| 1880 MELBOURNE CUP | ||||||
| Two miles (Tuesday, November 2) | ||||||
| First: 1485 pounds; Second: 200 pounds; Third: 100 pounds. | ||||||
| 1 | 4-1 | GRAND FLANEUR | (W A Long. B c 3y, Yattendon - First Lady (GB) | Tr: T Brown | 6.10 | Tom Hales |
| 2 | 3-1 f | PROGRESS | (W Branch. B c 3y, Angler - Coquette) | Tr: xxx | 5.10 | P St Albans |
| 3 | 4-1 | LORD BURGHLEY | (F R L Rossi. Br h 5y, Yattendon - Lady Constance) | Tr: xxx | 7.5 | P Pigott |
| Then followed: | ||||||
| 4 | 20-1 | Lothair | (b c 3y, Epigram (GB) - Legend (GB) | 6.0 | S Cracknell | |
| 5 | 16-1 | Richmond | (br h 8y, Maribyrnong - The Fawn) | 7.12 | Barlow | |
| 6 | 20-1 | Chester | (b h 6y, Yattendon - Lady Chester (GB) | 9.6 | Huxley | |
| 7 | 33-1 | Martindale | (b h 6y, Maribyrnong - Mainbrace) | 8.7 | Conner | |
| 8 | 12-1 | Auckland (later Maori) | (b h 6y, Tim Whiffler (S) - Waratah) | 6.5 cd 6.8 | Nicholson | |
| 9 | 100-1 | Banter | (b g a, Conrad (GB) - Badinage (GB) | 7.13 | J Geoghegan | |
| 10 | 7-1 | Mata (NZ) | (b g 6y, Dead Shot (NZ) - Raupo) | 8.2 | Clifford | |
| 11 | 50-1 | Rivalry | (b m 4y, Talk O' The Hill (GB) - Proserpine) | 7.3 cd 7.8 | W Murphy | |
| 00 | 33-1 | Woodlands | (br h 6y, Maribyrnong - The Alpaca) | 8.10 | J King | |
| 00 | 25-1 | Bosworth | (br h 5y, Maribyrnong - The Fawn) | 8.8 | Walker | |
| 00 | 20-1 | First Water | (ch h 4y, Fireworks - The Gem) | 8.1 | Campbell | |
| 00 | 25-1 | Secundus | (ch h 5y, Kelpie (GB) - Hebe) | 7.7 cd 7.10 | Roarty | |
| 00 | 12-1 | Napper Tandy | (br h 5y, Maribyrnong - Cremorne) | 7.1 | Williamson | |
| 00 | 100-1 | Riverton | (b h 5y, Panic (GB) - Splendora) | 7.0 | Burton | |
| 00 | 100-1 | The Wandering Jew | (br h 4y, Talk O' The Hill (GB) - Minnie) | 7.0 | J Kilduff | |
| 00 | 33-1 | Elastic | (ch h 4y, Lord Of The Hills (GB) - Emeute) | 6.13 | Emsworth | |
| 00 | 100-1 | Rothschild (later The Assyrian) | (b/br c 3y, Countryman (GB) - Tinfinder) | 6.4 | Quinn | |
| 00 | 25-1 | Totalisator | (br c 3y, Blue Gown (GB) - Deceptive) | 5.9 | Bowes | |
| 00 | 12-1 | Darriwell | (br h 6y, Tim Whiffler (GB) - Norma) | 8.7 | M O'Brien | |
| Won by: 1 length, 1/2 head. Time: 3:34.75. | ||||||
| Judge's numbers: 20-xxx- | ||||||
