When Speeding Spur and Maxim make their comebacks at Alexandra Park tonight they will both have group one winning performances in their recent formline.
The problem for Speeding Spur is that form was 10 months ago, and for Maxim it was over three years ago.
The two best horses at the first Alexandra Park meeting of the year return with unusual comeback stories, particularly Maxim.
The exciting pacer actually won three starts ago but that was the 2014 Victoria Derby at Melton, beating his stablemate Sky Major. He finished third in Tiger Tara's Northern Derby a month later and trainer Barry Purdon was adamant he would be an open class force until he broke down soon after.
Three years and plenty of patience later he returns in the last race tonight for new trainer-driver Brent Mangos.