It's Happy Union in front at the 400 from Summer Hay and Reckless, uh, coming down the outside now it's Van Der Hum!

Van Der Hum moves up now with Gold and Black and they're fighting the Cup out.

Van Der Hum's taking a narrow lead from Gold and Black, Reckless and Happy Union and now at the 100 to go it's Van Der Hum in front in the Melbourne Cup.

And Van Der Hum draws away to win a length and a half to Gold and Black.

The 1976 Melbourne Cup was a 3200 metre handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 2 November 1976.