Godolphin’s cup of joy
This was his third Cup win. ‘‘I was back a bit further than what I wanted,’’ McEvoy said, adding he had to go around The Cliffsofmoher. ‘‘I had to go my own way and we were full of running. I thought mate, is this happening again? And yeah look, I’m just lucky I can ride light on these lovely stayers prepared unbelievably well by Godolphin and Charlie Appleby.’’
Appleby said it was every trainer’s dream to win the Melbourne Cup.
"This is all down to Sheikh Mohammad. He’s the one that’s given us the encouragement to take the chances in what we do.
"We have campaigned over here the last three years now and have been competitive but we have always learnt each trip what horse we felt was going to be needed on the big day."
Walker was thrilled with the run of A Prince of Arran, saying the horse was ‘‘all heart’’.
‘‘At least I have a top ride for next year. I believe if he had not run on Saturday he would have won today.’’
Our Charles Road, trained by Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott at Matamata, fought bravely for seventh place, earning his owners A$150,000 which was paid out down to 12th.
The other Kiwi-trained runner, Zacada, from the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman stable, just missed out on the prizemoney, finishing 13th. Who Shot Thebarman, which is Kiwiowned, was 17th in his fourth run in the race.