If there was any doubt that Mr Brightside had any extra in him this spring or that Satisfaction Of Jenni could get the higher of him once more, the gelding and jockey Craig Williams put that every one relaxation with an emphatic victory within the Champions Mile at Flemington.

It was not that the five-year-old was missed by punters as his $5 beginning value advised, however stepping again from 2040-metres final begin when ending fourth within the Group 1 Cox Plate to the 1600-metres of the Group 1 $3 million Mile might need been his undoing.

Actually not, as he powered to the road to notch his eighth win on the highest stage and speared his profession prizemoney to greater than $16.3 million – that for a horse purchased for round $7,000 4 years in the past.

Consistency counted and the degrees of his achievements not misplaced on the latest technology Lindsay Park coaching workforce.

“He’s such a particular horse to us,” co-trainer Ben Hayes mentioned.

“I hoped he may get that hole, and he received it, and he was so robust via the road.”

Successful by a long-neck, Mr Brightside edged out Queensland customer Antino ($8) with the Chris Waller-trained Fangirl ($5) the identical margin away in third.

“He actually is our flag bearer,” Will Hayes added.

“We owe this horse every thing. He began our momentum as a steady and actually generated a whole lot of hype for us and the way in which he’s raced as we speak, it was heart-in-your- mouth stuff.

“We took a threat and put the blinkers on, again in journey, it was appropriate and Craig rode him terrifically.”

“The grand remaining was the Cox Plate,” Craig Williams mentioned.

“He ran fourth however ran an exceptional race. They’ve come right here as we speak for the Champions Mile, with all these horses, they’ve gone for blinkers for the primary time and he was the precise product as we speak.”

Betting Websites favorite Satisfaction Of Jenni ($4.80) led as anticipated however light to run final with rider Ben Melham reporting that the mare bled from each nostrils.

On her Satisfaction Of Jenni’s racing future, Ciaron Maher mentioned: “If she was to have been retired at any of her final 10 begins she has nonetheless achieved an exceptional job.”

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