While many have been quick to write off the Dream Team of Douglas Whyte and trainer John Size in their respective championships after just a quarter of the season, they might look back in July and see that Brave Kid's win on Sunday was the turning point in the game.
Much about the shape of the championship tables, what is still a relatively early point, has suggested that change is coming and it will hinge to a large extent for both men on horses like Brave Kid.
Size was considered the championship favourite by most at the start of the season and the reason for that view then, and now, is the extent of blue-sky potential in Size's yard.
A third of the Australian's yard is made up of unraced horses starting their careers in the middle of Class Four. Horses like Brave Kid, whose trials in both New Zealand and here have never suggested he will end up anything short of a Class Two horse. With the benefit of racing experience, that can even translate to something better.
That means another couple of wins to come, at least, and the Size yard is full of potential two- or three-time winners.
His other lightly raced victor on the weekend, Spinnaker, may not have quite the same scope but it still wouldn't be difficult to see him pick up at least another race in the near future. He stays and horses which race on-pace and can stay usually punch above their weight in this racing environment.
