1st: KA YING RISING – Zac Purton
“Something lunged at the gate just before he went and it took his mind off it and he turned his head, so he was a little bit slow to step and then Victor The Winner just bore my neck the whole way and he never quite relaxed the way he has.
“He was working the whole way and never had time to relax. He wasn’t at his best today and is better than this and still go the job done.”
2nd: HELIOS EXPRESS – Hugh Bowman
“He ran up to expectations. I was delighted with him.”
3rd: SATONO REVE – Joao Moreira
“He ran fantastic. He got beaten by just two good local horses. He hit the line very strongly but he just wasn’t good enough to beat them but I was very happy with the run.”
4th: CALIFORNIA SPANGLE – Brenton Avdulla
“He ran honestly and tried hard. He probably finds a 1200m Group 1 around here too sharp, so he’d be better up to 1400m.”
5th: HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE – James McDonald
“He got back and couldn’t run on.”
6th: BEAUTY WAVES – Alexis Badel
“He ran very well. He was caught in traffic a bit, but he ran on well.”
7th: FLYING ACE – Matthew Poon
“He ran very well. I’m lucky enough to be just behind the winner and he took me through the race. My horse had every chance and he ran his race.”
8th: LUCKY WITH YOU – Andrea Atzeni
“He ran well. I had to wait a little bit longer than I’d have liked to get a gap, but he finished off quite nicely.”
9th: TOSHIN MACAU – Akira Sugawara
“He didn’t break well and had to run wide. The ground wasn’t great. He showed his turn of foot, but I couldn’t go how we planned.”
10th: INVINCIBLE SAGE – Blake Shinn
“He ran well. I would have liked a bit better draw to give him a softer run but he’s running well.”
11th: LUGAL – Trainer Haruki Sugiyama
“He began slowly and that was everything, but the jockey did not want to give up and took the wide route heading into the stretch. He did not reserve his energy until the finish.”
12th: RECOMMENDATION – Mark Zahra
“He just struggled to cover the pressure today over 1200m.”
13th: STARLUST – Rossa Ryan
“He’s used to five furlongs where they blaze away and he’ll probably go back to that trip. They didn’t go mad on his terms, so back at shorter he’ll be a happier horse.”
14th: VICTOR THE WINNER – Derek Leung
“Coming three wide from the outside draw was tough.”
