Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the $1m 7 Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.
Nash Rawiller (Think It Over): “I tried to treat is as just another race and just rely on the horse. He travelled beautifully, you can see the way he travelled up behind them, I thought ‘there’s no reason to come out yet, I’m still going through my gears’. The horse in front of me can’t go any quicker, it’s impossible. So I just stayed there, and when I sensed he was just starting to either wait for me or feel the pinch, that’s when I pounced.”
Chad Schofield (Zaaki): “Very brave. Obviously tough to get beat but the horse was super.”
Rachel King (Arapaho): “He was very fresh early but finished off really well.”
Regan Bayliss (My Oberon): “This horse has gone enormous again. If we can get a bit of give in the ground in the next couple of weeks he is going to go close.”
Andrew Adkins (Zeyrek): “Huge effort behind some classy horses. I thought he held his ground well. He has nicer things in store for his future ahead. Hopefully he keeps doing the right things.”
Tom Sherry (Diamil): “Caught a bit wide. Run told a bit late.”
Adam Hyeronimus (Hoo Ya Mal): “Probably didn’t break as well as I would have liked to have him in a more forward position today. In saying that he has run tremendous.”
Kerrin McEvoy (Fangirl): “Huge run. We had to offset the barrier a little bit. We got out of the race compared to where the winner and second horse was but she let go with a really good finish. Unfortunately the draw beat us today.”
Dylan Gibbons (Going Global): “Good run. If anything she whacked away one-paced but the further she goes the better she will be.”
Brett Prebble (Hinged): “I think we have to find out the vets report. That will be more telling the story.”
Jason Collett (Fireburn): “I had to give away quite a start but she was really good late.”
