VAUBAN books Melbourne Cup ticket with Group Three Ballyroan Stakes success

Vauban staked his Melbourne Cup claim with an impressive victory in the 2023 Ballyroan Stakes at Naas. Willie Mullins’ five-year-old is a three-time Grade One winner over obstacles, but has begun to make a real name for himself on the Flat, winning the Copper Horse Handicap by seven and a half lengths at Royal Ascot. He needed to finish in the first three of this mile-and-a-half Group Three to secure his berth in the Flemington showpiece on November 7 and did so in fine style. Vauban was ridden forward, tracking the pace set by Gooloogong and Pivotal Trigger in the hands of Colin Keane and loomed up menacingly as they straightened for home. Keane soon asked his mount to launch his challenge and he immediately set about putting the race to bed, storming clear up the home straight with Joseph O’Brien’s Valiant King the only horse to get near the winner as the 4-6 favourite recorded a bloodless length-and-a-half triumph. #horseracing #horses #melbournecup #williemullins This is the official YouTube channel of Racing TV. Racing TV is the UK’s leading horse racing channel showing live racing from the best racecourses in Great Britain and Ireland. Subscribe to Racing TV’s free YouTube channel and get closer to the sport we all love. We will bring you unmissable moments from the world of racing, exclusive interviews and highlights from our specialist shows. So, if you love horse racing, this is the YouTube channel for you ► You can also find us on Sky 424 or Virgin Media 536 (411 in Ireland). Click here to find out more - Also watch Racing TV at , the iPhone iPad app, Android app and mobile website. Click here to download the app -