Doomben 10,000 What The Jockeys Said – 2025

Read what each of the jockeys said about their rides in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 at Doomben on 17/5/2025.

James McDonald (Sunshine In Paris): “She thoroughly deserved this win. She’s been comparing against the best horses all the way through the autumn. She was very tough and it’s great to get a big result for the Archibald team. They’ve done an extremely good job with this mare.”

“Rothfire was as tough as they come. I was worried at the furlong that we weren’t going to get to him, but he probably had a tougher run than we did and my mare kept on surging. He gave us one heel of a fright.”

Tim Clark (Rothfire): “He was fantastic. He was very brave and made a big improvement from his first-up run, it was an excellent performance.”

Justin Huxtable (Payline): “He went really well.”

Craig Williams (Schwarz): “I was really proud of his performance. He didn’t really love the ground at all, but he did a good job to fight on. He dwelt a little bit at the start so that probably cost us a position I would’ve loved to have landed in. So, under those circumstances I thought he acquitted himself really well.

Rachel King (Mazu): “The bad gate didn’t help him today, but he was really tough and honest.”

Jamie Mott (Libertad): “He ran really well. He went well on a heavy track as a three-year-old, but I’m not sure he handled it that well today. He gave a small kick but was found wanting.”

Tyler Schiller (Jedibeel): “He didn’t get too much luck today, but I thought he still did a good job. He ran up some backsides and didn’t get any clear air at any point, so it was a bit of a forgive run.”

Josh Parr (Overpass): “It’s unfortunate that we got such a putrid track here today. He tried his hardest, but he couldn’t go on the ground.”

Thomas Stockdale (Desert Lightning): “He was feeling quite fresh today. He was a bit handier than I imagined him to be, he travelled well throughout, and I was happy with his last 100 metres, so it should bring him on nicely for his next run.”

Mark Zahra (Lady Laguna): “She wasn’t up to it today.”

Tommy Berry (Hidden Wealth): “He probably just drew too well on a track that is very hard to be on the inside of. We controlled it quite well early, but we ended up stuck where I didn’t want to be.”

Andrew Mallyon (Veight): “He struggled to get into the race.”