Final thoughts from a man who is part of the furniture of Cape racing
Cape trainer Stan Elley had his last runner Big Cat run third at Greyville on Saturday after 41 years of early mornings.
He says a final goodbye with mixed feelings, in this Andrew Bon interview on Super Saturday.
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