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Jamie Kah won the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley - her first for 2022 but the beaten brigade of jockeys also had things to say about their mounts.
Race Result - Moir Stakes (1200m), Group 1
1st: Coolangatta (Jame Kah/Ciaron Maher & Dave Eustace) - $6.50
2nd: Bella Nipotina (Craig Williams/Ciaron Maher & Dave Eustace) - $19
3rd: Zoustyle (Damien Oliver/Tony Gollan) - $13
Winning Time: 59.16 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: Head x 1-1/4L
Blake Shinn (The Inferno): "Just never handled the track that well."
James McDonald (Paulele): "He went good. Just the 1000 (metres) was very sharp. They just kept running and had them off the bit a log way from home. He ran and finished the race like it was six furlongs."
Damian Lane (Rothfire): "He ran great."
Damien Oliver (Zoustyle): "I thought he was very brave. He ran well."
Rachel King (Malkovich): "A little bit disappointing but he just couldn't be on the speed today."
Mark Zahra (Generation): "He ran well coming fourth."
Ben Melham (Extremely Lucky): "He just got ran off his legs."
Kerrin McEvoy (September Run): "Just didn't have a lot of room. Ran well."
Craig Williams (Bella Nipotina): "He was very gallant in defeat. The winner draws barrier one and we draw barrier ten. She did an awesome job. It was very uneconomical and she was very brave in defeat."
Jye McNeil (Isotope): "She just struggled at this level tonight."
Daniel Moor (Mileva): "She was gallant given the wide gate she had to contend with."