He could win it and go on why not? He's done nothing wrong. He just lacks experience. He's got to tackle the big boys sooner or later, so Saturday should be a good test for him. |
He got into a nice rhythm, and when we came into the straight he galloped on strongly. This is only the beginning for this horse. |
He ran flat. He was the first horse beaten. He just isn't showing his form at the moment. |
He took me there on the bridle and then we just went clear. |
He will be much better on good ground. He is still very green. It's hard to judge tactics on this ground. I tried to quicken it up all the way round and always felt that if somebody had come at me he'd have found a little bit more. |
He's having his first run for us and it will also be his first run on the dirt. It will be interesting to see how he will do. |
I couldn't shake Brass Hat off. He was always a threat. |
I didn't know I was going to win it until the last 20 yards or so because I couldn't shake Brass Hat off. He kept coming back. |
I just had to find my spot. When I got him outside, I knew he would do it. He has a lot of heart. From the No. 1 draw to give away two lengths to everybody ... what a great horse. |
I was happy to stay off the pace but when I asked him to quicken, he went away. |
I was very worried around the turn, because the horse had been coming off the bridle and I had to keep asking him. But when we turned into the stretch I kept after him and he found a few more gears. |
I'm not confident, but his first test was good. It's difficult competition on Saturday. |
It was like an apprentice having his first ride. |
It's a fantastic achievement for an operation that started off with just four horses and now has horses all over the world. |
It's unbelievable. We started off with just four horses and now we have a worldwide operation. I am just a small piece of the jigsaw puzzle. |