Winning Horse: Dame Giselle (Aus)

2yoF I Am Invincible (Aus) - Ballet Society (NZ)(Stravinsky (USA))

2 starts - 1 wins 1 second $603000

Other Placings

2nd Randwick Forum Group Kirkham Plate 1000m (2019) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: Dame Giselle (A Adkins/P & P Snowden) - $13.00
2nd: See You Soon (J Van Overmeire/J Dubious) - $7.00
3rd: Blaze A Trail (T Clark/P & PSnowden) - $4.40

Winning Time: 1:03.71 Last 600m: 33.90

Margins: 3 3/4L x Short Head

Winning Trainer: Peter and Paul Snowden (Peter speaking)

Thoughts on her debut performance: She did a great job, you can’t beat race experience and that’s what she lacked the other day. I thought she would improve off that.

First impressions: We’ve always liked her from day one. From the very first time she showed something and always had that good demeanour which I love about a two-year-old. She was athletic and a great mover, the staff picked her out and the riders picked her out, she gave us a good feel early and I thought she was stiff not to win first-up so it’s good to get this result.

Moving forward to the Golden Slipper: She can have a well earned rest now, poke her way back and only run in the races we need to. She might only need one run leading into the Slipper, we’ll let the dust settle and that decision will be made later on.

Thoughts on Andrew Adkins: He’s only a young bloke, he’s a hard worker and he’s at the stables most mornings to ride work. It’s rewarding for everyone to give him a thrill like that.

Thoughts on Blaze A Trail (3rd): Very brave, he probably over raced a bit early. I’m glad he ran third because the prizemoney is going to make sure he gets into the right races. You’ll be hearing more of him for sure. He’s only going to get better and he will improve a lot.

Winning Jockey: Andrew Adkins

On the win: “It felt fantastic. What a little filly she is.She put the writing on the wall last start, narrowly getting beaten, and she put up a great effort doing that. Coming here today I was full of confidence, I couldn’t believe the price she went up.

On the filly: “What a training performance. Peter and Paul had her primed. When I pulled her up it was like she hadn’t even been around. To have a two-year-old that fit, that ready to go, and that on the ball. What a thrill.

On keeping the Slipper ride: “I hope I can book myself, certainly put my name in there for sure. Last 10 months has been pretty torturous, the fall set me back a long way. It was a lot of preparation to get me back to the races and to be able to receive rides like this I have had to work pretty hard. I do a lot of work for Peter and Paul and for them to be able to return the favour and give me a ride in a million dollar race, and to get the job done, I am very thrilled and very chuffed.”

Beaten Jockeys:

Ben Allen (Tanker): “We jumped a bit awkward. We held a spot on him. He didn’t corner that well at all and that was why he was able to get out. He wasn’t comfortable and I think he felt the track a bit as well.”

Jay Ford (Endorse): “From the wide gate he found himself three wide on the speed. Once he got into the straight he came out of it pretty quickly.”

James Doyle (Gravina): “Tricky draw. It felt to me like his mind wasn’t 100% on the game today. As a result we just got pushed wider and wider. He just wasn’t at the races today.”

Blaike McDougall (Itzhot): “He went super. Very green. I was going to come around them but I had the favourites back (Tanker) so I followed him through and then I ran out of a bit of room there. He is a nice horse going forward over seven and eight furlongs. He has got a fair way to go but he has got plenty of ability.”

Koby Jennings (Murungal): “We landed into a gem of a spot but he just got lost once they stepped it up. He got on the wrong leg. It was a big learning curve for him.”

Tim Clark (Blaze A Trail): “He did a really good job in his first start. He just overraced a little bit in the middle stages. I was desperate to come back and sit off the leader but he just wanted to do too much. He got tired late because of that.”

Rachel King (Malkovich): “He was right there until the furlong but just weakened out of it a little bit. He is probably a preparation away.”

Keagan Latham (Sidearm): “He was very, very green. He came home really, really well. He got a little bit of a bump early on and it just took him off his balance a bit. He is definitely a horse for the future.”

Jean Van Overmeire (See You Soon): “She is a very good horse. We didn’t get all of the luck we needed. We had to weave through the field. She never really got into a good rhythm. In the closing stages she had a lot more to offer.”

Tommy Berry (Close To Me): “Had a nice run and presented like we were going to be right there in the finish late but probably a preparation away.”

Christian Reith (Diamond Kat): “Just immature and needs the paddock.”

Robbie Dolan (Cellsabeel): “I wish we drew a gate, we would have been right there in the finish. She is a lovely horse. She just got back and got a bit of cover. We cut the corner and got to the other side and she really stormed home. She is only going to get better.”

Martin Harley (Vucetich): “He jumped okay. He was very green throughout.”

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