A local plunge landed in Wednesday's Listed Colin McKenna Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool, as Aaron Purcell's Dashing finished best in the wet and scored a long-awaited maiden Stakes win.

It is sometimes difficult for the vanquished to find perspective in those heady moments after a major race, but for trainers John Leek Jnr and Ciaron Maher, the Galleywood Hurdle result on Wednesday ...