Harcourts Cooper and Co welcomed over 100 beautifully dressed and coiffed guests who arrived at The Officer's Mess, Fort Takapuna, Narrow Neck, on Tuesday 5 November to attend the highly anticipated Harcourts Cooper and Co Melbourne Cup Lunch. The annual event was held to support the charity Breast Cancer Cure and this year, an amazing $72,000 was raised on the day. Tristram European, who brought along several of their key luxury cars, was the key sponsor and ran a golf putting competition with fabulous prizes. Along for the ride was Martin Cooper's 60s Cadillac, which was also proudly on display. The live auction, the main fundraising event, was extremely lively and vied for the top excitement of the day, along with the actual nail-biting Melbourne Cup streaming live at the event.