Should have been his 2nd Cox Plate Gauci slaughtered him the year before sitting last , thats why i knew it was all over when he was sitting 4th and 5th as his turn of foot especially as he loved the Valley, but very underrated horse he won a couple of G1s at Caulfield but that Cox Plate field was pretty good and he blew them away.

Wouldn’t say he was underrated. Was the best horse in the land when fit. Was just injury prone.

Wouldn't say freak but very underrated should have won the yr before aswell but was slaughtered sitting last, with the bookies jockey Gauchi on board. I laughed as the first thing they did after he got beat a nose the yr before was got Oliver on , but then he wanted to ride Haradasun who was a miler not a 2000m horse. But he had a great turn of foot especially for the Valley with the short straight but won a CF Orr and Underwood at Caulfield but never got spoken about much.

@@dazzac74 What did you think of the 2009 Cox Plate ride on him? I went back and watched it recently. A large passage was opening up in front of him just before the rider (Nolen I think) decided to loop the field instead. With the ground saved on the inside there's a good case to be made for him grabbing second. But maybe he wasn't able to let down as well inside horses?

Yeah not a freak but very good horse and very much deserved this