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LONGINES Hong Kong Mile �V Post-race quotes

11/12/2016

1st - Beauty Only, jockey, Zac Purton
“He was really good. I think we’re just starting to see the best of him. He’s always been so honest but now that he’s fully matured and acclimatised we’re really seeing what he can do.

“He is much improved this season and he was very strong today. Hughie (Bowman) pushed off the fence about the 700 which made me have to go a bit earlier than I wanted to but the horse has got a big set of lungs and kept running. We set sail after the leaders and he responded really well. I believe he can stretch out to 2,000 (metres) so there was no doubting him being strong at the end of the mile.

“The firm ground suited, the harder the better for him and so did the good speed. We know he does his best now if we let him balance up early.”

2nd - Helene Paragon, jockey, Hugh Bowman
“I was held up when Zac made his run but I still felt I had the horse to peg him back because he had done a bit more work than I had and I knew my horse would finish. Look he was too strong late and, although I was held up for a few strides, I had plenty of time. He has a bright future and he will be a headline horse here in Hong Kong.”

“He’s run a hell of a race. The winner got the better of us last time. I’ve had an uninterrupted run this time compared to last time but he’s just come up short.”

3rd – Joyful Trinity, jockey, Gerald Mosse
“He ran beautiful. He is a beautiful horse who gave me his best and was beaten by a champion horse. I got a beautiful run and he came through like he was going to perform. He hasn't been beaten far and I was very happy with his run. He will continue coming up.”

4th - Contentment, jockey, Brett Prebble
“He is always thereabouts. It was a pretty nice run – it was an honest effort.”

5th - Logotype, jockey, Mirco Demuro
“I got a very good draw so I was able to get a good position, but Moore’s horse seemed to tire and didn’t give me any room to go forward when I needed too. He ran really well though.”

6th – Able Friend, jockey, Joao Moreira
“He feels like he needed another run – his lack of fitness told. He should be right on his next run.”

7th - Satono Aladdin, jockey, Yuga Kawada
“He traveled smoothly and quickened well in the stretch but did not have the same turn of foot as the winner.”

8th - Romantic Touch, jockey, Matthew Chadwick
“He just had a wide run throughout, he wasn’t beaten that far, if he could have got in then he would have been a lot closer.”

9th - Neorealism, jockey, Ryan Moore
“He tired in the straight.”

10th - Cougar Mountain, jockey, Donnacha O’Brien
“I got a grand trip through. He was a little bit outpaced from two out. He ran OK.”

Trainer, Aidan O'Brien
“He has run a solid race. He is a horse that needs fast ground and a fast pace and to get the splits. He has run very well.”

11th - Giant Treasure, jockey, Christophe Soumillon
“He ran well – much better than last time. He’s coming on in the right way.”

12th - Sun Jewellery, jockey, Silvestre de Sousa
“He ran OK. Nothing better than that.”

13th - Beauty Flame, jockey, Derek Leung
“He ran great, jumped sharp, tried very hard but a mile is too far for him.”

14th - Packing Pins, jockey, Maxime Guyon
“I had a good race but this was too hard for my horse.”

 

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