Moon eclipsed in Cup thriller

Efficient bounced back to winning form to deny Purple Moon an historic win in a thrilling finish to the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

Moon eclipsed in Cup thriller
Tue, 06 Nov, 2007 - 09:03

Efficient bounced back to winning form to deny Purple Moon an historic win in a thrilling finish to the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

Luca Cumani’s challenger looked set to claim a first British win in the Australian feature when hitting the front just over a furlong out, but the Graeme Rogerson-trained winner came with a telling late run under Michael Rodd.

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