King Of Leogrance
The Melbourne Cup will be run on the first Tuesday in November despite all the COVID19 chaos, but without the huge crowds that normally grace Flemington on Cup Day.
The one thing that hasn’t changed about the 2020 Melbourne Cup is the horses.
Once again The Cup has brought together and elite field of Melbourne Cup horses to contest the two mile race for $7.75 Million.
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King Of Leogrance (18)
France
6YO Bay Gelding
6YO Bay GeldingDamian Lane (53.5kg)
Damian Lane (53.5kg)Danny O’Brien
Danny O’BrienSCRATCHED
He won this years’ Adelaide Cup and was nearly favourite for this race six months ago, but his form since hasn’t been that fantastic. He was beaten by Oceanex in the Andrew Ramsden, and has since only placed in the Geelong Cup when in the worst part of the ground. Damien Lane has stuck, and he is in the hands of elite staying trainer Danny O’Brien. The 3200m will be no concern at all, but he will be back in the run and have plenty to do. In 159 years of the Melbourne Cup, no horse has ever won from barrier 18.
Can King Of Leogrance win The Cup?
The history buffs would be completely turned off by barrier 18, so we’ll say no. His form hasn’t really been good enough, but he will stay the trip and did beat Ashrun home at Geelong who is a live chance.
*** UPDATE ***
King of Leogrance has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup (Flemington Race 7) at 7.38am by the Stewards acting on veterinary advice. The horse was inspected by RV veterinarians upon request of the stable and was found to be lame in its off fore leg.
King Of Leogrance 3rd to Steel Prince – 2020 Geelong Cup
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Other Melbourne Cup Horses
| 2020 Melbourne Cup Field | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Silks | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds |
| 1 |  |
Anthony Van Dyck | Aidan O’Brien | Hugh Bowman | 3 | 58.5kg | $8.50 |
| 2 |  |
Avilius | James Cummings | John Allen | 10 | 57kg | $51 |
| 3 |  |
Vow And Declare | Danny O’Brien | Jamie Mott | 4 | 57kg | $51 |
| 4 |  |
Master Of Reality | Joseph O’Brien | Ben Melham | 11 | 56kg | $26 |
| 5 |  |
Sir Dragonet | C Maher & D Eustace | Glen Boss | 14 | 55.5kg | $10 |
| 6 |  |
Twilight Payment | Joseph O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 12 | 55.5kg | $31 |
| 7 |  |
Verry Elleegant | Chris Waller | Mark Zahra | 15 | 55.5kg | $13 |
| 8 |  |
Mustajeer | Kris Lees | Michael Rodd | 2 | 55kg | $101 |
| 9 |  |
Stratum Albion | Willie Mullins | Jordan Childs | 9 | 55kg | $47 |
| 10 |  |
Dashing Willoughby | Andrew Balding | Michael Walker | 19 | 54.5kg | $101 |
| 11 |  |
Finche | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 6 | 54.5kg | $19 |
| 12 |  |
Prince Of Arran | Charlie Fellowes | Jamie Kah | 1 | 54.5kg | $12 |
| 13 |  |
Surprise Baby | Paul Preusker | Craig Williams | 7 | 54.5kg | $9.50 |
| 14 | |
King Of Leogrance | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 18 | 53.5kg | $61 |
| 15 |  |
Russian Camelot | Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 16 | 53.5kg | $13 |
| 16 |  |
Steel Prince | A & S Freedman | William Pike | 21 | 53.5kg | $44 |
| 17 |  |
The Chosen One | M Baker & A Forsman | Daniel Stackhouse | 5 | 53.5kg | $42 |
| 18 |  |
Ashrun | Andreas Wohler | Declan Bates | 24 | 53kg | $23 |
| 19 |  |
Warning | A & S Freeman | Luke Currie | 8 | 53kg | $51 |
| 20 |  |
Etah James | C Maher & D Eustace | Billy Egan | 22 | 52.5kg | $201 |
| 21 |  |
Tiger Moth | Aidan O’Brien | Kerrin McEvoy | 23 | 52.5kg | $8.60 |
| 22 |  |
Oceanex | M Price & M Kent jnr | Dean Yendall | 17 | 51.5kg | $101 |
| 23 |  |
Miami Bound | Danny O’Brien | Daniel Moor | 21 | 51kg | $41 |
| 24 |  |
Persan | C Maher & D Eustace | Michael Dee | 20 | 51kg | $42 |
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