Trained by Symon Wilde the five year old gelding went into the race as a short priced favourite at $2.50.

With the help of a good barrier Josh Cartright was able to sit at the front on the inside where he timed his run to perfection.

Jahan was challenged by Beer Garden and Spanish Vixen down the home straight, but he was able to hold on by almost two lengths.

Wilde was happy with the run of Jahan and the ride of jockey Josh Cartright.

"We drew a good barrier which always helps," Wilde said.

"It was a lovely race on paper and proved to be pretty good on track as well. In those kind of races you just hope everything goes right and it did."

Wilde had just the one runner at the Great Western Cup meeting, but after winning the feature race it was definitely worth his while.

The form of Jahan is the best it has ever been winning four races this spell.

"Two starts back he won the Penshurst Cup," Wilde said.

"So he is back looking fit. He is better than ever."

Wilde was forced to rest his horse for the majority of last year after he suffered a injury to his fetlock.

The fetlock is comparable to the ankle joint of a human and takes a long time to recover once injured.

A spell of 55 weeks has meant that his fitness is well down, but he is building on that and slowly increasing his distance.

Early on in Jahan's career Wilde focused on anything just under a mile, but he has stretched out to 2000 metres now and is racing accordingly.

"Everything went to plan," Wilde said.

"He did a good job pushing to the front, but then he was able to hold on."

Wilde had no plans for Jahan following his cup victory, but was considering sending him to the Colac Cup.

"There isn't many country cups left, so we might even look to go to town," Wilde said.

"He is making his way through the grades this spell and we are really happy with him."

Cartright who was in the saddle followed his cup win up with a win in the last race.

The win for Jahan sees his prizemoney at a tick over $70,000 from his 20 starts.

Jahan is a placid horse that is well behaved whether he is at the races or training making him a stable favourite.

The win for Jahan came at a cost for Stawell trainer Paul Jones who was looking to go back to back with Spanish Vixen.

Spanish Vixen ridden by Stawell apprentice jockey Chelsea Hall, ran a respectable race, but couldn't find that next gear in the straight.