Yeah it was close all right, I actually predicted Dunaden to win the Melbourne Cup and I was right!
Bit coincidental.
Shame Craig Williams wasn't there, had he not got suspended he would've become the first jockey to win the triple crown of Victoria's Spring Carnival (Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup).
But well done Christophe Lemaire! For a jockey who only arrived in Australia from Japan the day before.
And it's certain Dunaden will be back next year.