Booker has held on to win the half-a-million-dollar Group One Oakleigh Plate at Caufield.
The complexion of the 1100m race changed completely in the dying stages, with Encryption beating Eduardo for second in a photo finish
Boom sprinter Nature Strip, who was clear-cut pre-race favourite to win his first Group One race, was out of the placings.
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