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Trainer and jockey quotes after Imperial Lad takes out the RSN 945AM BM100 Handicap at Bendigo on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Imperial Lad (J Moloney/S Clarke) - $6
2nd: Crosshaven (B&JD Hayes/L Lafferty) - $10
3rd: Noname Lane (W Clarken, N O'Shea/L Meech) - $10
Winning Time: 1:23.04 Last 600m: NA
Margins: Half-Head x Half-Length
Imperial Lad fends them all off!
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A great result for Sheridan Clarke & @moloney_racing pic.twitter.com/4YiWEHCZNy
Winning Trainer: John Moloney (stable rep Shane O'Sullivan speaking)
On Sheridan Clarke's ride: "She's rated him perfectly, got him out of the gates, had him in a nice comfortable rhythm all the way and punched him out good to the line."
On stable confidence: "We were quietly confident. His run last start at The Valley was very good, he missed the run at Echuca unfortunately, but he's trained on well since."
On the horse: "He's won well over half-a-million, he's been a fantastic horse for the stable, well picked out at the sales and he's been a very good contributor his whole career."
Winning Jockey: Sheridan Clarke
On her first Saturday metro winner: "It's fantastic, especially to do it for John and the team. I've been doing a little bit of work for them, going and doing jumpouts nearly every Monday, so it's great to get the first for them too.
"A massive milestone for me anyway and it's one of my goals that has been ticked off."
On the horse and the way the race panned out: "He loves being out in front and just cruises along. The horses headed him probably three quarters up the straight but he dug deep and got the job done.
"He's been trailing up really well. Linda Meech rode him last start and he run super first up and I thought he'd get the job done today."
