Mastery (GB)

Joined Saeed bin Suroor at the start of his 3yo campaign and began in the best possible fashion when an easy winner of the Group 2 Derby Italiano under Frankie Dettori; ran with real credit through the summer of 2009 without gaining a deserved success but changed that in fine style when a brave winner of the Group 1 St Leger, beating his better fancied stablemate Kite Wood in a stirring finish; ran with credit in the 2010 Dubai World Cup in March, over a trip that seemed shorter than ideal, and wasn't seen again until October; benefited from a fine ride from Ted Durcan to dead-heat with Dansili Dancer in the Listed Floodlit Stakes at Kempton but saved his best for last with victory in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase beating Redwood under a brilliant tactical ride from Frankie Dettori; at his peak between 1m4f-1m6f and loved fast ground