Point of Law wins Melbourne Cup as Joseph O'Brien's runners miss out

SHORT-PRICED FAVOURITE Point of Law on Tuesday surged to victory at the Aus$10 million (€5.02 million) Melbourne Cup, earning jockey Ethan Brown a debut win in Australia’s “race that stops a nation”. The three-year-old, formerly owned by King Charles, came home ahead of Zahrann and Juja Kibo in the energy-sapping 3,200-metre (two-mile) handicap at Flemington. “He’s done nothing but support me and backed me and I buggered up plenty of times on his horses and he just had nothing but faith.