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Trainer and jockey quotes following Holymanz winning the Cirka Trophy at Flemington on Thursday.
Race Result:
1st: Holymanz (T Clark/C Maher & D Eustace) - $4
2nd: Gregolimo (B Shinn/M Moroney) - $2.10F
3rd: Vasmee (L Riordan/N Dunn) - $151
Winning Time: 1:51.01 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: ¾L x ¾L
"Holymanz is packing too many guns!"
— Racing.com (@Racing) November 9, 2023
Holymanz runs away with the Cirka Trophy @cmaherracing @clarkyhk pic.twitter.com/0KHXWkExlp
Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (Dave speaking)
"We thought he would get into a nice spot. Tim rode him beautifully.
"He had a nasty fall here at Flemington and it has taken a little while to get him back to the winners' enclosure but the team up in Sydney have done a great job with him.
"I thought he looked fantastic today and he was pretty good through the line.
"First time at 1800-metres, we thought he might get a little bit further and he's by Almanzor."
Future - Eclipse or Ballarat Cup: "We'll see what rating he goes to. The Ballarat Cup is worth plenty of money and one to consider."
Winning Jockey: Tim Clark
"He began really good, before the race I sort of spoke with David (Eustace) and felt that if I could find the favourite's back, but the roles were reversed and I knew he was going to be behind me and coming late but the way my bloke travelled in the run he never felt like he was going to get beat.
"He just tracked into it beautifully, we just got there a bit soon, the leaders stopped pretty quickly, left him there a long way out but gee he toughed it out strongly.
"Throughout the race he travelled like the winner a long way from home.
"Just the leaders stopped soon after straightening and just left me there a bit early. He had to really tough it out late."
