Irish jockey Robbie Dolan has made a new home for himself in Australia and is poised to cash in on his new-found status as a Melbourne Cup winner.

Robbie Dolan has celebrated long into the night after he rode Knight's Choice to victory at the Melbourne Cup.

"Pinch me, because I think I'm dreaming," said Robbie to Sheila, dismounting from his horse. The horse in question was Knight's Choice, a five-year-old gelding, which had just won, on November

Knight's Choice's win in the Melbourne Cup stuns almost everyone at Flemington, including the jockey, as the favourites fall by the wayside.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Robbie Dolan stuns on The Voice. But if you think you’ve seen this face before, you’d be dead right, because the Irish jockey made a name for himself in Australia in 2022 when he appeared on Channel 7’s The Voice Australia.

Robbie Dolan fulfilled a lifelong dream when he took out Australian racing's biggest prize on Tuesday in a photo finish from Warp Speed - but he had a nervous wait before the result was confirmed.

In riding the gelding’s late kick all the way to the post, Robbie Dolan became the first widely recognised singer to win the Cup, “unless ... Ronan Keating hasn’t won a Melbourne Cup, has he?”, the jockey joked afterwards.

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Robbie Dolan isn't just a talented hoop - he can also sing. Dolan, 28, won plenty of admirers when he appeared on one of Australia's favourite TV shows in 2022.