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Trainer and jockey quotes after Thalassophile claims the Group 3 MostynCopper Aspiration Quality at Randwick on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Thalassophile (C Waller/C Williams) - $7.50
2nd: Pink Ivory (J Sargent/T Sherry) - $41
3rd: Cliff's Art (M Smith/R Jones) - $8
Winning Time: 1:36.13 Last 600m: 35.63
Margins: Short ½Head x Neck
Thalassophile burst through and just kept on coming! @CWilliamsJockey @cwallerracing pic.twitter.com/VSWzj5NfpA
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) March 4, 2023
Winning Trainer: Chris Waller
On the ride: "It was a lovely ride from Craig (Williams) and a well deserved win."
On what's next: "Try and find the easiest race possible, try to make it three (wins in a row). That's the general pattern, we don't aim too high with a horse like her. She's doing a great job, this is one step down from the real good horses."
"It's not all about Group 1 racing and a lot of horses never get to that level and she might be one of them, but she's labeled herself a Group 3 winner and there'll be another win or two somewhere for her. There's lots of good races to run in and she'll win lots of money."
Winning Jockey: Craig Williams
On being given rides in Sydney: "I can only win on horses that I've been given the opportunity to. Credit to Chris Waller and his team, my manager and the horses ran their heart out today. It's a good day to be up in Sydney for racing, it felt good to be in the winner's circle."
On the preparation: "I love the way, the program that Chris had for her. He gave her a confidence win last time. She's had a bit of a gap between runs so she's had a jump out in between. She's thriving with that confidence. She drops down to a light weight today, she had the nice run from what looked to be a lack of speed in the race from a good barrier draw and she was strong late."
On making the light weight: "It's not very often I ride in a small saddle. At least I didn't have to go for light silks, so not too bad.
Beaten Jockeys:
James McDonald (Roots): "She tried hard."
Robbie Dolan (Gin Martini): "Found the line really well. Last furlong was good. Should be in for a good prep."
Reece Jones (Cliff's Art): "Super effort. Basically did everything but win the race. Probably just peaked the last 50m."
Tom Sherry (Pink Ivory): "Huge effort off one trial. She will only improve."
Kerrin McEvoy (Honeycreeper): "That was a good run. She enjoyed going to the mile and improves."
Zac Lloyd (Ruby Tuesday): "Very ordinary."
Brock Ryan (Douceur): "Worked home."
Tyler Schiller (Banana Queen): "She was a bit pressured early. Didn't find too much in the straight. Found the mile too far."
