Saturday's Group 2 Perth Cup was a great spectacle with the 'weight horse' Neufbosc denying the 'WFA horse' Truly Great in the final stride.

A two horse war up the straight, Truly Great looked to have Neufbosc's measure at the 200m, before just out-stayed late.

His third win in seven starts for the Neville Parnham stable, Neufbosc took full advantage of a 10/10 ride from Chris Parnham.

Originally settling ahead of Truly Great, Parnham was able to get onto his back when Pike pressed up three wide to trail Trap For Fools passing the 1400m.

Following him every step of the way, Parnham made his move at the turn, popping out to eyeball Truly Great coming into the straight.

Pike was yet to push the button when hitting the front on straightening, but was unable to shake off Neufbosc.

In a great battle to the line, Neubosc just edged ahead late, notching up his first Group success in Australia.

Group 1 placed behind Kew Gardens in France as a three-year-old, Neufbosc had struggled to find his feet in Australia before making the trip West.

A surprise winner third up over 1400m, Neufbosc was able to turn around a 9L beaten margin when safely held in the Kingston Town Classic three starts prior.

While a 6kg swing at the weights, it highlighted Parnham's training performance in getting the six-year-old back on track, winning two of his subsequent three starts.

The Team Williams trained Truly Great certainly lost no admirers, at the weights he destroyed them; on level terms he beats Neufbosc by ~7L and third placegetter Midnight Blue by ~11.5L.

He returned a new career peak now rated 118 by Timeform, building on his 115+ achieved when winning the Kingston Town Classic.

That is a significantly high number for the Perth Cup, the highest rating achieved since Delicacy in 2016.

As a point of reference Regal Power came East last year rated 115 (now rated 122), though they didn't elect to push on to the Perth Cup with him after Ted Van Heemst Stakes.

Different story this year with Truly Great, which suggests they are likely to give him a long spell and set him for the Spring.

A winner of eight of his 14 starts, including six of his last eight, he has come a long way in a short period and is clearly trending the right way.

The Peters' army continues to build and he becomes another weapon to fire our way later in the year.

FP	Silk	Horse, Age & Sex Sire & Dam	Jockey Trainer	SP WT
1st		4. NEUFBOSC (FR) 6yo G MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - NONSUCH WAY (IRE)	CHRIS PARNHAM NEVILLE PARNHAM	$3.50 54.0kg
		Seymour Bloodstock (Mgr: D S Thomas), M A Pilkington, Extra Special (Mgr: R S A Minney), Hall Thoroughbred (Mgr: K M Hall), M B Lee, M K Dawson, S F Emery, R C Pearson, A M Branson, B I Ford, F D Grabowski & R D Hanley
2nd		1. TRULY GREAT (AUS) 5yo G DUNDEEL (NZ) - TRULY SPECIAL (AUS)	WILLIAM PIKE G & A WILLIAMS	$2.75 60.0kg
		Peters Investments Pty Ltd
3rd		13. MIDNIGHT BLUE (AUS) 4yo G SO YOU THINK (NZ) - MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (AUS)	PATRICK CARBERY G & A WILLIAMS	$11.00 53.0kg
		Peters Investments Pty Ltd
4th		2. TRAP FOR FOOLS (AUS) 7yo G POET'S VOICE (GB) - OLD MONEY (AUS)	BRAD RAWILLER LINDSEY SMITH	$15.00 59.0kg
	Sales Information  | Inglis | 2014 Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale (38) | Widden Stud, Widden Valley | WITHDRAWN 2014 Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale (38)   Widden Stud, Widden Valley  Withdrawn
5th		5. PLATOON (AUS) 5yo G PLAYING GOD (AUS) - ORIEL (AUS)	JASON BROWN NEVILLE PARNHAM	$13.00 54.0kg
	Sales Information  | Magic Millions | 2017 Perth Yearling Sale (5) | Mungrup Stud Narrikup Wa | Neville Parnham Racing | AUD $ 26,000 2017 Perth Yearling Sale (5)   Mungrup Stud Narrikup Wa  Neville Parnham Racing AUD $ 26,000
6th		9. DOUBLE DIGIT (AUS) 7yo G DEMERIT (AUS) - FEMALE AGENT (AUS)	RYAN HILL ASHLEY MALEY	$201.00 53.0kg
	Sales Information  | Magic Millions | 2015 Perth Yearling Sale (217) | Alwyn Park Stud Serpentine Wa (As Agent) | Ashley Maley | AUD $ 10,000 2015 Perth Yearling Sale (217)   Alwyn Park Stud Serpentine Wa (As Agent)  Ashley Maley AUD $ 10,000
7th		14. PADDY'S SHADOW (AUS) 6yo M DANE SHADOW (AUS) - PATTIE ME LASS (AUS)	SHAUN O'DONNELL RAQUEL WILLIAMS	$31.00 53.0kg
8th		15. TAXAGANO (AUS) 7yo G ROGANO (AUS) - TAXA (AUS)	JADE MC NAUGHT FRED KERSLEY	$31.00 53.0kg
9th		7. CAMBIST (AUS) 4yo M GINGERBREAD MAN (AUS) - CALICO BLUE (AUS)	JASON WHITING ROBYN LOCKWOOD	$61.00 53.0kg
	Sales Information  | Magic Millions | 2018 Perth Yearling Sale (36) | Yarradale Stud Gidgegannup Wa | John Chalmers Bloodstock (Fbaa) | AUD $ 20,000 2018 Perth Yearling Sale (36)   Yarradale Stud Gidgegannup Wa  John Chalmers Bloodstock (Fbaa) AUD $ 20,000
10th		10. FREEZ'EMOFF (AUS) 6yo M FROST GIANT (USA) - KEEP'EMOFF (NZ)	MS K YUILL GRAEME HAMMARQUIST	$61.00 53.0kg
11th		11. HE'S A PARKER (AUS) 6yo G HE'S A DECOY (IRE) - ROMAN GEM (AUS)	SHAUN MCGRUDDY HECTOR MCLAREN	$81.00 53.0kg
12th		16. UTGARD LOKI (AUS) 5yo G FROST GIANT (USA) - TWINKLE TOES (IRE)	LUCY F WARWICK JUSTIN WARWICK	$41.00 53.0kg
13th		12. JUICING CARROTS (AUS) 8yo G BLACK TOM (AUS) - BARONESS GABRIELLA (AUS)	JERRY NOSKE RAQUEL REID	$81.00 53.0kg
14th		6. ADORNMENT (AUS) 5yo M MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) - JEWELLED (NZ)	J AZZOPARDI ADAM DURRANT	$41.00 53.0kg
15th		3. PRINCESS JENNI (NZ) 5yo M HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - GLITZABEEL (NZ)	PAUL HARVEY DAVID BRIDEOAKE	$9.00 56.0kg
	Sales Information  | NZB | 2017 Premier Yearling Sale (184) | Phoenix Park | Mr A Ottobre / Darren Weir Racing | NZD $ 120,000 2017 Premier Yearling Sale (184)   Phoenix Park  Mr A Ottobre / Darren Weir Racing NZD $ 120,000