The Geelong Cup

1st: Americain
2nd: Moudre
3rd: Eceptionally
4th: Mr Charlie
5th: Macedonian
6th: Count Encosta

Once were Wild trained by Gai Waterhouse ran 8th
Drunken Sailor trained by Luca Cumani ran 11th

Here is the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Americain's win the day after.

STAR French jockey Gerald Mosse declared his mount, Americain, would win the Melbourne Cup after the stunning six-year-old took out the Geelong Cup yesterday.

For the third time in 10 years, an internationally trained stayer reigned supreme in the group 3 race.

Although fellow raider Drunken Sailor was the more favoured international runner for the Cumani stable, $11 chance Americain showed his class as he navigated his way through traffic and defied top weight to score an impressive win.

Mosse, who will today appeal against a 10-meeting suspension incurred in the Caulfield Cup, had ridden Americain in his last four starts in France and had little doubt that the dual group 2 winner would run a bold race at its Australian debut.

''I wanted to make him a bit more relaxed during the race because he has showed me in the past that he has good ability, he's a good horse,'' he said.

But the ride was far from straightforward, with Americain held up behind the leaders for the majority of the race.

Mosse waited patiently and urged his mount forward when gaps began to come at the 200-metre mark.

''I just had to wait until I could get through, then no worries. He's a beautiful animal,'' he said.

Americain, trained at Chantilly by Alain de Royer-Dupre, is owned by Gerry Ryan, a man who has poured plenty of money into the racing industry in Australia and also abroad.

''It's a great surprise. We thought he'd run well, but there's always a bit of a question when they come from overseas. We knew he was good enough, though,'' Ryan said.

''We wanted this one and it was a fantastic ride considering he didn't have a lot of luck. This is the third horse we've bought into from Europe but the others haven't been fast enough. Hopefully he is.''

Ryan bought Americain on the recommendation of bloodstock agent Robert Roulston, who was able to secure the stallion at a bargain-basement price after a failed campaign in the US in 2009.

''He had very good form in France before he went to America but he lost all form there,'' Roulston said.

''He was qualified for the Melbourne Cup, so we gave him to the trainer that I believed to be the best in Europe, and he's done a great job.''

While the winner found the right runs in the straight, runner-up Moudre did it tough and was just a long head short of victory after covering ground early in the race. Moudre ($5.50 favourite) will need to win the Lexus Quality on Derby day to secure a Melbourne Cup start.

''I always thought he'd benefit from his last run after he missed the start in the Turnbull Stakes, and that's how he raced today. The winner got the favours but he [Moudre] was super. I can't wait to get him back to Flemington,'' said trainer Ciaron Maher.

Third-placed Exceptionally will also head towards the Lexus after finishing a further half-length away, while the Cumani stable will sweat on a high attrition rate for Drunken Sailor to squeeze into the Melbourne Cup after the stayer disappointed in 11th place.