A mile and a quarter (2 km) here, uphill, was always going to suit him. |
All these victories are special but when you get a new job and a new season it'll make the year a bit easier. |
He does everything you ask for. He goes very well and has a real engine. |
He got seven furlongs last year but there is a question mark there, we don't know for sure, but we're always hopeful. He's got lots of speed but all good horses have a lot of speed. |
He improved to win the John Smith's Cup and he's improved again since. It's a long way from handicaps to Group races. |
He proved himself a good horse with back-to-back Arlington Millions. I don't think it's ever been done before but maybe it has. |
He's a lovely horse, |
He's shown that kind of acceleration before, but it looked so spectacular because he was squeezed coming out of the gate and had to make up so much ground. |
I didn't really want to be that far back and it got very rough turning for home, |
I don't think I have ever ridden a horse with that turn of foot. I was on a horse that was good enough to go and quicken. |
I don't think I have ever traveled as well in a Classic in my life. |
I was further back than I wanted to be, but I knew that I had the horse to take me through the race if I got the gaps, which I did, |
She was hampered early on and I was lucky to finish. |
That was tremendous. A lot of hard work has gone into this.He really picked up. I hoped I hadn't gone too soon as it was his first run of the season, |
To say I was surprised at the events that unfolded is putting it mildly, |