2023 Melbourne Cup: Without A Fight takes victory

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Jockey Mark Zahra has managed a back-to-back win, having taken out the 2022 Cup on Gold Trip, and again in 2023 with Without A Fight.

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00:00 And they're racing!

00:02 And Sothom stood there again and missed it by about three lengths this time.

00:07 Beginning well towards the inside was Magical Lagoon with also Serpentine,

00:12 and not too far away Absurd and also Vauban.

00:15 Now deeper on the track Future History and also Right You Are coming over,

00:20 and also Valander Cleer is four and five deep,

00:23 and at this point of the race is about two off the lead and trying to push up from Kalapore.

00:28 They were followed next in the field by In Between Horses True Marvel,

00:32 Military Mission is next, and just ahead of it is Absurd and also Vauban along the inside.

00:37 Next is Gold Trip as they come down the straight with just over a lap to go.

00:41 Next is Lastochka who's four deep around Shiraz and without a fight.

00:45 They were followed by Ash Run, Breakup, Interpretation, Sulcum.

00:49 Towards the back more Felons and also Akita Sushi in two.

00:53 Further back is Virtuous Circle at the tail of the field as they leave the running the lead of Serpentine

00:58 by a length in second Future History.

01:01 Third is Magical Lagoon and Valander Cleer fourth one off the fence.

01:04 Two lengths to Right You Are and Vauban followed by Absurd.

01:08 Kalapore is three wide. Next along the inside is Gold Triplest Lastochka,

01:12 In Between Horses, Military Mission and even speed in the cup from Alan Kerr.

01:16 They were followed one off the fence by Deshaan Sweet Jr., True Marvel three wide.

01:21 Well back without a fight, Ash Run, Shiraz.

01:24 Next along the inside Sulcum, Breakup, Interpretation.

01:27 Towards the back of the field more Felons, Akita Sushi and last of all Virtuous Circle.

01:32 1700 metres to go in the Lexus Melbourne Cup.

01:35 Serpentine is the leader. From on the outside Kalapore and Future History is third.

01:40 A length and a half Magical Lagoon and also Valander Cleer.

01:43 And they get away at this stage as they reach the 1500 metres.

01:46 They're four lengths in front of Right You Are and Vauban saving every inch of ground.

01:51 A length and a half the stable made Absurd and in came Gold Triplest Lastochka.

01:56 He's three wide at this stage and in came Military Mission.

01:59 A length away in the field is True Marvel and in came Alan Kerr, Deshaan Sweet Jr.

02:04 Without a fight, Shiraz well back in the field.

02:07 Well back two thirds down as Ash Run, Sulcum and Breakup.

02:11 And they were followed by more Felons as they string right out at the 1000 metres.

02:15 Akita Sushi is well back in the field as well and towards the back Interpretation and Virtuous Circle.

02:21 So it's Serpentine running this along very solidly midway towards the 800 metres.

02:27 It's a true staying test by two lengths to Kalapore and Future History.

02:31 Valander Cleer is nice and close, three or four of them.

02:34 They were followed by Right You Are, Vauban's only about four or five of them.

02:38 Absurd the outside, Gold Triplest tanking through, Needs Runs, Deshaan Sweet Jr. wedging through them.

02:44 And Alan Kerr plenty of hopes around the corner, into the straight in the Lexus Melbourne Cup.

02:49 And here's Vauban on the outside of Future History and Valander Cleer between them.

02:53 Absurd is also chiming in, 400 metres to go.

02:57 It's Absurd moving up on the outside for Zac Perlman.

03:00 A length in front but without a fight is running on right down the centre of the track.

03:04 Without a fight up to Absurd, Valander Cleer and Shiraz the boulter.

03:08 It's without a fight, 100 metres to go.

03:10 Two or three lengths in front, coming away from Shiraz and also Sulkum.

03:15 Without a fight, Mark Zara, a Melbourne Cup champion, wedged in by two lengths.

03:20 Second in the race for Sulkum.

03:22 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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