Comeback jockey Brenton Avdulla revealed he was resigned to Fireburn being a Golden Slipper also-ran before the filly upstaged Australia's best two-year-olds to win the $5 million race.
In an extraordinary ending to the signature race of the Sydney autumn carnival, Fireburn recovered from interference in the middle stages that was so bad it was enough to convince Avdulla it had ended her chances at Rosehill.
