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Mullins chasing rare double

Willie Mullins is chasing a rare Group 1 double when Absurde lines up at Flemington.

Willie Mullins.
Willie Mullins. Picture: Getty Images

Trainer Willie Mullins will chase a rare first when he flies in for the Melbourne Cup

On Sunday morning (Melbourne time), Mullins registered his first win at the Breeders' Cup meeting in the US when Ethical Diamond took out the Breeders' Cup Turf at Del Mar. 

Mullins is now bound for Melbourne to watch Absurde line up for the third time in the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday. 

The Irish trainer is due to arrive in Melbourne on Monday morning with fellow Breeders' Cup winning training Bill Mott who scored with Scylla in the Distaff. 

Mott will saddle the first US-trained galloper to contest the Melbourne Cup, Parchment Party

Mullins has been attempting to win the Melbourne since the early 2000's when he came out to Australia with Holy Orders who ran 17th to Makybe Diva in the first of her three Cup wins while the closest he has come to winning the Cup was in 2015 when second with Max Dynamite

Absurde has finished seventh and fifth respectively in the past two Melbourne Cups and his third attempt comes after a pleasing seventh in the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 18. 

A scare went through the Mullins camp on Thursday when Racing Victoria vets said the gelding had an altered gait from video supplied prior to coming to Melbourne. 

David Casey, who has been in Melbourne looking after Absurde, was not concerned and the gelding was given the green light to start by RV vets on Saturday morning. 

All Melbourne Cup runners need to pass a final fitness test on Monday. 

"I check him after every run and piece of work at home, and I know the way he is," Casey said. 

"It (the inspection) was soon after his piece of work (on Thursday) and I knew he would be fine the next morning. 

"Thankfully, he was good on Friday and again on Saturday morning and touch wood, I expect everything to be good on Monday." 

In a change to previous trips for the Cup, Absurde had a lead up race in the Caulfield Cup, finishing seventh to Cup favourite Half Yours

"He pulled out of the run very good.," Casey said. 

"I think the race did him the world of good and his work during the week was very good. 

"I'm not sure that we want all the rain that is coming, but we'll deal with it and we're looking forward to the race." 

Kerrin Mcevoy is looking to join Harry White and Bobbie Lewis on four Cup winners when he partners Absurde on Tuesday. 


Racing and Sports

Flemington

Tuesday, 04th November 2025

7
ET

Lexus Melbourne Cup (G1)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 112lbs Type: OPEN
2 m TURF SOFT
7

(local)
AUD $10,000,000
2 m SOFT

Lexus Melbourne Cup (G1)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 112lbs Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 14. HALF YOURS (AUS) 5yo G
ST JEAN (IRE) - LA GAZELLE (AUS)
JAMIE MELHAM
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY
$9
53kg
Kildalton Park Racing (Mgr: D Gordon), J B Biasin, D J Canny, G M Fox, Mrs G M Smith, J M Simmons, N B Smith, P R Farley, S M George, Terrace No 3 (Mgr: R H Allert) & A Guoga

Sales Information

2nd 20. GOODIE TWO SHOES (IRE) 6yo M
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - FITS LIKE A GLOVE (IRE)
W M LORDAN
JOSEPH O'BRIEN
$41
51.5kg
J P McManus
3rd 7. MIDDLE EARTH (GB) 5yo G
ROARING LION (USA) - ROHERYN (IRE)
ETHAN BROWN
CIARON MAHER
$26
54.5kg
Madica, M Johnston, Deg Racing, Porter Pelchen Bloodstock Qatar Bloodstock Ltd, A Kheir, Sneesby Racing No Whip Required, B P Fisher, T A Ginnane, D J House, A S Ingersole, L H Mckenzie, G A McLaren, D J O'Connor, B L Shannon, P A Vawdrey, P G Walsh, Middle Earth & Collendina Legends
4th 21. RIVER OF STARS (IRE) 6yo M
SEA THE STARS (IRE) - AMAZONE (GER)
BEAU MERTENS
CHRIS WALLER
$19
51.5kg

