1947 Melbourne Cup


The 1947 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1947.
The full field and placings were:
PlaceNameJockey
1HirajiJack Purtell
2Fresh BoyB. Eames
3Red FuryP. Simonds
4ProctorW. Briscoe
5Royal ScotN. Powell
6ConductorW. Cook
7ClatterbagR. Hutchinson
8Open AirJ. Gilmore
9ValcurlW. Williamson
10Glamis StarN. McGrowdie
11AmeliaV. Hartney
12GaynessA. Ayres
13Robert BruceD. Cameron
14El SenorD. Barclay
15Buonarroti BoyG. Bougoure
16Sir ActorT. Unkovich
17Miss PrimW. Beresford
18FaunusR. Morrissey
19Sweet ChimeN. Sellwood
20Dark MarneJ. Thompson
21LashioK. Simon
22Good IdeaH. Badger
23ChanakB. Kerrigan
24EmbrolitaH. Hall
25BanneretteE. Preston
26King's WalkM. Raven
27Kerry LadG. Moore
28OrthodoxH. McLoud
29Star of IndiaW. A. Smith
30Murray StreamD. Munro