The filly France Ethel, partnered by visiting UK champion jockey Oisin Murphy, finished ninth without ever threatening.
Atticus Finch won the R6-million Betway Summer Cup at Turffontein over 2000m on Saturday.
Trained by Alec Laird and ridden by Calvin Habib, the five-year-old gelding started at odds of 20-1.
Long-time race leader Purple Pitcher (14-1) stayed on to finish second, with 35-1 shot Rule By Force and 100-1 longshot Madison Valley finishing strongly to grab third and fourth places.
The 4-1 favourite See It Again was well placed throughout the race, but couldn’t match the finishing speed of the placers and ended up fifth. Defending champion Royal Victory (also 4-1) was sixth after travelling well back.
The filly France Ethel, partnered by visiting UK champion jockey Oisin Murphy, finished ninth without ever threatening.
The Quartet bet for the first four past the post paid a whopping R224,438.