Sales Information

5th 23. TORRANZINO (NZ) 6yo G
TARZINO (NZ) - GOLDILICIOUS (NZ)
CELINE GAUDRAY
PAUL PREUSKER
$31
51kg

Sales Information

6th 4. VAUBAN (FR) 7yo G
GALIWAY (GB) - WALDFEST (GB)
BLAKE SHINN
GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT
$21
56.5kg
7th 1. AL RIFFA (FR) 5yo H
WOOTTON BASSETT (GB) - LOVE ON MY MIND (IRE)
MARK ZAHRA
JOSEPH O'BRIEN
$8
59kg

Sales Information

8th 9. ABSURDE (FR) 7yo G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - INCROYABLE (USA)
KERRIN MCEVOY
WILLIE MULLINS
$19
53.5kg

Sales Information

9th 13. CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) 6yo G
GALILEO (IRE) - LADY LARA (IRE)
TIM CLARK
KRIS LEES
$61
53kg
10th 8. MEYDAAN (IRE) 4yo G
FRANKEL (GB) - NEZWAAH (GB)
JAMES MCDONALD
SIMON & ED CRISFORD
$26
54kg
11th 17. FURTHUR (IRE) 3yo C
WALDGEIST (GB) - DANAMIGHT (IRE)
MICHAEL DEE
ANDREW BALDING
$41
52kg

Sales Information

12th 3. ARAPAHO (FR) 8yo G
LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - ALZUBRA (GB)
RACHEL KING
BJORN BAKER
$31
56.5kg

Sales Information

13th 10. FLATTEN THE CURVE (FR) 6yo G
ZARAK (FR) - LAILOMA (FR)
THORE HAMMER-HANSEN
HENK GREWE
$21
53.5kg

Sales Information

14th 12. SMOKIN' ROMANS (NZ) 9yo G
GHIBELLINES (AUS) - INFERNO (NZ)
BEN MELHAM
CIARON MAHER
$61
53.5kg

Sales Information

15th 22. ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE) 4yo G
MAKE BELIEVE (GB) - ADELASIA (IRE)
ROBBIE DOLAN
CIARON MAHER
$31
51kg

Sales Information

16th 24. VALIANT KING (GB) 5yo G
ROARING LION (USA) - ASSEMBLY (USA)
JYE MCNEIL
CHRIS WALLER
$9
51kg

Sales Information

16th 16. ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA) 7yo G
DIALED IN (USA) - SUENO D'ORO (USA)
HARRY COFFEY
BRIAN ELLISON
$41
53kg

Sales Information

18th 15. MORE FELONS (IRE) 6yo G
CHURCHILL (IRE) - PIVOTALIA (IRE)
TOMMY BERRY
CHRIS WALLER
$41
53kg

Sales Information

19th 6. PRESAGE NOCTURNE (IRE) 5yo H
WOOTTON BASSETT (GB) - KYUREM (IRE)
STEPHANE PASQUIER
ALESSANDRO BOTTI
$5.5
55.5kg

Sales Information

20th 18. PARCHMENT PARTY (USA) 4yo H
CONSTITUTION (USA) - LIFE WELL LIVED (USA)
JOHN R VELAZQUEZ
WILLIAM I MOTT
$61
52kg

Sales Information

21st 19. ATHABASCAN (FR) 6yo G
ALMANZOR (FR) - ALZUBRA (GB)
DECLAN BATES
JOHN O'SHEA & TOM CHARLTON
$71
51.5kg
22nd 11. LAND LEGEND (FR) 5yo G
GALILEO (IRE) - LANDIKUSIC (IRE)
JOAO MOREIRA
CHRIS WALLER
$61
53.5kg

Sales Information

23rd 5. CHEVALIER ROSE (JPN) 7yo H
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - VIANE ROSE (FR)
DAMIAN LANE
HISASHI SHIMIZU
$51
55.5kg
24th 2. BUCKAROO (GB) 6yo G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - ROHERYN (IRE)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
CHRIS WALLER
$14
57kg