Melbourne Cup 2014: Live coverage Race 7: Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) 5 PROTECTIONIST $8.60, $3.10 (Victorian TAB) Jockey: R Moore Trainer: Andreas Wohler Trainer: Ed Dunlop Quinella: $87.50 Exacta: $155.70 Trifecta: $2173.10 First Four (5,4,12,24): $15,381.80 4:49pm: Where your horse finished in the Melbourne Cup: Tammy Mills: With only 10 people kicked out and two arrested for being drunk, police say the worst crime that occurred at Flemington today was in the fashion stakes. Superintendent Cindy Millen said nine people were evicted for being too drunk and one for underage drinking. Two others - a man and a woman - were arrested for being drunk. "Victoria Police are generally very pleased with the crowd behaviour today, they've been really well behaved and responsible," she said. There have been quite a few fashion crimes - a lot of women taking their shoes off after the last race. Police will remain at the track until 9pm and Superintendent Millen expected eviction numbers to climb, with 27 kicked out by the end of the day last year. She asked punters to continue to party safely into the night and said there would be an increased police presence in the city. Superintendent Millen confirmed there were more police at the racecourse today due to the higher terror threat. Jess Gardner: A survey of the country's top three wagering providers, Tabcorp, Tatts Group and Sportsbet showed Australians bet more than $166 million on the Melbourne Cup. The total bet on races across the day and around the country could come in at more than double that, based on early estimates. Tatts Group - $39 million Tabcorp - $102 million Sportsbet - $25 million 4:24pm: Chris Roots: Owner Patrick Hogan believes Precedence could be back next year to be Bart Cummings' 90th Melbourne Cup runner after his slashing sixth in a fourth appearance in the Cup. 4:01pm: Race 9 - MSS Security Sprint (1200m) 1 - 7-Reparations (41.80, 10.40) 2 - 13-Office Bearer (22.40) 3 - 17-Final Crescendo (12.40) 4 - 11-Target in Sight Quinella: 949.30 Exacta: 1320.60 Trifecta: 69,261.50 3:38pm: It's worth revisiting a column from sports writer Stathi Paxinos, who wrote at the weekend about how the death of a Melbourne Cup runner in 1979 affected him: 3:08pm: The death of pre-race favourite Admire Rakti in the stalls after has certainly overshadowed the Melbourne Cup win of German horse Protectionist, ahead of Red Cadeaux. "Obviously there will have to be an autopsy done and the vets are with it now," Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey has said after the race. He collapsed while they were unsaddling him back at the stalls. The autopsy will tell the story. It will be done at Werribee. That's the normal procedure for any horse. We'll see what that brings up and whether that's natural causes. 2:32pm: A dramatic and possibly sad Melbourne Cup ... Pre-race favourite Admire Rakti is believed to have died following the race. There are very strong rumours that the Japanese horse collapsed in the stalls after the race. The top weight officially finished last after the two-mile race. We'll bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. The Melbourne Cup goes to Germany. Red Cadeaux ran a mighty race to again claim second place. Crowd favourite Who Shot Thebarman fills out the placings. Race 7 - Melbourne Cup 1 5-Protectionist (8.60, 3.10) 2 3-Red Cadeaux (5.10) 3 - 12-Who Shot Thebarman (3.60) 4 - 24-Signoff Exacta: $155.70 Trifecta: $2173.10 The horses cross the finish line. Ronn Moss Caroline Zielinski: And in among the bold and the beautiful was actor Ronn Moss, whose role on Bold and the Beautiful as the roguish Ridge Forrester spanned decades before he decided to concentrate on a music career. "The last time I was here [at the Melbourne Cup] was eight years ago," he told media inside the Emirates Marquee. I hope I can come more often. The Emirates has been very gracious to invite me back, so we'll see - I'd love to. The actor, who loves Australia, said he would not rule out moving here one day, once his daughters