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Trainer and jockey quotes after Starelle claims the Group 2 Kewney Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Starelle (C Williams/D O'Brien) - $16
2nd: Chica Fuerte (M Zahra/A & S Freedman) - $9
3rd: Personal (D Oliver/T Dabernig & B Hayes) - $2.30F
Winning Time: 1:35.04 Last 600m: 36.20
Margins: Short Head x ½ Head
Winning Trainer: Danny O'Brien
"She was tipped out in the Manifold in a similar race in the spring and got there today. I thought she was going to get nutted again in a photo but she dug deep and it was a nice win."
Maiden before today: "She's always competed in good races and she's really furnishing into a lovely three-year-old filly now. I think there'll be more wins in store.
"She's got a great pedigree and we're very pleased to be involved with her."
"Robert (Anderson) has got some lovely fillies and Paradee ran a really good race for him. He's very pleased to get another stakes winning filly today."
What's next: "I'd say she'll probably head towards Adelaide. She might stay here for the stakes race at Moonee Valley in a couple of weeks time. She's VOBIS Gold so the VOBIS Gold Day and then maybe the Australasian Oaks."
Winning Jockey: Craig Williams
"Just shows the confidence that Danny O'Brien and his stable and the owners have in her. When she paraded Danny said that she looks like a really strong colt.
"She has done a great job because today under the weight scale conditions she met all of those horses on the same weight so it was a really good dominant win. We had a bit of a traffic jam but it was nice to come out with a win on Super Saturday in the last race.
"Danny was quite direct with his instructions to give her a chance from the barrier and I can see how he was vindicated by those instructions because weaving her way through them she was very versatile. Because she hasn't won, I think she didn't quite know how to put her away. But they are quality horses at the same weight.
"There's no doubt, like Paradee, this will give her a lot of confidence."