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Trainer and jockey quotes after Yonce takes out the Group 3 The Big Screen Company T.S. Carlyon Cup at Caulfield on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Yonce (J Allen/C Maher) - $3.40
2nd: Foxy Cleopatra (B Shinn/T Busuttin & N Young) - $4.20
3rd: Young Werther (D Lane/D O'Brien) - $2.70 fav
Winning Time: 1:37.50 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 3/4 lengths x 1/2 neck
She's back
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Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher
Good support: "Johnny (Allen) knows this mare really well, first it's a credit to the owners, she had a little injury, she could've went to stud, she had a pretty good record, but I said there's still a lot more to offer here and they were patient, Dave and Greg here today, Ozzie (Kheir) and John (O'Neill) are huge supporters, they had three in the race so fortunately they could win. I thought we might've grabbed third but it looks like we've been rolled."
On the win: "Super, she promised so much, she went all the way through to group one performer basically in one prep so great to have her back and Johnny, there wasn't a lot of speed, she jumped well, I was a bit nervous when I did see him in front because she has been a bit aggressive this prep but he took luck out of it and full credit to him."
Possible Queen Of The Turf: "I would absolutely love to get her up there, I think she'd appreciate it, she ran so well at the end of a long prep, I'll see if Matty's (Welsh) around, see if we can get another wild card but she's got a lot of options, just great to have her back."
Winning Jockey: John Allen
On the run: "It probably wasn't the plan to lead, ideally we wanted a bit of cover because she can overdo it a little bit but she began well and when Craig tried to kick up and cross me, I didn't want to get into an argument at that stage, it was just getting her into a rhythm, little bit strong with me but she wasn't overdoing it too much and she's obviously a class filly, last prep she was very good, she's been out a while but she's been building this prep very good and she's a quality horse."
Set to peak: "I've done a bit of work on her and trialled her in the lead up to her past two runs but obviously she was meant to run with 54 (kilos) her first couple of days so I was confident she was going to peak for today and Ciaron and all his team have done a great job with her and it's good to get back on the board."
