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Trainer and jockey quotes after Four Moves Ahead takes out the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Four Moves Ahead (N Rawiller/J Sargent) - $4.80
2nd: Mallory (J Collett/G Ryan & S Alexiou) - $4.60
3rd: Swift Witness (T Clark/G Waterhouse & A Bott) - $11
Winning Time: 1:24.24 Last 600m: 35.98
Margins: Neck x Head
Protest 3rd v 2nd - UPHELD
Four Moves Ahead wins her second Group 2 in the Tea Rose Stakes.
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Winning Trainer: John Sargent
On the ride: "That's his third today and I just left it up to him. When I walked out in the rain to talk to him to tell him what to do he said I'll ride her very similar to how I rode her in the Slipper. He did and this rain helps her. I think she's on an upward plane and peaking for the Flight Stakes."
On Nash's patience: "He knows her well. She has a good turn of foot. You don't need to take off too early at Randwick. I was very happy with that. It is good to see her back in form. Onwards and upwards from now."
Onto the Flight Stakes: "Just this week her coat finally came out. It has taken a bit longer. The couple of runs haven't all gone her way but not making excuses. Onwards and upwards now with two weeks to go to the Flight and that is the one we are after because it is a G1."
On running the mile: "Emeralds is her half-sister and she won at a mile in the Angst a G2 race Mile shouldn't worry her at all. She is very competitive when Swift Witness came around her, she wanted to go then. Nash knows her, hold her back and wait."
Winning Jockey: Nash Rawiller
On the filly: "Well this is just when you get to know a horse, you know what she is capable of, her idiosyncrasies, probably the way we rode her the other day has helped her win today's race. I was going to end up in no man's land last time but was forced to go back with cover and switch her off. Her run still held, she still hit the line. I couldn't have come out and rode her as confidently as I did today."
On feeling the winner a long way out: "I did yeah. She loves this ground. When Swift Witness kicked again at the 150m I was a little concerned but with that bit more sting out of the ground she really dug deep. She's a very good filly and Sarg has done a great job with her and let me do what I felt I needed to do on her towards the Flight Stakes. I said when I got off her the other day I thought she would be favourite for the Flight and still think she will."
On the track: "It didn't need it obviously. It still rode very well. That filly she loves it. That might be a bit of a guide for the rest of the day that you are going to want them liking the conditions."
Beaten Jockeys:
Tim Clark (Swift Witness): "She ran great. On track for the Flight Stakes in a couple of weeks."
James McDonald (She's All Class): "A bit disappointing."
Jason Collett (Mallory): "Great run. Settled closer. A bit of interference late but very good run."
Sam Clipperton (Robodira): "The barrier made our job very difficult."
Kerrin McEvoy (Latino Blend): "Pace just didn't suit. She sort of got back and ran on into it. Levelled the last furlong. Not sure that she loved that ground."
Hugh Bowman (Najmaty): "Didn't handle the ground."
Glen Boss (Chill): "Every chance. Not good enough."
Rachel King (Rocklily): "Didn't handle the going."
Regan Bayliss (Never Been Kissed): "She will run a mile that is for sure. She just got caught wide today, kept her balance, she lacked a turn of foot but kept sticking on right the way to the line."
Josh Parr (Von Trapp): "Fantastic effort. Had to ride her quiet from the gate. Lovely filly."
Brock Ryan (Mokulua): "She ran well but she didn't like the track."
