2016 Melbourne Cup Results
- 1st: Almandin
- 2nd: Heartbreak City
- 3rd: Hartnell
The Melbourne Cup 2016 results saw prolific owner Lloyd Williams enjoy a fifth win in the ‘race that stops a nation’ when his horse Almandin won the $6.2 million classic in a narrow finish from the Tony Martin-trained Irish raider Heartbreak City. The 2016 Melbourne Cup trifecta was rounded out by the beaten favourite Hartnell who crossed four lengths further back.
Read the full 2016 Melbourne Cup results post as it happened by following the link, and check out the official 2016 Melbourne Cup Finishing Order for all 24 horses below.
2016 Melbourne Cup Results & Finishing Order
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Br. | Wgt. | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | ALMANDIN (GER) | Robert Hickmott | Kerrin McEvoy | – | 17 | 52kg | $11 |
| 2 | 13 | HEARTBREAK CITY (FR) | Tony Martin | Joao Moreira | 0.2L | 23 | 54kg | $19 |
| 3 | 6 | HARTNELL (GB) | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 4.45L | 12 | 56kg | 0F |
| 4 | 23 | QEWY (IRE) | Charlie Appleby | Craig Williams | 6.7L | 15 | 51.5kg | $21 |
| 5 | 7 | WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 6.8L | 20 | 56kg | $26 |
| 6 | 9 | ALMOONQITH (USA) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Michael Walker | 6.9L | 19 | 54.5kg | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | BEAUTIFUL ROMANCE (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Damian Lane | 7.9L | 1 | 52.5kg | $71 |
| 8 | 5 | EXOSPHERIC (GB) | Lee & Anthony Freedman | Damien Oliver | 8.65L | 13 | 56kg | $21 |
| 9 | 22 | PENTATHLON (NZ) | John Wheeler | Mark Du Plessis | 9.4L | 4 | 51.5kg | $81 |
| 10 | 1 | BIG ORANGE (GB) | Michael Bell | James Spencer | 9.5L | 7 | 57kg | $14 |
| 11 | 11 | GRAND MARSHAL (GB) | Chris Waller | Ben Melham | 9.8L | 9 | 54.5kg | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | OCEANOGRAPHER (GB) | Charlie Appleby | Chad Schofield | 10L | 11 | 52kg | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | BONDI BEACH (IRE) | Aidan O’Brien | Ryan Moore | 10.75L | 5 | 56kg | $13 |
| 14 | 19 | GREY LION (IRE) | Matt Cumani | Glen Boss | 13.75L | 16 | 52kg | $41 |
| 15 | 12 | JAMEKA | Ciaron Maher | Nicholas Hall | 13.95L | 3 | 54.5kg | $8.50 |
| 16 | 15 | EXCESS KNOWLEDGE (GB) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Vlad Duric | 15.7L | 21 | 53.5kg | $61 |
| 17 | 2 | OUR IVANHOWE (GER) | Lee & Anthony Freedman | Dwayne Dunn | 15.8L | 6 | 57kg | $51 |
| 18 | 14 | SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD (IRE) | John P Thompson | Blake Spriggs | 20.8L | 14 | 54kg | $81 |
| 19 | 18 | ASSIGN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Ms Katelyn Mallyon | 20.9L | 22 | 52kg | $51 |
| 20 | 10 | GALLANTE (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Blake Shinn | 22.15L | 2 | 54.5kg | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | SECRET NUMBER (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | Stephen Baster | 22.35L | 10 | 52kg | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | WICKLOW BRAVE (GB) | William Mullins | Frankie Dettori | 24.35L | 24 | 56kg | $16 |
| 23 | 3 | CURREN MIROTIC (JPN) | Osamu Hirata | Tommy Berry | 27.35L | 18 | 56.5kg | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | ROSE OF VIRGINIA (NZ) | Lee & Shannon Hope | Ben E Thompson (a) | 99.9L | 8 | 51kg | $61 |
