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McNeil cops 18-meet ban; Punters party on; Lucky escape for Shinn after fall as Jamie Melham makes history in Melbourne Cup win

By Roy Ward , Claire Siracusa , Danny Russell , Peter Ryan and Andrew Wu Updated November 4, 2025 — 6.40pm first published at 5.09am Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later.

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