2021 Melbourne Cup Results

2021 Melbourne Cup Results

  • 1st: #4 Verry Elleegant
  • 2nd: #2 Incentivise
  • 3rd: #3 Spanish Mission
  • 4th: #22 Floating Artist

The 2021 Melbourne Cup results saw an upset with Chris Waller’s reigning Australian Racehorse of the Year Verry Elleegant producing a supreme effort to defeat the short-priced favourite Incentivise by four lengths.

Verry Elleegant, James McDonald (Photo: Steve Hart) | Races.com.au

Jockey James McDonald was full of emotion after winning the 2021 Melbourne Cup aboard champion mare Verry Elleegant. Photo: Steve Hart.

The 2021 Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant took out the 161st edition of the ‘race that stops a nation’ for her 10th Group 1 victory and was given a masterful ride by jockey James McDonald.

The Melbourne Cup 2021 trifecta result saw the Peter Moody-trained Caulfield Cup champion Incentivise hold on for a distant second, while the UK raider Spanish Mission for Andrew Balding ran third.

  • 2021 Melbourne Cup Winner: Verry Elleegant
  • 2021 Melbourne Cup Winning Trainer: Chris Waller
  • 2021 Melbourne Cup Winning Jockey: James McDonald
  • 2021 Melbourne Cup Winning Margin: 4 Lengths
  • 2021 Melbourne Cup Winning Time: 3 minutes 17.43 seconds
  • 2021 Melbourne Cup Winning Weight: 57kg
  • 2021 Melbourne Cup Winning Barrier: 18

Click here to read more on the historic Melbourne Cup 2021 win by Verry Elleegant.

2021 Melbourne Cup Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 4 VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) Chris Waller James McDonald 18 57kg $18
2 2 INCENTIVISE Peter G Moody Brett Prebble 4L 15 57kg 1.5kg $2.90F
3 3 SPANISH MISSION (USA) Andrew Balding Craig Williams 4.4L 14 57kg $10
4 22 FLOATING ARTIST (GB) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Teodore Nugent (a) 4.6L 10 50kg $11
5 6 THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ) Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Damian Lane 10.6L 5 54kg $31
6 16 GRAND PROMENADE (GB) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Kerrin McEvoy 12.6L 20 52kg 1.0kg $15
7 7 DELPHI (IRE) Anthony & Sam Freedman Damien Oliver 13.35L 3 53.5kg 1.0kg $19
8 9 SELINO (GB) Chris Waller Ron Stewart 13.45L 23 53.5kg $81
9 21 TRALEE ROSE (NZ) Symon Wilde Dean Holland 16.7L 12 51kg $21
10 19 SHE’S IDEEL Bjorn Baker Craig Newitt 17.2L 19 52kg $101
11 1 TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) Joseph O’Brien Jye McNeil 19.45L 2 58kg $13
12 17 MIAMI BOUND (NZ) Danny O’Brien Patrick Moloney 21.45L 16 52kg $151
13 23 GREAT HOUSE (IRE) Chris Waller Michael Dee 21.85L 7 50kg $26
14 24 SIR LUCAN (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Glen Boss 21.95L 17 50kg (cd 51kg) $26
15 5 EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 23.2L 4 54kg $51
16 14 MASTER OF WINE (GER) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Fred Kersley 24.2L 6 52.5kg $91
17 15 PONDUS (GB) Robert Hickmott Ms Rachel King 24.6L 1 52.5kg $21
18 13 CARIF Peter & Paul Snowden Blaike McDougall 25.35L 8 52.5kg $101
19 11 KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Daniel Stackhouse 25.65L 9 53kg $101
20 12 PERSAN Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Luke Currie 28.9L 11 53kg $31
21 18 PORT GUILLAUME (FR) Ben & JD Hayes Harry Coffey 33.15L 22 52kg $101
22 10 JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ) Denis Pagan Lachlan King (a) 41.15L 21 53kg $91
23 8 OCEAN BILLY (NZ) Chris Waller Damien Thornton 53.15L 13 53.5kg $31
20 FUTURE SCORE (IRE) Matt Cumani Dean Yendall 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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