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Trainer and jockey quotes after Anamoe wins the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Anamoe (James Cummings/Damien Oliver) - $5
2nd: Forbes (A & S Freedman/Jye McNeil) - $2.90F
3rd: The Art Of Flying (C Maher & D Eustace/John Allen) - $6.50
Winning Time: 57.86 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: Short Head x 2¾L
Winning Trainer: James Cummings (rep by Sean Keogh)
"As far as our two-year-olds are concerned, this guy from his first start has probably improved the most and it was nice to see that performance from him today.
"He's come on really well in the coat and not only that he's grown a bit physically and got a bit more strength there between runs. Nice performance.
"The pace was genuine from early on and it never looked like he was comfortable from early on. Damien had to bustle him along but it was probably only at the 'two marker' that he was travelling and that's when Damien made that decisive move to get him to the outside. He found the line really well."
Winning Jockey: Damien Oliver
"That was a nice effort. I've done a bit of work on him and once I got the chance I let him run. They might've got away a bit in the run but he's a nice horse with ability. He's scopey and will get better when he gets over 1200 metres."