How do we explain Mach Shard getting up to win the Taylor mile from last (at $155)
1.53.9 doesn't seem that fast But it isn't like Oz - breaking 1.51 in NZ is super rare
The on pace runners did not break 29 for Q4 in a mile race (!) so Mach Shard did not have to break the clock to swamp them
Although the track was listed as good, the weather was showery so maybe the track way out wide where he finished was better going

https://infohorse.hrnz.co.nz/datahrs...s/042602fd.htm