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Ahorse no one wanted, a jockey who wonders why he is so often overlooked for the biggest races, and a trainer who has waited 30 years for a group 1 triumph stood proudly together in the winner's enclosure after the Coral Coronation Cup, with Pyledriver's success reminding everyone what joy sport can bring to those trying their hardest to succeed.
Pyledriver has come a long way since he was led out unsold for 10,000 guineas (US$14,006) as a foal at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale in 2017, adding a first group 1 to his group 2 triumphs in the King Edward VII Stakes and Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes last year by digging in deep and repelling favorite Al Aasy under jockey Martin Dwyer for co-trainers William Muir and Chris Grassick.
The experience of trainer Muir has been supplemented by the youth of Grassick this season, but it was Muir on the scene at Epsom as he was finally able to celebrate a first group 1 having started training in 1991.