“It was an excellent win but he’s the type of horse that needs things to fall his way,” co-trainer Bott said.
The Winter Cup triumph followed the rising eight-year-old’s effort when he tailed the field on a heavy track in the Lord Mayors Cup over 2000 metres at Rosehill.
“He can handle heavy tracks, but he copped interference at the start in the Lord Mayors Cup and the distance didn’t suit him as he was first-up,” Bott said
Sir Lucan arrived in Queensland last week and has settled in well in his new surroundings ahead of his Tattersall’s Cup quest.