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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 2 Todman Stakes won by Anamoe at Randwick on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Anamoe (R King/J Cummings) - $9
2nd: Profiteer (H Bowman/M Price & M Kent Jnr) - $2.25
3rd: Home Affairs (N Rawiller/C Waller) - $21

Winning Time: 1:08.54 Last 600m: 33.89

Margins: Head x Long Neck

Anamoe in the shadow of the post! What a win to take out the Todman Stakes. Gun ride from @RachelK11 for @godolphin! pic.twitter.com/wlzzsmuMxf

— Sky Racing (@SkyRacingAU) March 6, 2021

Winning Trainer: James Cummings

On the colt: "He's a classy colt no doubt about that. We barely breathed on the horse once he got back from Melbourne. He had to absorb a bit of that pressure, come back underneath them and attack the line so strongly. He's got Golden Slipper written all over him. That will take most of our attention over the next couple of weeks."

Onto the future: "We tried to leave a little a bit of improvement in him over the next couple of weeks. We didn't want him winning by 10 lengths but we were quietly confident that he could upset the favoured horses. The others have gone well. The second horse pulled his head off on the fresh side and others had their setbacks."

"This horse has had a really good two weeks. He didn't have the most ideal week leading into the Blue Diamond or the best barrier. He's due one again in two weeks time. The reward for the Slipper will be enormous. He's a natural horse with the blinkers off. He was focused and is a live chance in the Slipper."

Winning Jockey: Rachel King

On Anamoe's class: "He feels enormous. Even just cantering to the gates, he's just got that real sense of class about him.

"He's a definitely a level above them, I haven't sat on a horse like that in quite a while. He gave me a super feel before the race and an even better one in the run. "

On the run: "I ended up being able to work up nicely along the fence and just creep a little bit of ground without having to use him up to much.

"He still had a little bit of a wander around when he hit the front, he is still learning in that way, he's a bit immature mentally.

"But it's exciting, he's got that little bit of improvement to come."

On the Golden Slipper: "He has put his hand up today, he had to against these horses, this was going to prove where he is at.

"His form in Melbourne was strong and taking the blinkers off today menat he really relaxed in the run and did everything right.

"I think we have a really exciting horse."

Beaten Jockeys:

Hugh Bowman (Profiteer): "Superb effort."

Glen Boss (Alpine Edge): "He's a beautiful colt. He's very immature. Will make a lovely 7f, miler in his late 2yo, 3yo season. Beautiful colt."

Nash Rawiller (Home Affairs): "Beautiful colt. Think he will be suited by the pressure of a Slipper. A bit of new string to his bow the way he settled today."

James McDonald (Stay Inside): "I was wrapped with him. He's obviously a very adaptable horse on fast ground, he got back a bit far. He's gone super."

Tommy Berry (Remarque): "He's just lacking that match practice. A little bit of fitness there as well. No doubt he's got the ability. He's just not there yet."

Kerrin McEvoy (Direct): "Just needs a bit of time."