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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Listed City Of Ipswich Eye Liner Stakes won by Lady Of Honour at Ipswich on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Lady Of Honour (Ben & JD Hayes/Andrew Mallyon) - $116,000
2nd: Gravina (James Cummings/Ben Thompson) - $37,000
3rd: Blaze A Trail (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace/Jake Bayliss) - $18,000

Winning Time: 1:20.54 

Margins: Short head x 0.5L

Lady Of Honour has the photo go her way in The Eye Liner Stakes!@mallyon_andrew too good in the saddle for Ben and JD Hayes. @lindsayparkrace pic.twitter.com/Z6Ps6v7Qmy

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 17, 2023

Winning Trainer: Sarah Fannin (Lindsay Park rep)

What a win: "It feels fantastic. She's done so well the whole time she's been up here. It's great for the stable and also great for Coolmore as well to get some black type with her." 

Lovely type: "She's a lovely big mare, she's been with us from the start. I ride her in work so it's obviously an extra special win for me personally." 

Stay up here: "I think the plan was to take her home, but after that win the plan may have changed. That will be up to the boys. She's dropped back in class today so we were pretty confident she'd run well. She did all the work, she likes being up on the front and it was a great ride by Andrew." 

Winning Jockey: Andrew Mallyon

"It's a great thrill to ride a winner for Ben and JD. They were still kids when I was a stable apprentice for their David a long time ago. I actually rode their first winner as a partnership, so we've got a bit of history together and it's great to repay their faith in me."

Gear change: "They tinkered with the gear and she switched off lovely. I thought we'd be hard to beat with the light weight, I wanted to make sure we had our revs up so I probably went a touch early, but she was still too good."