History made in Caulfield Cup boilover

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Only erstwhile Maximal was scrapped Saturday greeting did Durston get a start, but he's done the unthinkable and won the Caulfield Cup.

It's the archetypal clip successful its past an exigency has won the $5 cardinal race.

All eyes were aged Gold Trip for the last fewer 100 metres, earlier Durston surged precocious to triumph by fractional a length. Knights Order was third.

Having earlier missed retired connected an Everest triumph with Nature Strip, Durston gives Chris Waller his 2nd Caulfield Cup.

Watching connected from Randwick successful Sydney, Waller said helium and his unit were near feeling deflated aft Nature Strip's daze nonaccomplishment lone an hr before.

"We were deflated, but wow what an astonishing triumph there," helium told Emma Freedman for Seven.

"The Caulfield Cup is simply a large deal, and Durston is simply a truly decent horse.

"He looked similar helium needed a spot of luck getting retired and helium did get out, large thrust from (jockey Michael Dee).

"He was beardown the past 50m ... it's breathtaking heading towards a Melbourne Cup."

Dee said it was an unbelievable result.

"We lone got successful in the greeting truthful that was great. In the tally helium travelled connected the bridle," helium said.

"At the fractional mile I was wondering whether to spell successful oregon out. When I got into the wide helium was beardown late."

A assemblage favourite, Benaud - a motion to the precocious cricketing large and commentator Richie - spent the contention towards the backmost of the tract and ne'er made a run.

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