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Trainer and jockey quotes after the Listed Johnnie Walker Gold Coast Bracelet at Gold Coast on Saturday won by Dynasties.

Race Result:

1st: Dynasties (Team Snowden/J McDonald) - $9.50
2nd: Gypsy Goddess (D Vandyke/W Pike) - $2.10
3rd: Smirk (C Waller/H Bowman) - $14

Winning Time: 1:56.94 Last 600m: 36.51

Margins: 1/2L x 1L

Dynasties causes an upset, getting the better of Gypsy Goddess!@SnowdenRacing1 @mcacajamez @GCTurfClub pic.twitter.com/WBga0s4bhY

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 7, 2022

Winning Trainer: Peter & Paul Snowden (Paul interviewed)

Thoughts on Dynasties: "She's been a lovely filly. She's really grown into herself and obviously John's (Camilleri) been very patient with her, but just to get that win today certainly means a lot. We had her ready to go first up. She had done a fair bit of work. We wanted to use that as a stepping board into today and pretty much I think 1550m is about the farthest she's gone and we were going to second up to 1800m.

On how she has handled the step up in trip: "When we started to lengthen her work out after she had that first run back, we really saw this horse start to pick up and thrive. I said to James (McDonald) we had a sticky gate, there were probably five or six horses who wanted to be where we wanted to be. I said how about we go back to being conservative. I know she'll be traveling where they sort of not going too well through this going and I think just let her sprint take over the last furlong and a half and that's what happened."

On winning today despite not being at peak: "She's probably not there yet either. This run will bring her on again and we'll go to third up 2000m. I just think the step up in trip is agreeing with her, the step up in trip obviously today was a guide to see if we do go there in a couple of weeks and we'll be there with bells on.

On how she has grown/furnished: "She won her maiden at Newcastle. You could have put two of her (Newcastle maiden winner) in her today. She has grown that much and filled out so much, so all credit to her."

Winning Jockey: James McDonald

Thoughts on Dynasties: "She's a beautiful big filly. She scooted through the ground really well which has been very testing all day so it's good signs."

"She stayed really well. She had to fight it out with a very good horse so she stuck to her guns well."

"2000 next time so she's got a few acid tests in front of her, but I'm sure she's up to it."