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Knight’s Choice has won the Melbourne Cup in a massive boilover, prevailing in a photo finish from Japanese raider Warp Speed.
Ridden by Irish expat jockey Robbie Dolan, Knight’s Choice surged past his rivals and hung on in a thrilling finish for trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon.
“I didn’t know what to expect, but I feel like I’ve ridden it 10 times because I have ridden it in my head 100 times,” Dolan told broadcaster Nine after the race that stops a nation.
“To win it with him [father Bobby] here and my little daughter Maisy and my partner Christine, I’m going to cry again. Jesus Christ.
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“Look, you can’t do it without [trainers] Sheila and John. They were so confident in this horse even before he got to this race. A lot of people doubted them.
“And to be honest, I didn’t.”
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