Melbourne heartbreak for Cumani

LUCA Cumani was left ruing his luck following Bauer’s narrow defeat at the hands of Viewed in the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington yesterday.

The Newmarket handler came within half a length of victory in the two-mile feature with Purple Moon last year and he was in with a chance of scoring a first British-trained win as Bauer flew home in the final furlong.

However, the game five-year-old just could not get his head in front of Viewed, who was presenting legendary trainer Bart Cummings with his 12th Melbourne Cup success and 250th Group One overall.