are grown up. "I can't pick out anyone that shines more than anybody else," Moss said, talkng about the field fashion. There are some cute outfits and I like the hats. Jessica Wright: Grecko said she got ready partially on the plane from New York and had to clean the aircraft's bathroom free of sparkles and glitter. The happy couple plan to marry in Paris, where Geoffrey procured the pear cut ring he proposed with. Photo: Caroline Zielinski Gigi Hadid rates Melbourne Cup She's been on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and has just flown in from the Paris fashion runways, so how does Gigi Hadid rate the Melbourne Cup fashion-wise? PT1M19S http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-3jkt4 620 349 November 4, 2014 - 1:33PM Jane Lee: When Harpal Singh Batra first came to Melbourne Cup day 14 years ago, he travelled by public transport, and vowed, upon seeing the boats on the Maribyrnong River, to one day arrive by boat. About four years ago, he reached his goal. Mr Batra's business designs and imports dresses and blouses from India and he comes to the Cup every year to research how well his products have sold and to look at popular trends and competitors' wares. "Fashion starts here," he said. Women were more casually dressed today compared to last year, when beads and other embellishments were all the rage. "[Melbourne Cup] is one of the best days in the world," he said. He said the crowds were also the greatest. The best people are here. Tony Wright: Shane Warne congratulates the happy couple, Geoffrey Edelsten and Gabi Grecko. At the Emirates marquee. Race 6: Lexus Hybrid Plate (1400m) 3 HIJACK HUSSY $11.00, $3.10 (Victorian TAB) Jockey: M Rodd Trainer: T Gollan 4 SEA SPRAY $2.00 Jockey: D Lane Trainer: J Moloney 8 COACHELLA $5.30 Jockey: D Tourneur Trainer: P Stokes Ty Wood rolling with Melbourne Cup atmosphere "I didn't realise it was this big," says son of Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood, adding his Melbourne Cup Day "is shaping up to be a good one." PT1M19S http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-3jkov 620 349 November 4, 2014 - 12:59PM Actor Gyton Grantley deep in conversation inside the Emirates Marquee. It looks like Australian A-listers are slowly arriving. Mel Singer: Winners and Losers star Virginia Gay rocking a Jill and Jack Millinery headpiece at Myer. "It's a busy ensemble," she says. Always a pleasure to chat. Julie Bishop is out and about in the Birdcage and, in line with today's Fairfax poll showing her popularity soaring, the Foreign Minister was swamped by media, corporate identities and racing fanatics as she handles the Emirates Melbourne Cup under the careful watch of guards. Bishop is wearing Felicity in Broome headwear, Armani, and Versace heels with Kali's pearls. Hot damn, lady! With just a few hours to go before the 2014 Melbourne Cup, Mutual Regard, Fawkner and Lucia Valentina are getting a lot of support from punters. The punters are turning away from Admire Ratki, who has drifted from $5.50 to $6. Race 5: Schweppes #flemingtonfilling Stakes (1000m) 2 RISEN FROM DOUBT $8.10, $2.60 (Victorian TAB) Jockey: N Hall Trainer: T McEvoy 5 ROUGH JUSTICE $2.20 Jockey: D Lane Trainer: M Ellerton & S Zahra 9 ALASKA $6.70 Jockey: K McEvoy Trainer: J O'Shea Michael Lynch: The TAB twitter feed breathlessly announces that the Cups King, Bart Cummings himself, has arrived at Flemington. And well they might, as they would love punters to lump on the venerable Cummings old stager Precedence. The gelding will be lining up in his fourth Cup as a nine year old, and given that he has never troubled the judge in his previous three attempts its unlikely that he will this time. Which, we must assume, is why the beancounters, accountants and actuaries who run the parimutel (we can't really call them bookies, can we) is why they are alerting the unwary to the presence of the great man. Sentimental once a year punters might, as a result, be persuaded to bet on what really should be a 66-1 shot, although given the Bart factor he will