GODOLPHIN IN THE MELBOURNE CUP
BEST FINISHES BEFORE 2018
* 2nd Central Park, 1999 (trainer Saeed bin Suroor)
* 2nd Give The Slip, 2001 (Saeed bin Suroor)
* 3rd Beekeeper, 2002 (Saeed bin Suroor)
* 2nd Crime Scene, 2009 (Saeed bin Suroor)
* 3rd Hartnell, 2016 (John O’Shea)
PRE-GODOLPHIN
* Before Sheikh Mohammed set up Godolphin he was first represented in the Melbourne Cup by Authaal, trained by the late Colin Hayes, who finished 19th in 1988
* Kudz, also trained by Colin Hayes, was third a year later.
GODOLPHIN RUNNERS IN 2018
Cross Counter (trainer Charlie Appleby): 1st
Best Solution (Saeed bin Suroor): 8th
Avilius (James Cummings): 22nd
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