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Trainer and jockey quotes after the Rubaroc Grand Handicap Classic at Flemington on Saturday taken out by Sea What I See.
Race Result:
1st: See What I See (Blake Shinn/Danny O'Brien) - $3F
2nd: Fagin (Daniel Stackhouse/Phillip Stokes) - $31
3rd: Lauding (Ben Melham/Ciaron Maher) - $4.40
Winning Time: 2:02.51 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 2¼L x ½ Head
Do You Sea What I See? @DOBrienRacing's daughter of Sea The Stars makes it consecutive wins for @blake_shinn pic.twitter.com/wLoKiStYNO
— Racing.com (@Racing) March 30, 2024
Winning Trainer: Danny O'Brien
Blake Shinn knows her weeK: "Two runs ago at Moonee Valley he waited and waited and found a gap and she went through a gap for him that day and he has done it again today."
Purchase strategy: "She was a same play as Russian Camelot. She was bought in the UK at the Tattersalls Sale by Mark Player and Robert Roulston.
"They sent her to me and we broke her in. We've just been patient. They're always six months younger than the Australian horses so you can't get there too quickly.
"She's on a really good progression right now."
Next: "I might give her one more run at Bendigo. There's a 2400-metre race for her there as I'd like to see her at a mile-and-a-half.
"Then we'll get plenty of opportunities for black type in the spring. She'll be a lot better filly with this preparation under her belt come the spring.
"Really pleased with how she relaxed in the run. She had good gate speed and Blake was patient on her. I was very keen to see what she'd do on a solid tempo and she got that there.
"Once she got through she was good late. When a horse wants to get through a gap and go through the line it is a good sign of a good racehorse."
Winning Jockey: Blake Shinn
"We've got to hold our breath with these gaps but she's brave and that is a great effort.
"She's an exciting horse going forward. To be able to get to 2000-metres and take those gaps is an asset.
"She relaxed fairly well but being third in the run as opposed to being eight or ninth in a moderate tempo made the difference.
"She'll go through grades nicely and it is hard to know where her ceiling is but Danny has got her progressing nicely."
