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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Listed Thomas Farms Centaurea Stakes won by Sea What I See at Morphettville on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Sea What I See (Danny O'Brien/B Shinn) - $1.70
2nd: Silent Surrente (W Clarken & N O'Shea/J Kah) - $5
3rd: Rivaport (G Begg/D Stackhouse) - $16
Winning Time: 2:07.13 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 1/2 length x 2 lengths
She's a beauty!
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Winning Trainer: Danny O'Brien
Target race: "It was a race we were hoping she'd get to all preparation, she's done everything right on the way through but it was good to get the job done."
10/10 ride: "I was watching from the stands and I thought we're going to be four or five deep here, and then all of a sudden we're one out, one back. I'll have to have a look at the stewards footage, but yeah, a piece of magic from Blake.
First run at blacktype: "She's a classy mare, we knew today that her and Seonee were well performed class mares and we were going to have to step up to take them on and it was a really good battle between two good mares down the running and very pleased we got the better of them."
"She's a four-year-old mare on northern hemisphere time but only just into her four-year-old season."
Owners enjoying the ride: "There's a really good group of them, they're having a ball as you can imagine, a few of them came over here yesterday and they're having a great weekend in Adelaide, we're thrilled to be here, we love the carnival over here in Adelaide, if we've got one good enough, it usually gives you a really good platform to go back to Melbourne over the Spring."
Winning Jockey: Blake Shinn
Calm early: "I had to be quick on my reaction to get there but it just panned out nicely, went a bit quicker than I anticipated early but she's just really developed into a full proof horse this time in. I take my hat off to Danny because he's really taken his time and helped bring her on nicely."
Continues to step up: She's a highly strung mare (but) today's probably the best she's paraded all prep and she took the step to stakes level today and she's probably come to the end of her prep but it was one of the better performances and I really admire Danny for the trainer that he is. He really helped her keep progressing and made her a stakes class horse."
Rode first Group 1 for Danny in 2005: "It's a long time ago, but now I'm back in Australia he's been one of my biggest supporters and it's just great to be riding for him and I'm grateful for the support he's given me."
