GREATHAM BOY TAKES 1,400M GAMBLE

Distance is a query, but last-start closing third over 1,200m suggests otherwise

- Michael Lee

The last event on the 10-race programme on Sept 14 is looking a lot like the "get-out stakes" for recent Group flops.

Even among those with no foray at elite level, they were once topdrawer material who flattered to deceive, such as Boss Phan and Lord's Command.

But, that easier $70,000 Class 3 race (1,400m) could well see those Group castoffs bounce back to their very best.

Greatham Boy tops the list. He is the classic example of the horse who is not good enough in Group races, but a star one or two notches below.

One of the early pre-race favourites to the 3YO series, the Tim Fitzsimmons-trained son of Stratosphere could not quite hold a candle to the Ace Of Diamonds, Lim's Bighorn and Bakeel.