It wasn't so much that Magic Legend was able to win first-up that impressed Douglas Whyte but more the fact the still-untapped talent was even able to prevail despite doing so much wrong.

Coming in off a solitary trial, the John Moore-trained import was wayward as he veered away from horses up the 1,000m straight and then wanted to lay in the other way when clear of his rivals.

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