STAMINA was the order of the day at the Curragh on a wet and windy Sunday, and Magellan Strait showed all of that and more to spring a 150/1 shock in the Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch for Joseph O’Brien, Hugh Horgan and owner/breeder Ray Grehan.

The son of Australia has been inconsistent, hence his massive price, but he was resolute to land this ¤324,000 first prize, racing towards the head of affairs for Horgan, who committed him plenty early in the straight. He looked all of his price when headed by My Mate Mozzie and stablemate Dawn Rising, but fought back valiantly in between those runners, and had a half length to spare at the line from the luckless Falcon Eight, who flew home late for second.