Hands. Reading the race both his and the others around him Taking the right options more often than the other do.
Maybe as a betting proposition he is over backed but from an owner/trainer position and you had a horse you thought was decent he would be most trainers first option.
Geez how did I get bought into this conversation.
Not sure I have the same cattle Jamie has, but man can he train a horse.
For what it is worth, Opie a class above anyone else in the NZ riding ranks IMO.