 | 23 | 5 | 25/1 | Bart Cummings(8.8%) | Lenny Beasley | — | 8-0 | 4 | — | |
| 10 | 9 | 7 | 40/1 | Cliff Brown(11.7%) | Danny Brereton | — | 8-8 | 5 | — | |
| 11 | 10 | 6 | 14/1 | Bruce Wallace(3.6%) | Opie Bosson | — | 8-7 | 5 | — | |
| 12 | 11 | 17 | 20/1 | R W Armstrong(14.1%) | Damien Oliver | — | 8-7 | 6 | — | |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 33/1 | Jack Denham(16.3%) | Jim Cassidy | — | 8-9 | 5 | b | |
| 14 | 14 | 21 | 100/1 | Bob Pearse(0%) | Rod Quinn | — | 8-5 | 6 | — | |
| 15 | 24 | 4 | 8/1 | John Hawkes(10.4%) | Corey Brown | — | 7-4 | 3 | — | |
| 16 | 16 | 9 | 25/1 | P Hayes(8.7%) | B Marcus | — | 8-5 | 4 | b | |
| 17 | 15 | 2 | 330/1 | M Thwaites(10.8%) | J Saimee | — | 8-5 | 6 | — | |
| 18 | 20 | 11 | 66/1 | Cindy Alderson(9.8%) | Brett Prebble | — | 8-1 | 4 | b | |
| 19 | 1 | 24 | 20/1 | Lee Freedman(10.7%) | G Hall | — | 9-2 | 8 | b | |
| 20 | 5 | 20 | 150/1 | Simon Morrish(5.3%) | R J Griffiths | — | 8-10 | 7 | — | |
| 21 | 12 | 23 | 7/1 | Peter & Nikki Hurdle(9.5%) | Greg Childs | — | 8-6 | 6 | b | |
| 22 | 6 | 19 | 40/1 | Leon Macdonald(12.7%) | B York | — | 8-10 | 4 | b | |
| 23 | 19 | 13 | 50/1 | Michael Moroney(8.4%) | Eddie Wilkinson | — | 8-3 | 4 | — | |
| PU | 13 | 1 | 125/1 | M Thwaites(10.8%) | Simon Price | — | 8-6 | 6 | — |