BEAUTY ETERNAL – Zac Purton
There was no speed in the race, which gave us the opportunity to lead. The last thing I said to John [Size, trainer] before the race was ‘I think the going is a lot better on the fence’, he just got into a lovely rhythm and controlled the race and I thought the only chance I had to beat Golden Sixty was to try to put a gap on them and see how we went and today was his day. I always felt there was always something a bit more there but he just always wants to do things wrong in the straight in his races and he can’t let down to his full potential – and today we saw that on the rail.

RED LION – Hugh Bowman
It was a fantastic performance. I expected a forward showing and that’s exactly what we got.

VOYAGE BUBBLE – James McDonald
It was a good run. He stayed on well.

GOLDEN SIXTY – Vincent Ho
He ran well. The ground was not in our favour. When I hit the straight I could already feel he could not pick up with his usual turn of foot. I know it’s a bit difficult. It is what it is, we can’t fight the weather. I was in a great position and everything was close to the speed, but still we couldn’t improve on that ground.

GALAXY PATCH – Blake Shinn
He ran a good race; they just didn’t go quick enough for him.

TAJ DRAGON – Andrea Atzeni
It was a good run. The winner probably got the run of the race but you can’t take anything away from him. He probably wants better ground.

BEAUTY JOY – Brenton Avdulla
He ran well and handled himself well, it was just hard to get into it.

ELTON BAROWS – Atsuya Nishimura
He gave us his best for his first overseas trip. This experience must give him a big advantage in the future.

BRAVE EMPEROR – Luke Morris
He didn’t jump as quickly as usual and I was probably a bit further back than I wanted to be.

OBAMBURUMAI – Damian Lane
He tried hard but he was outsprinted.

CHAMPAGNE COLOR – Ryusei Sakai
He struggled to keep up with the pace and he didn’t feel comfortable on the track.