Hi Richard, Absolutely mind boggling to think that a horse could give a quality field a huge start and a beating, it just couldn't be achieved today over a mile. Brilliant horse Mount Eden but at times very frustrating mixing his gait at the start. My favourite race of all time was the 1980 AG Hunter Cup win by Pure Steel ( his third ). I think the race caller was Brian Markovic and he had the adrenaline pumping from start to finish - brilliant call with quips like Paleface Adios leads at the bell with the ''tungsten terror'' moving up alongside, and, they're going hellishly hard down the back straight. Another: Koala King is in a half - nelson grip but he can't get out and finally around the turn, Pure Steel goes to Paleface but the Koalas after him, he's flying, Pure Steel is hanging on ,he's pulling out everything,Koala King can't get to him and Pure Steel wins his third Hunter Cup. Breathtaking. Shame the race is not on you tube but I taped the race and still have it stored away somewhere.