The first running on the Golden Gift was a cracking race and Andrew Adkins steered Dame Giselle to victory to hand him one of the biggest wins of his career.
Here’s what the jockeys said
Andrew Adkins (Dame Giselle)
“What a training performance. Peter and Paul had her primed. When I pulled her up it was like she hadn’t even been around. To have a two-year-old that fit, that ready to go, and that on the ball. What a thrill.”
Ben Allen (Tanker)
“We jumped a bit awkward. We held a spot on him. He didn’t corner that well at all and that was why he was able to get out. He wasn’t comfortable and I think he felt the track a bit as well.”
Jay Ford (Endorse)
“From the wide gate he found himself three wide on the speed. Once he got into the straight he came out of it pretty quickly.”
James Doyle (Gravina)
“Tricky draw. It felt to me like his mind wasn’t 100% on the game today. As a result we just got pushed wider and wider. He just wasn’t at the races.”
Blaike McDougall (Itzhot)
“He went super. Very green. I was going to come around them but I had the favourites back (Tanker) so I followed him through and then I ran out of a bit of room there. He is a nice horse going forward over seven and eight furlongs. He has got a fair way to go but he has got plenty of ability.”
Koby Jennings (Murungal)
“We landed into a gem of a spot but he just got lost once they stepped it up. He got on the wrong leg. It was a big learning curve for him.”
Tim Clark (Blaze A Trail)
“He did a really good job in his first start. He just overraced a little bit in the middle stages. I was desperate to come back and sit off the leader but he just wanted to do too much. He got tired late because of that.”
Rachel King (Malkovich)
“He was right there until the furlong but just weakened out of it a little bit. He is probably a preparation away.”
Keagan Latham (Sidearm)
“He was very, very green. He came home really, really well. He got a little bit of a bump early on and it just took him off his balance a bit. He is definitely a horse for the future.”
Jean Van Overmeire (See You Soon)
“She is a very good horse. We didn’t get all of the luck we needed. We had to weave through the field. She never really got into a good rhythm. In the closing stages she had a lot more to offer.”
Tommy Berry (Close To Me)
“Had a nice run and presented like we were going to be right there in the finish late but probably a preparation away.”
Christian Reith (Diamond Kat)
“Just immature and needs the paddock.”
Robbie Dolan (Cellsabeel)
“I wish we drew a gate, we would have been right there in the finish. She is a lovely horse. She just got back and got a bit of cover. We cut the corner and got to the other side and she really stormed home. She is only going to get better.”
Martin Harley (Vucetich)
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