2008 Melbourne Cup


The 2008 Melbourne Cup, the 148th running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was run on Tuesday, 4 November 2008, starting at 3:00 pm local time. It was won by Viewed.
On 3 December 2008, Luca Cumani, trainer of second-place Bauer, announced that an inquiry was underway into treatment Bauer received on the Thursday prior to the race. The treatment was a form of physio therapy that is illegal to administer within 7 days of a race; as a result of the treatment, Bauer could have been stripped of his second place. However, Racing Victoria announced on 4 December that Bauer would not be disqualified.

Field

The official field for the cup including horses scratched after the field was finalised.
NumberHorseTrainerJockeyWeight BarrierPlacing
1SeptimusAidan O'BrienJohnny Murtagh58.51018th
2Master O'ReillyDanny O'BrienVlad Duric5564th
3HonoluluAidan O'BrienColm O'Donoghue54.52421st
4C’est La GuerreJohn SadlerBrett Prebble5453rd
5Nom Du JeuMurray BakerJ Lloyd5418th
6YellowstoneJane Chapple-HyamJ F Egan54scrscr
7ZippingJohn SadlerDanny Nikolic54169th
8Mad RushLuca CumaniDamien Oliver53.547th
9Ice ChariotRon MaundMichael Rodd532211th
10ViewedBart CummingsBlake Shinn5391st
11LittorioNigel BlackistonSteven King52.51713th
12BauerLuca CumaniCorey Brown52132nd
13BoundlessStephen MckeeGreg Childs522015th
14GallopinDanny O'BrienJames Winks5221DNF
15GuynoLou LucianiCraig Newitt52812th
16ZaritaPat HylandDwayne Dunn52scrscr
17NewportPaul PerryChris Symons51.51510th
18Profound BeautyDermot WeldGlen Boss51.525th
19Red LordAnthony CummingsNicholas Hall51.51416th
20VareveesRichard GibsonCraig Williams51.52314th
21Prize LadyGraeme SandersMark Sweeney511817th
22Alessandro VoltaAidan O'BrienW M Lordan50.51120th
23BarbaricusDanny O'BrienStephen Baster50.5319th
24MoatizeBart CummingsMs Claire Lindop50196th

;Notes
  • Apprentice jockey.
  • Horses in barriers to the outside of the scratched horse will move inwards.
  • Yellowstone scratched by vets, after failing to recover from a hip injury sustained last week.
  • Gallopin did not finish
  • Zarita scratched, by trainer due to respiratory infection.
  • a probe into treatment Bauer received prior to the race could have resulted in the horse being stripped of second place

Results

The race was won by the Bart Cummings trained horse Viewed, with Honolulu officially last as Gallopin did not finish the race.
PlaceBarrierHorseRace Time
1st8Viewed3-20.40
2nd11Bauer
3rd5C'est La Guerre
4th6Master O'Reilly
5th2Profound Beauty
6th17Moatize
7th4Mad Rush
8th1Nom du Jeu
9th14Zipping
10th13Newport
11th20Ice Chariot
12th7Guyno
13th15Littorio
14th21Varevees
15th18Boundless
16th12Red Lord
17th16Prize Lady
18th9Septimus
19th3Barbaricus
20th10Alessandro Volta
21st22Honolulu
DNF19Gallopin
--Yellowstone Scratched
--Zarita Scratched