In a field including the St Leger winner Highwayman and smart stayers Caballo De Mar and Gregory among others, Mount Atlas - a dual course winner - was a relatively unconsidered 33/1 chance by many but not Value Bet columnist Matt Brocklebank.

Quickthorn and Cadran third Queenstown cut out much of the running in the two mile Group 1 but Highwayman and Gregory were never too far away. As they entered the final half mile, Queenstown had gone on while Gregory and James Doyle kept Highwayman trapped on the rail behind the weakening Quickthorn.

Gregory could never get to the leader but Highwayman, once in the clear, slowly ate into the advantage but all the while PJ McDonald and Mount Athos had slipped up the rail and when a gap appeared, Mount Atlas went through, quickening smartly.

He passed the line three quarters of a length to the good from Queenstown with the same distance back to Highwayman in third and, again, to Gregory in fourth.

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