2007 Melbourne Cup
# 2007 Melbourne Cup

   Mahler the leader in the Cup from Purple Moon, Sculptor, Douro Valley the rail, Lazer Sharp runs on, Zipping and Efficient is coming down the outside. Purple Moon for Ollie got to Mahler now, here comes Efficient he's mowing them down out wide. Purple Moon in front, Efficient the only danger. Purple Moon in front, Efficient is getting there, Efficient getting to Purple Moon, Efficient is going to win the Cup half a length to Purple Moon!

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 2007 Melbourne Cup, the 147th running of Australia's most prestigious thoroughbred horse race, was run on Tuesday, 6 November 2007, going at 3:00 pm local time (0400 UTC). The race was sponsored by Emirates Airline. The winner of the race was Efficient, by a half a length, followed by Purple Moon and Mahler in third.

Due to the 2007 Australian Equine influenza outbreak, believed to have been started by a horse brought into Australia from Japan, neither 2006 Melbourne Cup winner Delta Blues nor runner-up Pop Rock participated in the 2007 Melbourne Cup.

## Field

These were the confirmed starters, with barrier positions, jockeys, and trainers, for the 2007 Melbourne Cup:

| Number | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight (kg) | Barrier | Placing |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tawqeet (USA) | David Hayes | Dwayne Dunn | 57 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Blue Monday (GB) | David Hayes | Nash Rawiller | 56 | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Blutigeroo | Colin Little | Luke Nolen | 55.5 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Gallic (NZ) | Graeme Rogerson | Stephen Arnold | 55.5 | 24 | Scratched |
| 5 | Railings | Roger James | Greg Childs | 55.5 | 18 | 20 |
| 6 | Efficient (NZ) | Graeme Rogerson | Michael Rodd | 54.5 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Maybe Better | Brian Mayfield-Smith | Corey Brown | 54 | 7 | Scratched |
| 8 | Tungsten Strike (USA) | Amanda Perrett | Darryll Holland | 54 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Zipping | Graeme Rogerson | Danny Nikolic | 54 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 | Black Tom | David A. Hayes | P A Hall | 53.5 | 21 | 17 |
| 11 | Master O'Reilly (NZ) | Danny O'Brien | Vlad Duric | 53.5 | 17 | 8 |
| 12 | Purple Moon (IRE) | Luca Cumani | Damien Oliver | 53.5 | 15 | 2 |
| 13 | Lazer Sharp | David A. Hayes | Blake Shinn | 52.5 | 16 | 10 |
| 14 | On a Jeune | Andrew J Payne | Kerrin McEvoy | 52.5 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Scenic Shot | Daniel Morton | Mark Zahra | 52.5 | 19 | 16 |
| 16 | Sarrera | Michael Moroney | Sebastian Murphy | 52 | 23 | 18 |
| 17 | Sculptor (NZ) | Peter Mckenzie | Lisa Cropp | 52 | 8 | 9 |
| 18 | Dolphin Jo | Terry & Karina O'Sullivan | Claire Lindop | 51.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Douro Valley | Danny O'Brien | James Winks | 51.5 | 13 | 11 |
| 20 | Sirmione | Bart Cummings | Peter Mertens | 51.5 | 20 | 12 |
| 21 | The Fuzz (NZ) | David A. Hayes | Craig Williams | 51.5 | 11 | Scratched |
| 22 | Eskimo Queen (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Craig Newitt | 51 | 5 | 15 |
| 23 | Princess Coup | Mark Walker | Noel Harris | 51 | 9 | 13 |
| 24 | Mahler (GB) | Aidan O'Brien | Stephen Baster | 50.5 | 6 | 3 |

The favourites for this year's Melbourne Cup were:

1. Master O'Reilly 2. Purple Moon 3. Zipping 4. Sirmione 5. Princess Coup

## Results

| Place | Barrier | Horse | Race Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 9 | Efficient (NZ) | 3:23.34 |
| 2nd | 13 | Purple Moon (IRE) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Mahler (GB) | |
| 4th | 20 | Zipping | |
| 5th | 1 | Dolphin Jo | |
| 6th | 4 | On A Jeune | |
| 7th | 12 | Blue Monday (GB) | |
| 8th | 15 | Master O'Reilly (NZ) | |
| 9th | 7 | Sculptor (NZ) | |
| 10th | 14 | Lazer Sharp | |
| 11th | 11 | Douro Valley | |
| 12th | 18 | Sirmione | |
| 13th | 8 | Princess Coup | |
| 14th | 3 | Tawqeet (USA) | |
| 15th | 5 | Eskimo Queen (NZ) | |
| 16th | 17 | Scenic Shot | |
| 17th | 19 | Black Tom | |
| 18th | 21 | Sarrera | |
| 19th | 10 | Blutigeroo | |
| 20th | 16 | Railings | |
| 21st | 2 | Tungsten Strike (USA) | |
| - | - | Gallic (NZ) | Scratched |
| - | - | Maybe Better | Scratched |
| - | - | The Fuzz (NZ) | Scratched |
