Chivalry put a smile on the face of his trainer, Mark Kavanagh, after a barn storming performance when he came from last to win the McNeil Stakes, snatching victory virtually in the very last stride.

Kavanagh would be the first admit that the 2013-14 season was a pretty lean period for the stable, it was always going to be difficult to fill the boxes vacated by horses such as Shocking, Maldivian, Whobegotyou and Atlantic Jewel, those horses are seldom replaced, you can only dream that the replacements will be half as good.

Good horses are the lifeblood of every stable, the reason to get out of a warm bed on a chilly winter’s morning.

Every stable needs a good horse, it is a struggle without one, however, finding that elusive one has never been easy and lady luck doesn’t always deal aces.

Mark Kavanagh told the editor of Racingtopics he had the horse, it was all a matter of being patient, that all fell into place on Saturday at Caulfield when Chivalry won the McNeil Stakes.

The three year old is an exciting colt, he could be the best of his age group, he is a big strong youngster with potential, the Caulfield Guineas is his foremost target.

It was a strong test for him as got out of his ground early with the job ahead of him, giving every horse in the race a start, and was last into the straight.

Racing needs its stars, they don’t come along as often as they used to, Chivalry could be the next one.

Chivalry on the outside staking his claim in the Memsie