Albury trainer Mitch Beer will field the most unpredicatable runner in Friday's $100,000 Snake Gully Cup (1400m) at Gundagai.
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Imported stayer Perfect Illusion will start his first race in Australia.
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"We probably find him as interesting as the form analysts do," Beer said.
"On his European form, class-wise, he's won with higher-class horses in the race, but he's never started in a race lower than 2400m.
"He's been trained totally differently since he arrived in Australia."
The five-year-old son of Nathaniel won three races over 2400m from his 14 starts when trained by Andrew Balding in England.
Beer bought Perfect Illusion in July and after the mandatory seven-week quarantine period arrived in Australia.
"When he first started galloping, he didn't have much of an idea of what we wanted him to do," Beer said.
When he first started galloping, he didn't have much of an idea ... he's come a long way in a short time and personally I think he could run an absolute bottler first up.
- Trainer Mitch Beer
"They don't sprint over there like they do here, they do a lot of long and slow work, while we're trying to be short and sharp."
"He's come a long way in a short time and personally I think he could run an absolute bottler first up."
The gelding's first public appearance was winning a barrier trial over 900m at Albury on October 26.
"His trial was absolutely fantastic," Beer said.
"Although it wasn't a strong trial, for a 2400m horse to sit off them and run them down, I thought it was a ripping trial."
Wodonga's Craig Widdison is the other Border trainer with Toorak Cowboy.
The six-year-old boasts five wins from 35 starts, but has had just the four under Widdison, posting a first up win at Wagga in June.
"Fast forward six months and ours is one of the nicest horses in the race, but a lot of these horses this is the grand final, they've been set for it, they're ready to win, we're kicking off," Beer said.
Seven Border and North East trainers will contest the eight-race meeting with five in the third event over 1100m, including Wangaratta trainer Dan McCarthy's Ocean Hero, Peter Maher's Blind Turn, Kevin Hanley's Aganippe and Widdison's Halo Warrior.