It seems to me that Hurricane Fly’s greatest asset is his astonishing finishing speed. He won a hot listed race from two subsequent Group 1 winners over a mile on the flat and has proved a near unstoppable force in small fields where races have developed into sprint finishes. In bigger fields, a stronger early pace can develop and he gets the finish run out of him.

To date Hurricane Fly has won 15 times out of 16 in Grade 1 company in fields of eight or less but lost three of his six Grade 1 starts in bigger fields.