$100,000 purchase making most of last chance

Sacked by multiple trainers, Designer Vici was on the verge of becoming a riding hack when a lifeline was offered to connections.

A $100,000 purchase as a yearling, the half-brother to dual Group One winner Always Ready simply wasn’t measuring up to expectations.

The trotter’s six starts for three trainers failed to net a placing, with an average beaten margin of 77.6 metres!