How many Melbourne Cups has Mark Du Plessis won?
Mark Du Plessis has plied his trade all around the world, and in doing so he has amassed 16 Group 1 winners, but how many times has he actually won the Melbourne Cup?
Mark Du Plessis has ridden in four Melbourne Cups, with his best finish coming in 2016 when he finished ninth aboard Pentathlon.
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Mark Du Plessis Recent Melbourne Cup Rides
Year | Placing | Horse | Trainer | Barrier | Weight | Odds | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 9/24 | Pentathlon | John Wheeler | 4 | 51.5kg | $81 | 9.4L |
2010 | 19/23 | Red Ruler | John Sargent | 7 | 53.5kg | $301 | 20.05L |
Who will Mark Du Plessis ride in the 2023 Melbourne Cup?
Magical Lagoon (7)
T: Chris Waller
J: Mark Du Plessis (51kg)
- Age: 5YO
- Color: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Galileo (IRE)
- Dam: Night Lagoon (GB)
Magical Lagoon 2023 Melbourne Cup Odds
Career stats for Magical Lagoon
- Career: 13: 3-1-0
- Flemington: 0: 0-0-0
- Distance: 0: 0-0-0
- Wet: 2: 0-0-0
- Good: 11: 3-1-0
- Group 1: 3: 1-0-0
- Win %: 23%
- Place %: 31%
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