The finishing order list as Half Yours wins, Buckaroo runs last
4 Vauban. Jockey: Blake Shinn
“He ran superbly. He made a great turn in the Caulfield Cup. He hit the line well but the winner and the other horse had a slightly better turn of foot. I’m very proud of the horse.”
5 Chevalier Rose: Jockey: Damian Lane
“Disappointing. Unfortunately he wasn’t at his best today.”
6 Foreshadowing of Nocturne. Jockey: Stephane Pasquier
“I was a little disappointed because it was favored at those odds.”
7 Middle Earth. Jockey: Ethan Brown
“He ran great. This is definitely his journey, he showed his true colors today, he will be a much better horse in the next preparation, it will strengthen him, but he couldn’t have run better than this.”
8 Square. Jockey: James McDonald
“He ran well. He got to a nice point, closed well, but he was probably just a little bit away from 3200.”
9 Absurd. Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy
“He ran well. The pace wasn’t that strong in the first part, they needed to give them a start. He settled in well. A good, honest run.”
10 Flatten the Curve. Jockey: Thore Hammer-Hansen
“I found myself a lot further behind than ideal, but he still ran a good race. He probably went too fast early.”
11 Land Legends. Jockey: Joao Moreira
“There is no manners, we had a hard time. He did a lot of things wrong in the race.”
12 Romans Who Smoked. Jockey: Ben Melham
“He ran well, old guy. He’s just trained and was probably running on solid ground. The ground is a little soft and he’s a little over it. I’m proud of him, though.”
13 Replacing the guard. Jockey: Tim Clark
“I thought he ran really well. Just as Land Legend was coming around, we were in a position where we had to move up the field, which probably cost him a few places to run. [higher].”
14 Half is Yours. Jockey: Jamie Melham
“What just happened? Oh my God! This is why we do this. That’s why we get out of bed at 4 a.m. every morning and work our asses off.” [off] “I have been in this industry for the last 15 years.”
15 More Criminals. Jockey: Tommy Berry
“It was a very mixed race and it made it difficult for us to start early enough from where we were and he put up a good fight.”
16 Smooth operator. Jockey: Harry Coffey
“He had a great run but when the pressure got to 600 he couldn’t get up to speed, the wheels were spinning softly.”
17 Furthur. Jockey: Michael Dee
“He was still very inexperienced, a bit slow, traveling very, very strongly. It was the first time we were getting hit as we passed the pole but he came on strongly, held on to a nice gallop to the line but raced a little ungenerously in the first half.”
18 Scroll Party. Jockey: Johnny Velazquez
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19 Athabascan. Jockey: Declan Bates
“It’s disappointing. We got written off early and that put us at a point earlier than we wanted. It hasn’t quite finished the way we wanted yet.”
20 Goodie Two Shoes. Jockey: Wayne Lordan
“I ran a great race, got a nice position in my draw and ran very well, just one better today but ran great.”
21 Star River. Jockey: Beau Mertens
“The slow pace didn’t suit him but when Land Legend took off it really relaxed him and put him in a comfortable position. He rode really well, probably didn’t sprint like the others but managed to get a good gallop across the line.”
22 Royal Supremacy. Jockey: Robbie Dolan
“The wide barrier didn’t help him today. When I couldn’t take cover… he raced towards the first corner and I had to flow with him to relieve him and it was all late.”
23 Torranzino. Jockey: Celine Gaudray
“We couldn’t be happier with the run we got. He was a bit in control throughout but had a really tough finish.”
