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Trainer and jockey quotes after the Group 2 Darley Furious Stakes at Randwick on Saturday taken out by Manaal.
Race Result:
1st: Manaal (M Freedman/J Collett) - $2.25F
2nd: Ameena (A&S Freedman/J McDonald) - $4.80
3rd: Lazzura (C Waller/T Berry) - $14
Winning Time: 1:08.68 Last 600m: 33.61
Margins: Head x ½L
Manaal turns the tables on Ameena in the G2 Furious Stakes at Randwick, and it's a race record - 1:08:68!@MFreedmanRacing @EmiratesPark pic.twitter.com/DbjZTHwlGQ
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 7, 2024
Winning Trainer: Michael Freedman
On the win: "Yeah look it's a big relief as much as anything because you always like to see those two-year-olds that have had a good two-year-old season come back and do it at three.
"I certainly wasn't disappointed with the run the other day, she was just a bit above herself in the parade beforehand and she was much much better today."
The three kilogram pull in the weights made all the difference and I think they're a fairly even bunch of fillies so it sort of makes for an exciting Tea Rose."
On getting back to 1400m: "If anything her best performance so far has been at 1400m so you know I'm looking forward to getting her back up to that trip next start."
On the form of Tassort: "The stallion couldn't be going any better I mean he's just flying Tassort so full credit to them [Emirates Park] though they they gave him a lot of support with a lot of good mares in his first year and they're reaping the rewards."
Winning Jockey: Jason Collett
On the win: "I gave her a nice hit out on Tuesday on the grass and I knew the fitness was right and you know, got into her late."
"She still gets a bit antsy going out onto the track, but then she goes to the start like a lamb, so, it's a complete contrast."
"She was in the gates first, she handled that well enough, she was cleanly away and able to get into a good spot, nice win."
Beaten Jockeys:
James McDonald (Ameena): "She was super, really brave. She gave me everything she had."
Craig Williams (El Morzillo): "Really pleased with her performance. She was a bit fresh in the gates today. She was hesitant out and found herself back. I followed up the back of James, and then followed the eventual winner. Those two horses had had the run under their belts. Now she has so she is in for a nice preparation."
Tim Clark (Too Darn Lizzie): "She ran well first up. A few of the others had had the benefit of a run. She wasn't beaten too far."
Tyler Schiller (More Territories): "Fantastic run first up. I think she is going to be better up to the 14[00] but she was not far away today."
Tommy Berry (Lazzura): "Really big run from her today. We rode her a pair closer than we usually would due to the pattern of the day so far. She was the first one on the scene and beaten by two horses, two very smart fillies that had already had the run under their belts. A good preparation ahead."
Rachel King (Zeitung): "She ran a super race again. She is crying out for that little bit further now."
Reece Jones (Winning Proposal): "Just needed that run under her belt today. 1100m bold of me to assume she goes close today. Just out on her feet late."
Molly Bourke (Photographics): "She is still needing to go through her grades and learning but still ran well."
Chad Schofield (Shohisha): "Obviously it was a big step up in grade for her since her midweek win. I thought she handled herself well. She ran last but I think she might be up to them."
Dylan Gibbons (Trafalgar Square): "Big step up in grade but I thought she handled herself well."