DANSILI'S SON CUSOON NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR

By Paul Eacott

Article taken from the Racing Post

Cusoon (DANSILI) was last night named All-Weather Horse of the Year in a glittering awards ceremony at Lingfield - despite finishing only ninth to Gentleman's Deal in the Winter Derby earlier in the day. 

The Gary Moore-trained five-year-old was voted the top performer of the season by Racing Post readers, with Gentleman's Deal's victory coming too late to influence the vote, which closed at midnight on Wednesday.

To be fair to Cusoon, who this winter has twice smashed the 1m2f course record that had stood for six years, he was beaten only about two lengths yesterday, in a contest run at an unsuitably slow pace. 

Cusoon attracted more votes than Areyoutalkingtome, Super Frank, Turn On The Style, Hurricane Spirit and Gentleman's Deal.

Date: 26 March 2007