In riding the gelding’s late kick all the way to the post, Robbie Dolan became the first widely recognised singer to win the Cup, “unless ... Ronan Keating hasn’t won a Melbourne Cup, has he?”, the jockey joked afterwards.

Knight's Choice's win in the Melbourne Cup stuns almost everyone at Flemington, including the jockey, as the favourites fall by the wayside.

Irish jockey Robbie Dolan landed the Lexus Melbourne Cup onboard 100/1 shot Knight’s Choice with what was his first ever ride in the race. Despite Willie Mullins' wait for a win in "the race that stops a nation" gong on,