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The Wizard of Oz keen to make more magic happen as normal service is resumed
David Jennings chats to the trainer about a memorable Melbourne Cup success
Golden moments: Joseph O'Brien, alongside winning rider Corey Brown, is overjoyed after pipping his father Aidan to the post with Rekindling in the Melbourne CupCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)
Close your eyes and you are instantly brought to Ballydoyle.
"Better, worse or the same, John? Okay, one again. Evan, steady along. How is he moving, Emma? You go steady, Helen. Steady along to halfway and ask for a bit more after the second gap."
The voice sounds the same, the knowledge seems the same, the attention to detail is definitely the same and the results are starting to look the same but this is Owning, not Ballydoyle, and this is Joseph O'Brien, not Aidan.
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