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And now, here's your host, Emmett Kennedy.

Welcome to our review of wacky races mixed with some elite thoroughbred action.

Champions Day had everything, and we're going to break it all down for you with the company of Adam Mills from Total Performance Data.

Former jockey Georgia Cox and actual still jockey Charlie Bennett makes his debut on the Final Frontin podcast looking forward to getting the opinions of everybody and the final front on podcast brought to you by Onex Bet sponsoring three races at the Currah on Tuesday afternoon including the Final Fronton podcast with OneX Bet handicap best to look to everybody competing in the three Onexbet races will with the star of the show, the undeniable star of the show. The apple of Adam Mills' eye, his picture is over his shoulder. Kalandagan confirms his elite turn of foot and his superiority over the field and probably the best middle distance horse in Europe, at least the best 10-4-long horse in Europe, and maybe the world, and that will probably be the highest rated race in the world as well Adam. Explain to us just how good Kalandigan was. Just different gravy to this lot, isn't he really? It's sort of, you know, we've had like a real battle with getting Kalandigan to the front on this podcast. The person who comes on here, his opinion I value most described him as Mr. Silver Medal in June. Oh, dear. And then when

he won at the Grand Prix de Saint-Cleu, everyone went, ah, it's only a French group one. And then when he won the King George, everyone went, oh, but the Aiden horses didn't set it up for him and didn't run their race. But now, everything was against him. Grafard went, we don't need a pacemaker. You two can have your pacemakers.

Do what you want.

And he's so humble in the way he talks about his horse, but this thing. Graffard went, we don't need a pacemaker. You two can have your pacemakers. Do what you want.

And he's so humble in the way he talks about his horse, but this thing is an absolute superstar. Longest stride in the field. Once Mickey Baselona made the decision to get in front of Ombudsman, which was a genius, stroke of genius. He knew by getting in front of Ombudsman, he won't come past me. It can't be beaten. Delacroix, slightly short of room, maybe, but I'd argue,

I just don't think he had to pay. genius. He knew. I get in front of Lombardsman, he won't come past me. It can't be beaten.

Delacrois, slightly short of room, maybe, but I'd argue, I just don't think he had the pace to go through that gap. Glandergan is going too well. It's one of those races where, turning for home, I thought we've already won. It's over. Normally, I'm quite nervous watching him because I come on here and I talk about our grandfather's better than O'Brien and everyone shoots me down and I talk about these horses and then they let me

down but this was just phenomenal. nervous watching him because I come on here and I talk about our Grafaird's better than O'Brien and everyone shoots me down and I talk about these horses and then they let me down

but this was just phenomenal absolutely phenomenal and Ombudsman has run his race his stats

are almost identical to the ones in the Prince of Wales' stakes and Kalanagan just pulled away from

him you know I'm not going to start the debate because you'll have all the Hong Kong fans going, oh, Kau Ying Rising, isn't he wonderful? Yeah. Isn't he wonderful? Winning Sprints against Australian horses. Come over here and have a go. But for me, it's more, I just take the... Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on a second. I think we... Oh, I need, joking. Don't worry. I think we can be pretty certain that Kying Rising has nothing to fear from the British sprinters and the Irish sprinters. And for that matter, neither of the Australians, a Sephora, who they consider not to be in the top ten of the Australian sprinters, crushes our lot. So he's very, very good. And he was great. We'll talk about him towards the end. But in terms of middle distance horses, the Aussies have to come to us to get their middle distance stock. We're the ones who produce that stuff. This is the best

middle distance horse in the world on turf, without a doubt, and he's proved that. That's a

130 plus performance. He's a gelding, he's getting better. We should really give huge amounts

of praise to Mickey Barcelona. If you look at the way this man has ridden this year since he got the Aga Khan job, and there were early stages in the season, people were criticising him on Zarragana. Kalandigandigand got beat by Yam Borgia, Epsom, which was purely down to the track, but Barcelona had his knockers, and he's just worked out with this. You know what, you're in charge. We'll just get settled. We'll make sure we get a clear run. None of this business that Stefan Pasquier tried last year going up the inside. It was just no, going to make sure I get a run because if I get a clear run, I'm going to win. And that's what happened. And you know, the great thing is, he's a gelding. He's getting even better when he's back next year.

You'd be brave to bet against him next year over middle distances because this horse just keeps it grieving. And that is one of the great things about him, Georgia. He is a gelding, as Adam says. And we've already seen from Trollerman winning the long distance cup and the first running of that as a group one. We'll talk about that. Rebels romance is a seven-year-old still strutting his stuff around the world.

If they can keep him sound, touch wood, he's very much worse to look forward to.

But this was a blockbuster performance. as a group one. We'll talk about that. Rebels' romance is a seven-year-old still strutting his stuff around the world. If they can keep him sound, touch wood, he's very much a horse

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