probably go off at half those odds on the tote. Mind you, it hardly matters to the TAB - they get to keep a decent percentage for themselves irrespective of who wins. So it might as well be Bart. How is Sydney celebrating the Melbourne Cup? Many Victorians might get the day off for the race that stops the nation but office workers in Sydney plan to enjoy the Melbourne Cup with just as much glamour. PT1M41S http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-3jk20 620 349 November 4, 2014 - 11:52AM Race 4: Lavazza Short Black Hcp (1400m) 13 GENERAL GROOVE $24.90, $1.70 (Victorian TAB) Jockey: T Berry Trainer: L & T Corstens 5 SPY DECODER $1.80 Jockey: J McDonald Trainer: A J Cummings 9 GRACIOUS PROSPECT $4.50 Jockey: M Walker Trainer: D Hayes & T Dabernig Just before 11am, Rebecca Judd entered the Lavazza Marquee. Cameras began flashing immediately as the TV personality swooped in, wearing a fitted, purple Dolce & Gabbana dress, a gold and black headpiece by Sydney designer Hatmaker Millinery, and shoes by Guiseppe Zannotti. Hubby Chris Judd soon joined his glamorous wife at the bar. One up for the internationals - is it a Cup augury? Grand Marshal, trained by the all conquering Chris Waller, produced a long sustained effort to just nose out the OTI owned Renew in the 2800 metre Visit Victoria Plate, a sort of consolation prize for those not quite good enough - or seasoned enough yet - to get into the Melbourne Cup field. Grand Marshall. Both the winner and the runner up started their careers in the UK before being bought by Australian interests to target distance events in this country. That is a similar profile to the past two Cup winners, Fiorente and Green Moon, both of whom were imported from the UK to be trained by Australian handlers. Horses that fit that profile this year include Waller's two Cup outsiders, Junoob and Opinion, Peter Moody's former French galloper Lidari and Mike Moroney's ex German horse, Araldo. Race 3: Visit Victoria Plate (2800m) 5 GRAND MARSHAL $3.90, $1.70 (Victorian TAB) Jockey: J Cassidy Trainer: C Waller 2 RENEW $7.20 Jockey: W Bucik Trainer: A Alexander 4 DISTILLATION $19.70 Jockey: T Angland Trainer: N Smart Andrew Hornery: Australian-born Dior model Alexandra Agoston digging into some expensive caviar inside the Mumm marquee. Jess Wright: Hello Molly! So good to see Melbourne icon Molly Meldrum out and about. The music guru is hanging out at the ultra exclusive Emirates balcony. Seen here with Frank Romano. Melissa Singer: MasterChef judge Matt Preston is among the select guests enjoying the luxury brunch at the Mumm marquee. The caviar has been flown in from Abu Dhabi, if you don't mind. Project Runway Australia alumni and avant-garde designer Matcho Suba has arrived at Flemington sporting a demure look for Cup day. Race 2: tab.com.au Trophy (1700m) 5 PRECIOUS GEM $5.70, $2.00 (Victorian TAB) Jockey: C Williams Trainer: Ms G Johnstone 8 AMANPOUR $2.90 Jockey: T Berry Trainer: Ms G Waterhouse 6 DIG A PONY $2.00 Jockey: L.Nolen Trainer: P Moody Patrick Bartley reports here. Private Sydney at the Cup It's the calm before the storm inside Lavazza's marquee. One of the few with air-conditioning, which will no doubt come in handy as the temperature climbs to a forecast 29 degrees at Flemington. Lavazza is also where Ty Woods, son of Rolling Stoner Ronnie, is due to spend the day, though the rumour is the entire band is heading to Flemington with Keith Richards tipped to present the Cup this afternoon - that is if he isn't drinking out of it! Race 1: Emirates Airline Plate (2400m) 10 ANTELUCAN $14.80, $4.90 (Victorian TAB) Jockey: c Schofield Trainer:J O'Shea 15 THURLOW $2.40 Jockey:C Williams. Trainer: R Smerdon 8 DAGNY $5.90 Jockey: D.Oliver Trainer: TBC Full story here. 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Here are the first entrants so start voting. Only your name and caption will be published. 8:39am: Who have you got in the big one? Chris Roots and Adam Pengilly have analysed the Melbourne Cup field in detail. Here's the case for and against your tip.