This wasn’t a Caulfield Cup day for the Flash Harry’s – it was one for the true believers.
With all due credit score to Durston, it wasn’t a mesmerising Cup efficiency like Incentivise who stole the present final yr.
However the believers have been rewarded.
Michael Dee didn’t realise he had a Caulfield Cup trip till late however believed within the Chris Waller polish and the Cup emergency he was driving.
Mornington coach Clayton Douglas believed in his horse in The Everest – regardless that no-one else did.
It was the reverse of what Sydneysider James McDonald has been conjuring in Melbourne in latest instances, crossing the border and pinching wealthy racing spoils.
With the mercurial jockey McDonald protecting his magic wand in Sydney, the crowds who attended the Caulfield Cup for the primary time since 2019 have been handled to a potpourri of performances.
Dee, Dean Holland, Harry Coffey and Josh Parr aren’t family names.
However they rolled up their sleeves made away with the primary six races between them, solely break up by wonderwoman Jamie Kah within the Godolphin blue.
By the point the Cup got here round, there was cash flying round left, proper and centre for loads of runners.
However you may’t preserve a champion down and after Nature Strip had his colors lowered as a short-priced Everest favorite, Waller snared the Caulfield Cup spoils.
There have been ideas floating in every single place on Cup day however among the best for these not on the observe was to hearken to Group 1 jockey Dwayne Dunn on the Victorian broadcaster.
Dunn gave his two bob’s value on his jockey contemporaries with out concern or favour and wasn’t afraid to name a spade a shovel.
The day additionally proved – as if there was actually ever any doubt – that you may’t have an excessive amount of of a superb factor.
There wasn’t a single punter within the broad brown land who wakened on Saturday and wished both the Caulfield Cup or The Everest weren’t each racing on the identical day.
They’re completely totally different merchandise, a bit like Take a look at cricket and its cheeky and vibrant 20-over cousin.
Regardless of the Chilly Struggle between Victorian and NSW racing directors in recent times, the tip end result has been elevated competitors which had spurred each states.
Because the horses went to the limitations in The Everest, they blasted out Candy Caroline to the pulsating Randwick crowd.
However the music taking part in within the ears of Dee after he snared an sudden Caulfield Cup triumph was simply as candy.
Initially printed as Caulfield Cup day was one for the true believers as lesser lights shine
