Lightly raced 4yo gelding The Novelist, trained by the crack Waterhouse / Bott partnership scored a super impressive win at Kembla (23rd Nov) on "The Gong" Day on a very fast track. He tenaciously outgunned his rivals with Molly Bourke in the saddle.

Nicknamed Flash, he burst onto the racing scene in late 2022 winning his first two starts including the Group 3 BRC BJ McLachlan Stakes and was favoured for the 2023 Magic Millions 2YO Classic, before being withdrawn due to an injury which kept him off the ring scene for an extended period of time. he was has well and truly bounced back from what has been a tough couple of years due to the injury. 

Director of Tricolours Racing, James Moss said "He was so incredibly brave, Molly did a terrific job. She controlled the tempo, got to the best part of the track, and despite looking certain to run second at about the 200m mark, he just lifted. As soon as that other horse got to him, he just refused to lay down, such a gutsy performance from both Flash and Molly". 


Photo image credit: Bradley Photographers