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Trainer and jockey quotes after Cardigan Queen claims the Pancare Recycal Plate at Caulfield on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Cardigan Queen (M Dee/C Maher & D Eustace) - $31
2nd: Seradess (C Williams/M & L Kavanagh) - $6.50
3rd: La Danseuse Rouge (B Allen/C Brown) - $13
Winning Time: 1:08.83 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 3/4L x Half-Head
Cardigan Queen comes storming home along the paint @cmaherracing @mickdee020 pic.twitter.com/8GatVU0csw
— Racing.com (@Racing) September 23, 2023
Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (David speaking)
Worked out well: "10-out-of-10 ride. She was very tough and that is one of her traits. The ground out there today is very safe and Tim (Bailey) has done a great job, but it is not what she prefers. That adds more merit to her win as well."
Trick ground and distance?: "Her run style is to get back and run on - 1200 to 1400 it doesn't matter. I would say her best performances have been at six or six-and-a-half furlongs at Sandown as well.
"It's great for Pat (Driscoll) as well. He's had two runners on the day and they've both run really well and to get a winner for him, as he's someone who is investing in the game and looking to breed horses, particularly in Victoria, is great being able to support him."
Northwood Plume on Guineas day?: "She could do. We may keep her fresh for that and she what is coming up at seven (furlongs). She has got some 'Black Type" but it would be good to get a bit more."
Winning Jockey: Michael Dee
How did you make it happen?: "I don't really know. She just made it happen. We were going to be pretty unlucky there early in the straight, but thankfully the favourite rolled off the fence and gave us a nice saloon run up on the inside there. She was strong through on the inside and towards the line she was very good. It's a good training effort and she had the blinkers on again and back to 1200 metres, it was a good win."
