The 2008 Melbourne Cup result saw a win by the Bart Cumming's trained Viewed from Bauer who ran second and C'est La Guerre third. A large Spring Carnival crowd of 107,250 people attended the running of the Melbourne Cup of 2008.
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2008 Melbourne Cup winners and placegetters
| Position |
Winner |
Weight |
Jockey |
Odds |
1st |
VIEWED |
53.0 |
B Shinn |
$41.00 |
2nd |
BAUER |
52.0 |
C W Brown |
$21.00 |
3rd |
C'EST LA GUERRE |
54.0 |
B Prebble |
$21.00 |
| then followed |
| 4th |
Master O'Reilly |
55.0 |
V Duric |
$26.00 |
| 5th |
Profound Beauty |
51.5 |
G Boss |
$9.00 |
| 6th |
Moatize |
50.0 |
Ms C Lindop |
$31.00 |
| 7th |
Mad Rush |
53.5 |
D Oliver |
$5.50 |
| 8th |
Nom Du Jeu |
54.0 |
J Lloyd |
$7.50 |
| 9th |
Zipping |
54.0 |
D Nikolic |
$15.00 |
| 10th |
Newport |
51.5 |
Chris Symons |
$61.00 |
| 11th |
Ice Chariot |
53.0 |
M Rodd |
$51.00 |
| 12th |
Guyno |
52.0 |
C Newitt |
$151.00 |
| 13th |
Littorio |
52.5 |
S R King |
$31.00 |
| 14th |
Varevees |
51.5 |
Craig Williams |
$101.00 |
| 15th |
Boundless |
52.0 |
G J Childs |
$81.00 |
| 16th |
Red Lord |
51.5 |
Nicholas Hall |
$101.00 |
| 17th |
Prize Lady |
51.0 |
M C Sweeney |
$61.00 |
| 18th |
Septimus |
58.5 |
J P Murtagh |
$7.00 |
| 19th |
Barbaricus |
50.5 |
S Baster |
$16.00 |
| 20th |
Alessandro Volta |
50.5 |
W M Lordan |
$41.00 |
| 21st |
Honolulu |
54.5 |
Colm O'Donoghue |
$21.00 |
| FTF |
Gallopin |
52.0 |
J Winks |
$31.00 |
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| Margin: Nse, 2 len Time: 3.20.40 Crowd: 107,250 |
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