Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 1, 2021 Journalists Share Posted November 1, 2021 James McDonald is widely regarded as the best jockey in Australia racing at the moment, but how many times has he won the Melbourne Cup? Here, we look at J-Mac’s record in the race that stops a nation. James McDonald’s Melbourne Cup record At only 29 years of age, McDonald has ridden some 56 Group 1 winners in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. However, the Kiwi star is yet to taste victory in the Melbourne Cup. Will 2021 be his year? Which horse is James McDonald riding in the 2021 Melbourne Cup? COVID-19 restrictions meant McDonald was unable to take the ride on Verry Elleegant in the 2020 Melbourne Cup, but he hops back on the star mare for her second crack at the two-mile feature. She might have to pull out something special to get the better of Incentivise, but we have seen time and time again that this horse will fight to the bitter end. At double figures, Verry Elleegant could be the value in the market. Verry Elleegant T: Chris Waller J: TBA Age: 6YO Color: Brown Sex: Mare Sire: Zed Dam: Opulence Win: $15.00 Place: $4.50 Best odds at Ladbrokes Career stats for Verry Elleegant Career: 33: 14-7-3 Flemington: 7: 1-1-1 Distance: 1: 0-0-0 Wet: 19: 11-3-2 Good: 14: 3-4-1 Group 1: 22: 9-5-1 Win %: 42% Place %: 73% 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 atBet365 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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