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Gatum Gatum was an Australian thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1963 Melbourne Cup.Despite winning the 1961 SAJC South Australian Derby as a three-year old and a second placing in the 1963 Caulfield Cup he carried just 7st 12lb (50 kg) to victory in the Cup.His owner Malcolm Reid had bred the 1945 Melbourne Cup winner Rainbird but had sold her as a filly to his brother Clifford.