Bought by accident. Written off because of his crooked legs. Today, Position Of Power is a five-time winner whose remarkable journey is built on patience, perseverance and belief.

Every so often racing produces a horse that reminds us why sales prices, perfect conformation and first impressions can never tell the whole story.

Position Of Power is one of those horses.

Today, the four-year-old son of Vercingetorix has won five of his 11 starts for owner Vis Chetty and trainer Alyson Wright. It is an outstanding record for any racehorse. Yet there was a time when simply making it to a racecourse seemed highly unlikely.

Remarkably, he was never even meant to belong to the Chetty family.

Vis Chetty was at the sales complex while his son, Ashlyn, was following the auction online from elsewhere.

"It was a lucky buy. Ashlyn bought him online and accidentally selected the wrong lot number. It was sheer luck that we ended up with him." Vis Chetty recalled.

Ashlyn later explained how the mistake unfolded.

"I had a list of the Armitage horses and wanted to buy one of them. My dad was at the sales while I was bidding online. When the sale was over, I realised I'd actually bought the wrong lot number. Ironically, I still ended up with an Armitage horse—it just wasn't the one I intended to buy."

That mistaken click would become one of the luckiest moments in the family's racing journey.

At the time, however, there was little reason to celebrate. Position Of Power's front legs were so badly conformed that most buyers dismissed him without a second glance. Catalogues were marked. Pages were crossed out. Many believed he would never withstand the demands of training, let alone develop into a successful racehorse.

"If you rewind the clock, I don't know anybody who looked at that horse and said, 'Buy him.' I certainly didn't. In my catalogue I had written, 'No, do not buy.'" Wright admitted.

Yet breeder James Armitage of Sandown Stud refused to give up on the colt.

"When a foal is born, the skin is very soft. We use supportive bandages to help correct limb issues and sometimes those bandages leave permanent white marks where the hair grows back. Those white marks are simply evidence of the corrective work that was done."

Those white scars remain visible today, permanent reminders of the painstaking effort invested in giving the colt every possible chance.

"People were doing too much with him and he started going backwards. I kept saying, 'Give him time. Let him strengthen.'"

Fortunately for Position Of Power, Vis Chetty listened. Rather than sending the youngster straight into training, Chetty gave him the time he needed to mature and strengthen on the farm. Looking back, that patience may have been the single most important decision in the horse's development.

Those three simple words—'give him time'—became the foundation of Position Of Power's career.

Wright believes the horse's remarkable story began long before he ever walked into her stable.

"There is a fascinating story before he even got to me. The breeder and the pre-trainer (Brad McHardy) deserve enormous credit for getting him to this point."

She is equally quick to acknowledge the role played by the rehabilitation team that has worked with Position Of Power throughout his career.

"Another big factor in getting him to where he is today is thanks to the rehab facility we have run by the Twilight Moon Equine Team, Rose Waterman-Wentzel and Tessa Zietsman. They have worked with him from day one."

"The first time he worked, I came back and thought, 'This is actually a good horse.' The ability was always there. The question was whether his body would allow him to show it."

From that day forward, patience remained the stable's philosophy. Rather than chasing feature races, Wright allowed Position Of Power to develop physically while placing him carefully, giving him every opportunity to gain confidence and strengthen.

"I've placed him very carefully. I wasn't worried about his merit rating. I wanted to learn what sort of horse I really had."

That measured approach has already produced five victories from just 11 starts.

"I think we're only halfway through the story. A thousand metres is too sharp for him. He's got such a lovely rhythm and action that I believe he wants further."

According to Wright, the immediate objective is to teach Position Of Power to settle in his races before stepping him up to 1400 metres and, ultimately, a mile.

"If he settles over a mile, it opens many more doors."

Only once the stable is convinced he is comfortable over 1600 metres will they begin targeting feature races.

"I've been in racing a long time, but he's one of the most fascinating horses I've ever trained. He's done far more than I ever imagined he could."

For a horse bought by accident, overlooked because of his crooked legs and given little chance of ever becoming a racehorse, Position Of Power has already defied the odds.

His story is about far more than luck. It is about a breeder who refused to give up, an owner who had the patience to let a fragile youngster mature on the farm, and a trainer who recognised ability where others saw only faults.

Five wins from 11 starts suggest they were all right to believe.

The next chapter—teaching Position Of Power to settle over 1400 metres before progressing to a mile—will determine whether the horse nobody wanted can fulfil the promise Alyson Wright believes still lies ahead and earn his place in feature-race company.