Brad Rawiller could barely describe the thrill of winning his first Caulfield Cup for legendary trainer Bart Cummings."It doesn't get much better than this," Rawiller said."Getting a Caulfield Cup, let alone your first with Bart Cummings it just amazing."He is the greatest legend in racing."Every Australian knows the name Bart Cummings but in racing he is folklore."It is just a great honour to ride Viewed and get the chance today."It still hasn't hit me yet."Rawiller has battled weight problems

Brad Rawiller could barely describe the thrill of winning his first Caulfield Cup for legendary trainer Bart Cummings.

"It doesn't get much better than this," Rawiller said.

"Getting a Caulfield Cup, let alone your first with Bart Cummings it just amazing.

"He is the greatest legend in racing.

"Every Australian knows the name Bart Cummings but in racing he is folklore.

"It is just a great honour to ride Viewed and get the chance today.

"It still hasn't hit me yet."

Rawiller has battled weight problems for most of his career and his brother Nash, who won the 2004 Cup on Elvstroem, was one of the first to congratulate him.

Brad all but gave the sport away but with the support of family celebrated his first Group One win on Niconero in the 2006 Fruit 'N' Veg Stakes in Perth and a year later got the top horse he needed when he became the regular rider of Weekend Hussler.

A year ago the Hussler was Rawiller's first Caulfield Cup ride and the good judges believed it was just a matter of steering him around to get the money.

But Rawiller and Weekend Hussler's connections were gutted when he failed to stay and finished 12th.

Rawiller took the positives from his ride on that day into the big race.

"It was disappointing but my ride on the day, I felt, was as good as could have been done," Rawiller said.

"I took that confidence into (the) race and everything went as good as you could have planned it.

The Cup was only Rawiller's third ride on Viewed after Cummings rang him two weeks after his 31st birthday in August offering him the chance to ride the Melbourne Cup winner for the rest of the spring.

It was Rawiller's best opportunity since winning the Golden Slipper Stakes on Phelan Ready in April and he seized it.

He got a feel for Viewed when he was beaten five lengths into 10th place to Heart Of Dreams in the Underwood Stakes on September 19.

Only two weeks later Rawiller could feel the Cummings magic when Viewed flashed home for seventh, three lengths behind 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient in the Turnbull Stakes.

Rawiller said it was imperative to ensure Viewed got his chance with the easiest run he could get in the Caulfield Cup heading towards the Melbourne Cup.

"If we land midfield and get caught deep he probably doesn't win today," Rawiller said.

When the barriers opened Rawiller took his chance to cross from gate 13 behind the field and found the rails in last place while there was a mad charge for the lead going out of the straight.

As the pace slowed he edged forward on the fence. It was a ride that needed luck and Rawiller got it.

"Down the back they pulled up to a crawl at one stage and when they opened up down the side we took all the short cuts," he said.

"It opened up in front and we virtually saved 10 lengths in the space of 100 metres.

"He hadn't spent a penny so I was pretty confident on the turn.

"I knew the horse was going to be stronger than anything going to the line."

Viewed didn't go around one horse and was finishing so fast that race caller Greg Miles didn't see him until he was more than a length in front.

At the finish it was a winning margin of 2-1/4 lengths with Viewed's stablemate Roman Emperor running to second place ahead of Vigor.

"He rode it like Scobie Breasley," Nash shouted proudly as his brother was being interviewed after the race.

As the crowd looked on Nash, standing beside his brother, made it official.

"He (Brad) has proved what a top jockey he is."