Verry Elleegant and Nature Strip are the best of the rest for Chris Waller, and the master trainer is enjoying them all the more because of his retired superstar.
It’s not often a group 2 race overshadows a group 1, but Nature Strip plus a Masked Crusader-led list of dangers have relegated Verry Elleegant and the George Main.
Racing golden girl Jamie Kah won’t be allowed to ride again until next year after being given an extra two-month ban for lying to stewards in the wake of last month’s illegal Airbnb gathering at Mornington.
