Trainer and jockey quotes after Fawkner Park claims the Group 2 HKJC World Pool Q22 at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Fawkner Park (Annabel Neasham/Tyler Schiller) - $4.20F
2nd: Knights Choice (John Symons & Sheila Laxon/Robbie Dolan) - $91
3rd: Bois D'argent (Annabel Neasham/Blake Shinn) - $15
Winning Time: 2:14.41 Last 600m: 35.23
Margins: 3¾L x 1½L
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Winning Trainer: Annabel Neasham
"I love them all (her horses) but I particularly love this horse now.
"It was an impressive win. It was a funny race. I was trying to watch all of them where they were and there was a lot of shuffling around going on midrace.
"You could see Tyler biding his time where he was and once he got on the back of the right horse and popped out at the top of the straight, it was an easy watch.
"He's a lightly raced horse and it is great fun to have this horse with Bennett Racing because they've given us a fair few horses and it is nice to repay them with a big winner. He's a very exciting horse and we see the key to him with the right jockey (Schiller).
"He's got a big heart, he's got a good stride, he goes on soft, goes on firm and I think we should have a big spring to look forward to.
"We've seen a lot of horses campaign well up here and then go on to have big springs. Hopefully he can go up another notch against some of those better horses now."
Spring prospects - could he run 3200-metres: "I'm sure he would (but) you've always got to beat the handicapper in that race. You'd imagine the Caulfield Cup might be a really nice race for him and then we'll see."
Winning Jockey: Tyler Schiller
"He just keeps improving and the confidence that he's grown from when I first rode him at Albury in the Cup, it isn't an overly strong race there and I thought he had done a good job to knock another race off in his career - a listed race.
"For him to come up to these levels and keep improving, he arguably should have won a group one last start and to see him do that today he's an exciting horse going forward."
On the run: "I was happy where I was. The speed was good enough and I think it was Adelaide River who took off and kept the pace genuine. It was lovely for me from the 700 or 800. We got a lovely flowing gallop and that's what he loved.
"He loves momentum and when we got to the top of the straight it felt like a 'how far' job. He certainly put them to the sword and under very little pressure, I thought, too.
Could he get 3200-metres: "I wouldn't be surprised. He relaxed really well and he has a really good turn-of-foot for a stayer. The good ground was another bonus. He absolutely loves the firm tracks."
