I have just checked the race that I think that you are refering to Phil, and while there were six larger cats to cross the finish line ahead of the Alpha, there were also six (larger cats than the Alpha) that finished across the finish line behind the Alpha! So the Alpha also had its fair share of "foul airs" around the course.
If you are refering to the last race (the 3rd) of that Sunday, we haven't used those results as the Alpha started over five minutes behind at the start, so that those results are "non representative" for the purpose of establishing an accurate yardstick.