Melbourne Cup: Every finisher of the race that stops the nation in order

The nation has been stopped, the race has been won. Here is how every horse fared in the Melbourne Cup.

Aaron Kirby
The Nightly
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The nation has been stopped, the race has been won. Here is how every horse fared in the Melbourne Cup.

1. Knight’s Choice

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2. Warp Speed

3. Okita Soushi

4. Zardozi

5. Absurde

6. Circle of Fire

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7. Fancy Man

8. Land Legend

9. Buckaroo

10. Kovalica

11. Vauban

12. Onesmoothoperator

13. Valiant King

14. Sea King

15. Interpretation

16. Sharp ‘N’ Smart

17. Trust in You

18. Mostly Cloudy

19. Manzoice

20. Positivity

21. The Map

22. Saint George

23. Just Fine

FIELD

1. Vauban (10)

2. Buckaroo (20)

3. Circle Of Fire (23)

4. Warp Speed (2)

5. Kovalica (16)

6. Sharp ‘N’ Smart (14)

7. Just Fine (12)

8. Land Legend (17)

9. Absurde (6)

11. Knight’s Choice (5)

12. Okita Soushi (9)

13. Onesmoothoperator (11)

14. Zardozi (3)

15. Sea King (1)

16. Valiant King (21)

17. Fancy Man (18)

18. Interpretation (13)

19. Manzoice (7)

20. Mostly Cloudy (15)

21. Positivity (19)

22. Saint George (8)

23. The Map (23)

24. Trust In You (4)

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