Excitable Boy made up for bad luck at his previous three starts when he accounted for his opposition in winning the Festival Of Racing 1000.

The start resembled more like a bowling alley than a race when horses were skittled left right and centre.

Much of the fracas could be attributed to unraced Indulgence, who surprisingly finished up favourite in preference to the last start Moonee Valley winner, Mount Zero.

Excitable Boy was never further back than fourth in the field of seven when Mount Zero led clearly at the distance, before the winner quickly put in his claim.

The win was timely for trainer Danny O'Brien, with the news earlier in the week that his Caulfield Cup winner of 2007, Master O'Reilly, had died; he was a great old warrior.

Excitable Boy with Noel Callow