In a devastating display that had many searching for new superlatives, So You Think confirmed he was the best horse in the country when he claimed his second Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.Young jockey Nick Hall, who rode Zipping into second place, said he thought he had run into the second coming of Phar Lap on Saturday but trainer Bart Cummings still thought there was a way to go to rise above some of his past champions."That was all right, he was never in any trouble," Cummings said."He's up ther

In a devastating display that had many searching for new superlatives, So You Think confirmed he was the best horse in the country when he claimed his second Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.

Young jockey Nick Hall, who rode Zipping into second place, said he thought he had run into the second coming of Phar Lap on Saturday but trainer Bart Cummings still thought there was a way to go to rise above some of his past champions.

"That was all right, he was never in any trouble," Cummings said.

"He's up there now in the top four or five but he hasn't won a Melbourne Cup yet.

"That looks like where we'll go now."

Last year's defending champion, So You Think stifled betting in the lead-up to the race with bookmakers taking a pounding on the day with the four-year-old starting at $1.50.

Nash Rawiller on the second favourite More Joyous put So You Think to the sword early in the race, taking the lead and giving the mare every chance to run him off his legs over 2040 metres.

It was her legs which started to shake first at the home turn as So You Think loomed large then strode straight past her.

With Steven Arnold setting sight for the winning post and urging So You Think along, it was left to nine-year-old Zipping to carry the banner for the rest.

He got within 1-1/4 lengths but the champ was in control.

Whobegotyou chased him home to finish another long head away with his jockey Michael Rodd describing the winner as a "freak".

Shoot Out was also doing his best late to boost the spirits of his trainer John Wallace after the sudden death earlier this week of jockey Stathi Katsidis.

Wallace was pleased with his effort and will press on to the Mackinnon Stakes and Melbourne Cup with Brown close to a decision to ride him again.

"It was a super run," Wallace said.

"The winner is a world champion, he's a superstar.

"Maybe Bart should retire him and give us all a hope."

Brown said he thought Shoot Out raced more like a Cup horse than a Cox Plate runner.

More Joyous was a game fifth but Rawiller knew he was in trouble with 800 metres left to run.

"He just sucked everything out of me," he said.

Moments after the race, the mare's trainer Gai Waterhouse was already looking ahead.

"It was a good run. There's always next year, it wasn't to be this year," she said.

If Cummings has his way So You Think will probably be there again but first there is the matter of the Melbourne Cup for his old friend, owner Dato Tan Chin Nam.

"It looks like we will go to the Melbourne Cup," he said.

"We'll think about the Mackinnon if I think he needs to run."

Betting markets immediately reacted by shortening So You Think to $3.20 outright favourite for the Cup after he was at $5 alongside last year's winner Shocking.

So You Think has won all his four starts this campaign and although he made his rivals look a rung below, it was by far his toughest fight.

"I got to the bottom of him," Arnold said.

"He got very stirred up today with the crowd so that might have settled him down a bit.

"He's probably got to relax a little bit better again but never say never with this horse I don't think."

Although Cummings is reluctant to label him the best he's had, he's happy to say he's the best he's got at the moment, declaring: "He's pretty good isn't he."

Good enough to have his name on two Cox Plates after just 10 starts.