Of all the horses to cause such a stir, nobody would have picked Dr Well to be catalyst for some of the drivel which was being spoken on Sunday at Sha Tin.
The gelding has gained a reputation for his consistent ability to surprise rather than an ability to surprise consistently, but he put on a reversal of form that confounded trainer John Size along with just about everybody else.
Beaten 'many lengths' last at his previous effort against many of the same horses, Dr Well's presence in Sunday's Queen Mother Memorial Cup was not queried much until he won.
At which point, there was even a bizarre opinion that he should be ruled ineligible and disqualified since he hadn't jumped the usual penalty hurdles required when beaten 'many lengths' - a trial and official veterinary examination. And if he had, he would not have been running again so soon. Right. And if I'd been born Brad Pitt the world would be a different place, too.
When all is said and done, however, chief steward Jamie Stier's admission that the matter 'slipped through the net' will be an unsatisfactory explanation to many and the case is by no means rare.
As pointed out in this column, Silent Witness was, surprisingly, not sent to the trials after the Centenary Sprint Cup, despite running pathetically for the world's champion sprinter.
More recently, a lesser beast in Rainbow Diamond was, surprisingly, able to run again within seven days after returning from a break at Happy Valley on April 12 and trailing the field throughout, with jockey Robbie Fradd making a close study of the horse's action in the home straight.