You forget what real class is. Xcellent reminded us here in NZ yesterday when he produced one of the best domestic performances in several decades to win the $77,000 Sir James Fletcher Stakes at Ellerslie. A minuscule Monday afternoon crowd at Ellerslie is not a fit audience for what Xcellent produced to blow away class opposition. You can say the best domestic performance in a couple of decades because Sunline's best performances were in Australia. And this was achieved at Xcellent's second race start in a little more that two years

It was a great performance indeed Eroyd! Took a while to get into clear running in the straight, then ZOOM!!

Co-trainer Paul Moroney confident he has at least another 5 lens up his sleeve!!!
Next start the Zabeel Classic & likely to be aimed at the Australian Cup.

It was a pity that injury prevented him having a Melbourne Cup run. I backed him early on in the year at big odds.