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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 2 Canadian Club Emancipation Stakes won by Olentia at Rosehill on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Olentia (C Waller/T Berry) - $6.50
2nd: Arctic Glamour (G Ryan & S Alexiou/D Gibbons) - $26
3rd: Ruthless Dame (C Maher/J Kah) - $4.60

Winning Time: 1:28.79 Last 600m: 33.84

Margins: 2½L x ½ Neck

That’s a treble for @TommyBerry21 as he rides Olentia to victory in the G2 Emancipation Stakes!@aus_turf_club @cwallerracing pic.twitter.com/irHILIxqAB

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) March 30, 2024

Winning Trainer: Chris Waller

On the win: "She's been a bit of a, I wouldn't say disappointment, but I know last week she got beaten as favourite. I think it's just taken us a while to get her worked out."

"She should have won first-up, she didn't. Second-up we kept her to 1200m but I think she was looking for further last start."

What's the secret to keeping her ticking over: "Distance, I think. Today she stepped out to 1500-metres. She showed ability this time last year, she won a Group race as a three-year-old filly and then I think she had a little injury which held her back for the spring. She's back on track."

Plans for Olentia: "Today wasn't the plan. Today was an afterthought after she was disappointing last week. We could see from her form that she either needed wet tracks, or further. So we've put her up over 1500 metres today. We'll regroup now and perhaps look at the Queen Of The Turf Stakes."

Winning Jockey: Tommy Berry

On the win: "I guess I had a bit of redemption there from a couple of starts back. I owed (syndicator) Denise (Martin) and connections and Chris one and I'm glad we were able to do it today. She deserves more success than what she's been given so far."

She's on the improve and it just shows you what a trainer Chris is because I always thought she was better fresh. You see her record first-up and everything like that and then he goes, 'nah, I'll back her up'. And she backs up and wins like that."

"Obviously she enjoyed getting up in distance as well."

On the strength of the victory: "I guess I never got to see how much she had a couple of starts ago because I gave her a bit of room and then it never came. So it was nice to see that she's got plenty in the tank. It was a quality field today. A horse like Hinged, who ran really well in a Coolmore (Classic) and is a Group 1 winner, she's handled them with contempt."

Beaten Jockeys:

Jamie Kah (Ruthless Dame): "She ran well but I just think the track is drying out a bit too much for her."

James McDonald (Hinged): "Track is too firm."

Jason Collett (Hell Hath No Fury): "Slow to leave the barriers. Just in a hopeless position back there."

Regan Bayliss (Vienna Princess): "She ran well. She had a tough run."

Tyler Schiller (Barbie's Fox): "I thought she ran really well. She is probably looking for a mile. I was happy with her improvement."

Tom Marquand (She's All Class): "Jumped a lot better than normal. Probably not the biggest fan of being crowded. From that barrier she jumped better and potentially what was a good position turned into a bad one."

Rachel King (Gently Rolled): "Good effort up in grade and up to this distance for the first time."

Jay Ford (Street Gossip): "Disappointing."

Reece Jones (Stormy Witness): "Terrific run. Jumped well and put herself in a nice spot. Gone through her gears well looking for a bit further."

Tim Clark (Makarena): "Not much went right for her."

Dylan Gibbons (Arctic Glamour): "Very good run. Just was wide with cover. Still ran well."