2024 Melbourne Cup Result - It's Knights Choice

Breednet - Tuesday November 5

The 2024 Melbourne Cup has been run and won with Knight’s Choice, a five-year-old gelding by Extreme Choice victorious.

The little Aussie battler Knight's Choice outguns Japanese raider Warp Speed (Jpn) to win the Melbourne Cup - image Grant Courtney

At huge odds he was too strong for Japanese raider Warp Speed with Irish bred and locally trained Okita Soushi.

1st – Knights Choice

2nd – Warp Speed

3rd – Okita Soushi

4th – Zardozi

5th - Absurde

6th - Circle Of Fire

7th - Fancy Man

8th - Land Legend

9th - Buckaroo

10th - Kovalica

11th - Vauban

12th - Onesmoothoperator

13th - Valiant King

14th - Sea King

15th - Interpretation

16th - Sharp 'N' Smart

17th - Trust In You

18th - Mostly Cloudy

19th - Manzoice

20th - Positivity

21st - The Map

22nd - Saint George

Last - Just Fine

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