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Trainer and jockey quotes after Bold Soul claims the Group 3 PFD Food Services Chairman’s Stakes at the Morphettville on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Bold Soul (P Payne/J Noonan) - $4
2nd: Just Berrilliant (R Maund/J Maund) - $81
3rd: Air Assault (A Gluyas/J Holder) - $4.20

Winning Time: 2:06.88  Last 600m: N/A

Margins: 1/2L x Nose

Jake Noonan & Patrick Payne combine to win the Chairman's Stakes with Bold Soul pic.twitter.com/pzAudfdpnY

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Winning Jockey: Jake Noonan

Critical of ride last time: "I didn't put enough trust in the horse last time when he hit that flat spot. Today I just trusted the horse and Paddy just instilled in me to do that. If he gets out of his ground, don't worry about it and if he hits a flat spot, don't worry about it.

"It's a nice track and he's got time to balance up and hit the line if he's good enough, he should close well.

"The horse, when he hit that flat spot, I didn't rush him through it, I gave him the chance to pick himself up and then from the 400, 500-metres out, I felt like the winner a long way out.

"I had the stick in the left all the way and was ready for him to hang in, but for me he went pretty straight and flattened out in the last 100 metres and got there."

Not worried where in the run: "I wasn't worried who I was following and I just wanted to ride my horse. He rolled along the other day and I put the trust in him to get the first half right so he can finish off the second half."

Improved since Tasmania: "I said to Paddy he looks great in the yard and he gave me a hip and shoulder as to say, 'what are you trying to say'.

"Paddy and his team have great credentials and his deeds speak for themselve. This horse looks in great order. This horse has had a Tasmanian prep, but they don't have a hard time in Tassie. They get trained down at the beach with Adam Trinder and they're in a good environment. That allows three-year-olds like this to have that sort of preparation and to come here and be in good order."