Trainer and jockey quotes after Ceolwulf takes out Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Ceolwulf (J Pride/C Schofield) - $6.50
2nd: Pride Of Jenni (C Maher/D Bates) - $2.70F
3rd: My Oberon (A Neasham & R Archibald/N Rawiller) - $26
Winning Time: 1:34.07 Last 600m: 35.92
Margins: ¾L x Short Neck
Epsom winner Ceolwulf with a huge run wins the G1 King Charles III Stakes in front of a record crowd at Randwick!@PrideRacing | @SchofieldChad @aus_turf_club | @WorldPool pic.twitter.com/28oRVnurKS
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Winning Trainer: Joe Pride
"It's great, you know. Racing has been dominated by some big stables of late."
"For our stable to compete, a medium-sized stable of less than 50 horses. to compete on the big stage here.
"Very proud, big team behind the effort here. It was an amazing event."
Did he think Ceolwulf could go out there and run pride Of Jenni down: "I certainly did. And I said to the guys, if it doesn't happen this year, it'll happen next year.
"I' ve been confident he' s on that path towards being one of the best horses around. After today, he's there. He's on his way, I think he's already a star.
"We gelded him. I'll probably have some of the owners say, why did you geld him? I think he's a better horse now as a gelding.
"An absolute rollercoaster today. As if last year the same day wasn't enough. You get a little bit numb as a trainer because if you felt every up and down, it'd send you around the bend.
"But just really grateful to come across a horse like this. The world's his oyster."
On Think About It earlier: "Thankfully he's well. We ll get him home and take good care of him. I doubt we'll ever see him race again. But the main thing is that he's got all four feet on the ground. "He looked calm and relaxed when he got back on the float."
Winning Jockey: Chad Schofield
Breathtaking performance: "Yeah, just an amazing race. It was always going to be. Again, he didn't step that well with me but I just let him find that rhythm. He travelled so well on the inside of Fangirl. I was going better than her at the 400m, I just had to wait for her to go and I came off her heels. He had so much work to do but again he just gave me that devastating turn of foot. And it's probably a changing of the guard. He's the new one. He's a machine."
How much confidence did he have to beat Pride Of Jenni?: "I was very confident in my horse. We know the stamina he's got and we saw the turn of foot he has last start in the Epsom. It's very rare for a horse to have both of those things, and he's just the best tempered horse. He's improving all the time too, which is scary."
Maybe got a headline horse: "Yeah, hopefully. I've got a long way to go in my career but it's nice to have him.
Beaten Jockeys:
Zac Lloyd (Pericles): "He tried. Just too tough of a race for a horse that deep in his prep."
Nash Rawiller (My Oberon): "He went super. Tough as nails. It was a good thrill. He really put it to them in the race. He is a horse you can see once he gets his tail up putting a few of these in a row."
Mark Zahra (Lion's Roar): "He was a bit outclassed today."
Adam Hyeronimus (Major Beel): "The plan was to be a little bit cheeky and we were. The horse has gone really well. He has actually gone really well."
Jason Collett (New Energy): "He was good through the line."
Blake Shinn (Celestial Legend): "The horse ran a creditable race. Had a nice run and stayed on well."
Jamie Kah (Tom Kitten): "Horse is going enormous. Draws a gate, he goes close."
Declan Bates (Pride Of Jenni): "Very proud of her. She has run a massive race. Disappointed not to get the win but she felt great, perhaps over the mile around here, she couldn't quite kick away on them. She was strong through the line so next time if we get to 2000m next start, she will take some catching."
James McDonald (Fangirl): "I was proud of her efforts. She tried really hard. She just found that tempo very quick."
Tommy Berry (Amelia's Jewel): "Another good run from her. I was on the back of the winner and Fangirl but they dropped me when they went at the 600m. Might be looking for a set of blinkers now to help her get through that flat patch that she hits. Still nice and strong to the line. She is going well."
