INVINCIBLE SAGE – Hugh Bowman
He is up to top class now. I think a rain-affected track may have assisted his performance, but even on a dry track I think we would have seen a winning performance today.

CALIFORNIA SPANGLE – Brenton Avdulla
He ran terrific. We got driven hard by the Japanese horse and then Derek grabbed me.

MUGEN – Blake Shinn
He was super. First time in a Group 1, a bit of a rise in class, but he’s a lovely horse and he was a pleasure to ride.

FLYING ACE – Zac Purton
He ran well, it was a good effort.

HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE – James McDonald
It was a really good run.

LUCKY WITH YOU – Andrea Atzeni
He ran well for a long way, he just doesn’t like the wet track.

VICTOR THE WINNER – Derek Leung
We got taken on at the start.

LITTLE BROSE – Karis Teetan
He ran okay. He’s inexperienced but I think he’ll be okay next season in Hong Kong.

BELIEVING – Harry Bentley
She was slightly slow away and then just couldn’t get going on the ground. She was never really comfortable.

SUNRISE RONALDO – Damian Lane
The pace was too fast for him.

MAD COOL – Ryusei Sakai
He didn’t respond well at the final turn and didn’t run his race.