There is only one Bart

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...no not Simpson CUMMINGS :notworthy:notworthy:notworthy:notworthy Viewed leads home one-two for Cummings BY NICHOLAS GODFREY6.13AM 17 OCT 2009 Report: Australia, Saturday Caulfield: BMW Caulfield Cup (Group 1 hcap) 1m4f, 3yo+ VIEWED led home a Caulfield Cup one-two for Australian legend Bart Cummings in Melbourne on Saturday, when neither of two well-fancied British runners was able to land a telling blow. Brilliantly ridden by Brad Rawiller, last year's Melbourne Cup winner Viewed took the A$2.5 million (£1.41m) feature by a comfortable two and a quarter lengths over stablemate Roman Emperor. Godolphin's Kirklees stayed on to finish seventh after racing in mid-division and turning wide into the straight under Kerrin McEvoy, while the Luca Cumani-trained Cima De Triomphe was well down the field in 13th position. But thisCaulfield Cup was all about one man: the amazing Bart Cummings, the 81-year-old ‘Cups King' who was winning the race for the seventh time, to add to his 12 Melbourne Cups and three Cox Plates. Viewed's success came 18 years after Cummings' previous Caulfield Cup win with Let's Elope in 1991 - and 43 after his first with Galilee in 1966. He has also scored with Big Philou (1969), Leilani (1974) and dual winner Ming Dynasty (1977 and 1980). Viewed, a six-year-old son of Scenic, overcame the twin burden of top-weight and a double-figure draw in gate 13 to record his first victory since the famous Flemington two-miler in November 2008. He will return there next month with high hopes of a repeat success. Sent off a 12-1 shot in local TAB betting, Viewed benefited from a charmed route on the inner under jockey Brad Rawiller, who took his mount across to the rails from his wide draw to settle towards the rear. Scraping paint throughout the 1m4f feature, Rawiller smuggled his mount up the rail to sit just off the lead after turning for home and then burst through a furlong out for a comfortable victory. Last season's AJC Derby winner Roman Emperor chased him home out wide ahead of Vigor and New Zealand-trained Daffodil, who completed the minor places. The 6-1 favourite Predatory Pricer could never get across from a wide draw and finished 12th. The runner-up was carrying Cummings' own colours. "I've been beaten by my own horse!" laughed Cummings, who was winning his 255th Group 1 race. "The run through on the fence assisted him a little bit - it was a great ride." Asked what it took to be successful in the Caulfield Cup, he dead-panned: "Just a good horse - a few of them." Rawiller was thrilled. "It doesn't get much better than this - not just to win your first Caulfield Cup, but to win it for Bart Cummings," said the rider. "Any Australian knows his name but in racing he's just folklore. "He's the greatest legend in racing and it's a great honour to be able to ride Viewed, to be given the chance today and do the job. I had a lot of confidence coming into this week - it's easy to do when you have Bart Cummings as the trainer." Reflecting on the race, Rawiller added: "With that gate it was always just imperative that we settled going towards the Melbourne Cup. "I just felt if we got caught deep in midfield he probably couldn't win today so I made sure he switched off. "He settled great. Down the back they pulled up to a crawl at one stage and though he was strong on the bit, I was pretty confident we weren't using that much.

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Re: There is only one Bart Great Trainer Great Horse Great Ride :clap:clap:clap...Great chance of retaining the MC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDTc1yZWc9M