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Trainer and jockey quotes following Hopon Harry winning the Lamaro’s Hotel Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Hopon Harry (C Newitt/L Macdonald & A Gluyas) - $6
2nd: Oceania Blue (W Price/P Moody) - $5F
3rd: Naval Seal (B Prebble/C Waller) - $6.50
Winning Time: 1:37.20 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: ½ neck x ¾ lengths
Go Harry!
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Winning Trainer: Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas (Leon interviewed)
Nearly sold to Hong Kong: "He got an offer from Hong Kong but fortunately for me and fortunately for the owners he failed the vet's test."
Potential: "He's always shown us plenty and I think he's getting better as he gets a bit older, it helps with Rebel Raider's to get a little bit older and he's living up to his promise now."
During the run: "I was a bit worried on the point of the corner because they hadn't gone hard and I thought geez, these leaders might stick on a bit but anyway, it turned out a great ride."
Next run: Not sure, now he's won that and shown so much promise he may have a break and come back Spring time.
Winning Jockey: Craig Newitt
Running well in Adelaide: "His last couple of runs have been outstanding, being a natural lightweight I was able to be johnny on the spot and got the call. He's a lovely horse, he's got really good ability, he's still learning what it's all about but I'm sure he's going to win a nice race."
How the race unfolded: "He was a little bit cheeky behind the gates but in the run he gave me a beautiful ride, I bounced really well, I was torn up whether to stay one off (the fence) but I would've been three pairs back so I elected to go to the box seat. It was a moderately run race and I was strung up a little bit on the corner but his ability and his turn of foot got him out of it."
