French horse Dunaden (right) shrugged off a late jockey change to win a thrilling Melbourne Cup by the narrowest of margins from English stayer Red Cadeaux (left) yesterday. Dunaden’s regular jockey Craig Williams was a late suspension from the race and Frenchman Christophe Lemaire was flown in from Tokyo as a replacement. Judges had to blow up the photo-finish image four times more than usual to determine the winner. German horse Lucas Cranach was third, ahead of 2010 winner Americain. Victory landed owner Sheikh Fahad al-Thani, of Qatar, (US) $3.8 million.

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