Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 1, 2021 Journalists Share Posted November 1, 2021 Damien Thornton is coming off his second Group 1 win when partnering Yearning to victory in the Thousand Guineas, but how many times has he won the Melbourne Cup? HorseBetting takes a look at Thornton’s record on the first Tuesday in November. Damien Thronton Melbourne Cup wins Damien Thornton is yet to have a ride in the Melbourne Cup, but due to local and international travel restrictions, he will gain his first ride in the 2021 edition of the two-mile major. Which horse is Damien Thornton riding in the Melbourne Cup? Damien Thornton is set to partner the Chris Waller-trained Ocean Billy in the 2021 Melbourne Cup, having partnered the horse to a ninth-place finish in the Caulfield Cup. The Auckland Cup winner from earlier in the year is deemed to be a rank outsider, with online bookmakers quoting him as a $101 chance in the Cup. Ocean Billy T: Chris Waller J: Damien Thornton Age: 6YO Color: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Ocean Park Dam: Cool Storm Win: $126.00 Place: $32.00 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Ocean Billy Career: 25: 7-1-1 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 11: 1-1-0 Good: 14: 6-0-1 Group 1: 4: 1-0-0 Win %: 28% Place %: 36% 2021 Melbourne Cup Odds Flemington – Race 7 Lexus Melbourne Cup Status: Open Track Rating: Good4 Weather: FINE AUS 3200m03:00pm – Tue 2nd Nov PlaceWin 1. Delphi A & S Freedman ᐅ Best odds atLadbrokes 2. Miami Bound D T O’brien ᐅ Best odds atBet365 3. Port Guillaume Ben & J D Hayes ᐅ Best odds atNeds 4. Spanish Mission Andrew Balding ᐅ Best odds atBet365 5. Tralee Rose Symon Wilde ᐅ Best odds atBet365 6. Grand Promenade C Maher & D Eustace ᐅ Best odds atBookmaker 7. Floating Artist C Maher & D Eustace ᐅ Best odds atBet365 8. Knights Order G Waterhouse & A Bott ᐅ Best odds atNeds 9. Twilight Payment Joseph O’brien ᐅ Best odds atBetStar 10. Great House C J Waller ᐅ Best odds atNeds 11. She’s Ideel Bjorn Baker ᐅ Best odds atBet365 12. Future Score Matthew Cumani ᐅ Best odds atBookmaker 13. The Chosen One M Baker & A Forsman ᐅ Best odds atBet365 14. Carif P & P Snowden ᐅ Best odds atBetStar 15. Ocean Billy C J Waller ᐅ Best odds atBet365 16. Incentivise P G Moody ᐅ Best odds atBet365 17. Master Of Wine M, W & J Hawkes ᐅ Best odds atLadbrokes 18. Pondus Robert Hickmott ᐅ Best odds atBetStar 19. Verry Elleegant C J Waller ᐅ Best odds atBet365 20. Persan C Maher & D Eustace ᐅ Best odds atBet365 21. Sir Lucan G Waterhouse & A Bott ᐅ Best odds atBet365 22. Johnny Get Angry Denis Pagan ᐅ Best odds atBetStar 23. Selino C J Waller ᐅ Best odds atBetStar 24. Explosive Jack C Maher & D Eustace ᐅ Best odds atLadbrokes View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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