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FLY IN THE OINTMENT: Graham Buddry recalls how brilliant Solwhit beat the odds to shine bright

In the presence of legendary supremacy other brilliance can be easily overlooked until a change of course allows the lesser of two immense luminaries to excel in their own right. Such was the case with Solwhit.

Solwhit, ridden by Davy Russell (left)

Down the field
On September 30, 2007, the 3yo Solwhit made his racecourse debut in his native country in a Flat race on a provincial French track and finished way down the field.
His next start, exactly two months later, was over hurdles on another small track where he started 113-1against 18 modest opponents, winning quite comfortably, much ...

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