RED LION – Hugh Bowman
“He ran second in the race last year. Congratulations to John and the ownership group because he’s such a consistent horse and he’s a worthy Group 1 winner, but I’m a bit lost for words to be honest.
“It’s fantastic. He’s a very consistent, courageous horse. Having had the opportunity to ride him a few times, I had the confidence in him. I didn’t really expect to lead but full credit to John and his team because they’ve turned him out in fantastic order and with a little bit of moisture in the ground, it certainly assisted his chances and I’m just so proud of him.”
VOYAGE BUBBLE – James McDonald
“He was super. I was really proud of his effort.”
SUNLIGHT POWER – Christophe Soumillon
“He ran a great race. Unfortunately it was a little too far for him to win it, but he put in a great effort and I think he’s going to be a good horse.”
MY WISH – Luke Ferraris
“I think he acquitted himself well against the big boys for the first time. He’ll have an exciting future next season.”
GALAXY PATCH – Zac Purton
“It was a really good run, he was just beaten by leaders dominating the race in front.”
HAPPY TOGETHER – Alexis Badel
“He did well, he ran well. We had no excuse. I came for the good prize-money and he held on well.”
BEAUTY JOY – Brenton Avdulla
“He ran well. We drew a little bit awkwardly and we ended up two-thirds back compared to where we wanted to be, but he closed off nicely.”
CHANCHENG GLORY – Joao Moreira
“In the first half of the race he wasn’t very willing. I felt like I was having to push him on but he finished the race off not too bad, so I think it was a good run.”
GAIA FORCE – Yuga Kawada
“We had a good start and kept the pressure, but he lost the power.”
BEAUTY ETERNAL – Andrea Atzeni
“He jumped a bit slow but we had a good trip on the fence. He just didn’t finish off.”
GOEMON – Kevin Stott
“It was a good run. Everything happened a bit quick for him. He’s a big, galloping horse and he couldn’t really quicken.”
ROYAL PATRONAGE – Tim Clark
“He ended up getting into a good spot after a furlong or two and travelled well but when the pressure increased he wasn’t quite there for me. He raced a bit flat today.”
MR BRIGHTSIDE – Craig Williams
“His performance was really disappointing. Most importantly, let’s see how he recovers. He was in a nice position. I was under pressure from the top of the straight and he just failed to find, which is very unusual for him.”
