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Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $750,000 James Squire Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Royal Randwick.

Tyler Schiller (Lady Laguna): "I would have loved to have actually stayed in behind Bandersnatch or be in advance of him early, he was a bit of a fly in the ointment but it gave me a lovely run in transit. And once I pulled into the lane I just had to travel her up the rise and she was too strong for them late.

"She's come out of some good Group Two races, not the best formlines for this but just the turn of foot she's had in her last three starts I think held her in good stead.

"I always thought Think About It might have been a little bit touchy at the 1300, just with his prep going forward. He's looking to get out in trip so I was just hoping he would be a little bit dour. When I cruised up past him at the 100 I thought it was going to be a little ding-dong battle and she put them away very well.

"It feels as good as the first time. I actually thought she was going to get rounded up late but she just kept kicking and she was strong for the 1300 (metres). She's not a renowned 1300-metre horse but she was too good for them there."

Sam Clipperton (Think About It): "He has gone fantastic. After a good spell he has strengthened up. Naturally from the widest barrier I flowed up to look for a spot. But there was no spot so I just had to come back to get cover. Once I did that the pace dropped right out. He was resenting having to go so slow. I just let him stride. I tried to keep him in a rhythm rather than to continue to fight him the whole way. He's run super."

James Mcdonald (Espiona): "I thought she ran really really well. It was devoid of pace and I couldn't get over the top of them when they sprinted home in that. She has done extremely well to finish where she did."

Tom Marquand (Pericles): "Had a nice sit off them. Obviously when the Everest winner came around and shut the race down on me, it gave us a horrible run around in the end. It just kept us locked."

Adam Hyeronimus (Coal Crusher): "He has gone brilliant. I would have preferred to be in a position to dictate but weren't able to get that today. He has gone fantastic."

Jordan Childs (Bandersnatch): "He ran as well as he could. He'll be better over a bit further."

Josh Parr (Malkovich): "His performance was really good. I dare say his sectionals from the 600m to the 200m would be electrifying. Just seeing out that trip was the issue."