The 1947 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1947.[1]
The full field and placings were:[1][2][3]
Place
Name
Jockey
1
Hiraji
Jack Purtell
2
Fresh Boy
B. Eames
3
Red Fury
P. Simonds
4
Proctor
W. Briscoe
5
Royal Scot
N. Powell
6
Conductor
W. Cook
7
Clatterbag
R. Hutchinson
8
Open Air
J. Gilmore
9
Valcurl
W. Williamson
10
Glamis Star
N. McGrowdie
11
Amelia
V. Hartney
12
Gayness
A. Ayres
13
Robert Bruce
D. Cameron
14
El Senor
D. Barclay
15
Buonarroti Boy
G. Bougoure
16
Sir Actor
T. Unkovich
17
Miss Prim
W. Beresford
18
Faunus
R. Morrissey
19
Sweet Chime
N. Sellwood
20
Dark Marne
J. Thompson
21
Lashio
K. Simon
22
Good Idea
H. Badger
23
Chanak
B. Kerrigan
24
Embrolita
H. Hall
25
Bannerette
E. Preston
26
King's Walk
M. Raven
27
Kerry Lad
G. Moore
28
Orthodox
H. McLoud
29
Star of India
W. A. Smith
30
Murray Stream
D. Munro
^ ab"Hiraji Ends Run of Placings With Melbourne Cup Win". Barrier Miner. Vol. LX, no. 17, 784. New South Wales, Australia. 4 November 1947. p. 8. Retrieved 17 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"1941 to 1950 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^"CUP DETAILS". The Herald. No. 21, 983. Victoria, Australia. 4 November 1947. p. 16. Retrieved 19 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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