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Australian media tease King Charles over ‘Royal regret’ as horse he sold becomes favourite for £5MILLION Melbourne Cup

KING CHARLES is being teased by Australian media over his 'Royal regret' - after a horse he sold became the new favourite for the £5MILLION Melbourne Cup. Point Of Law, who the monarch agreed to flog earlier this year in…

By Sam Morgan · The Sun

Published: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 12:03 PM

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Australian media questioned if King Charles has 'Royal regret' after his former horse became Melbourne Cup favourite.
Point Of Law won the Geelong Cup on his debut for Australian trainer Ciaron Maher on Wednesday.
The three-year-old horse was sold by the King earlier this year in a multi-million pound permanent deal.

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Australian media teased King Charles over potential "Royal regret" after Point Of Law, a horse bred and sold by the monarch, became the favourite for the £5 million Melbourne Cup. Point Of Law secured a decisive victory in the Geelong Cup on Wednesday during his debut for Australian trainer Ciaron Maher. Following the win, bookmakers slashed his Melbourne Cup odds to 7-1 ahead of the November 3 race.

Point Of Law defeated the Joseph O'Brien-trained Small Fry and Omni Man to claim the £150,000 contest under jockey Ethan Brown. The three-year-old, sired by Frankel, previously ran in Britain for John and Thady Gosden, winning the Bahrain Trophy in July before being sold in a multi-million-pound transfer.

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