Zac Purton on what went wrong in Gold Cup as $1.20 chance Exultant goes under
Zac Purton says his $1.20 hotpot Exultant fell victim to a severe lack of pace and a bad barrier in Sunday's Group One Hong Kong Gold Cup.
The champion jockey was left with few options from barrier nine, jumping from the tricky 2000m Sha Tin start, and admits he knew he was in trouble 800m in when Joao Moreira was left to dictate proceedings on…
