The 41-year-old Ulsterman was full of praise for the handsome dark bay horse, saying: “There had been a good pace early, but I was still rolling as I followed Helissio into the straight, and when he cracked I had to go But it was a long, long way to the winning post. All he knew was that his job, once his jockey launched him past a fading Helissio was to go for home as long as he was asked and his legs could carry him over the stamina-sapping ground.Pilsudski attacked courageously, and Helissio’s class took him back past Singspiel in the final gruelling half-furlong after an odd stop-start ride from Cash Asmussen, but Swain put his handsome white-starred head down and found reserves enough.Reid, who sat on Swain for the first time in the parade ring, was winning his second King George, having scored on Ile De Bourbon 19 years previously. But Swain was travelling sweetly, and had no knowledge that he carried the second colours of the Godolphin team and started at what in retrospect was an insulting 16-1 for a horse who has been placed in two Arcs. Singspiel, winner of the Canadian International, Japan, Dubai and Coronation Cups, was two and a half lengths fourth. It can be disappointing when a showdown does not go entirely with the script, but there was no fluke about Swain’s victory under the conditions and if he was not the champion most were prepared to acknowledge, he is now the one whose colours must be lowered.
Two hours of heavy rain had softened the ground and meant that a premium would be put on stamina, and as the field turned into the straight Reid’s decision to commit early was a brave one. Then, in the 59th minute, he kicked ahead once again for Ettingshausen to outsprint everyone before diving on the ball.With the score at 44-0, the Sharks took their foot off the accelerator in the final 20 minutes..

A Moment of magic in rehearsal gave Swain his chance for glory, and here yesterday, on the biggest stage of all, he took it. The five- year-old, so often the nearly horse, emerged from the shadows to outstay and outgallop the three thoroughbreds hitherto regarded as the best in the world for victory in English racing’s great summer showpiece, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. The records will show that Swain, partnered by John Reid, passed the post a length in front of the Eclipse and Breeders’ Cup winner Pilsudski, who had a length and a quarter in hand of last year’s Arc victor Helissio. He converted both to stretch the lead to 28-0.Chris McKenna went through a feeble defence in the 48th minute and Richardson added his second try six minutes later with a 40-metre sprint down the touchline Green converted to give the Sharks a 40-0 lead. The first came when he scooted under the posts despite the attention of four Warrington defenders, while for the second Green managed to dive on a kick just inches from the dead-ball line. Green added the extras to give Cronulla a 16-0 half-time lead.The Wolves defended well in the opening half but lacked any direction in attack.

They threatened to score only once before the interval, when Mark Forster made a 50-metre break which ended with Jon Roper bundled into touch only two metres from the Sharks’ try-line.Green put the game beyond doubt with a two-try effort in the opening six minutes of the second half. Warrington failed to score a point as they slumped to a heavy defeat against Cronulla Sharks in the World Club Championship yesterday, as the home side’s half-back, Paul Green, scored two of the eight tries and created several others, as well as kicking six goals. The pattern was set when Warrington gave away two early penalties for stealing the ball. Green opted to take a quick tap instead of a shot at goal, allowing Russell Richardson to race over wide out. The Sharks extended their lead to 10-0 five minutes later when an Adam Dykes up-and-under saw Andrew Ettingshausen, their captain, outjump the opposition to score in the corner, with Green adding a touchline conversion.
Green was in the thick of the action once again in the 29th minute when he threw an inside pass for Craig Greenhill to off-load to full-back Ben Sammut, who beat the desperate tackles of Lee Penny and Andrew Duncan to score under the posts.

Bennett’s men would hate a defeat at the other Broncos – a club reborn out of the Brisbane operation – to unsaddle them on their run-in.. We’ve got enough points on the board that if we carry on winning we will make the quarter-finals. But if we lose a game, it’s all over for us,” Bennett said.It could already be all over for Canberra – London’s victims last week – who face a Halifax side strengthened by the return from rugby union of the successful Lion John Bentley this afternoon and for Canterbury, who play a Wigan team to whom they have already lost on Monday.That leaves Brisbane, Auckland, Penrith and Cronulla as the four unbeaten sides fighting for the three qualifying places from the Australian Group A. Martin Offiah only needs a sniff of a chance on the wing and I don’t think I’ve ever seen Tulsen Tollett play any better than he’s doing now. But basically they are a team who play well together and do the little things right.”It is in the nature of the World Club Championship that a slip-up this evening is likely to be fatal for Brisbane “I’m not worrying about points difference.

He was only 28 when he left, so I’m not surprised to still see him doing such a good job.”He just enjoys his football. He doesn’t get too uptight about anything and, in the case of players who have great longevity, that’s often a big factor.”Peter Gill is also a wonderful player for them. “That was a great result and shows what a good side they have become,” he said. “I coached several of their players in Australia and I know the talent that they have there.”He knows none of the London side better than he does Terry Matterson, once his captain and right-hand man at Brisbane and now filling a similiarly influential role at London.