Race Result:

1st: Golden Boom (Ryan Maloney/Tony Gollan) - $1.85F
2nd: Spacewalk (James McDonald/James Cummings) - $5.50
3rd: Lady Laguna (Damien Thornton/Annabel Neasham) - $6

Winning Time: 1:04.25 Last 600m: 34.94

Margins: Long Head x ½ Neck

 

Golden Boom gets there in time!

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Winning Trainer: Tony Gollan

"It's a relief more than anything else, really. He's a big baby. He stepped so well today. We always knew there was going to be pressure coming across from out wide and how he'd react if they put the brakes on in front of him which they kind of did for a touch.

"He kind of didn't react well, put his head up and got himself out of rhythm. And then he got back into flow again and it was a matter of getting a run. That was uncharted territory for him today - to shoulder out and do all of those things.

"The other horse got a bit close to him late but I sense you'll see big improvement from this horse from that run today.

"Those horses that were closing, they've got that Sydney autumn form. Winners are grinners and we got the money today.

"He's a big baby. I've got no criticism of him over 1200. People might after today but the improvement he'll get out of that race today will be exponential

"I can't wait to see him next start."

Winning Jockey: Ryan Maloney

"They went hard. This time he's come back to us. I have to give credit to Tony. He's done a lot of work with him and (the horse) has done a complete 360 (degrees).

"Last preparation we wouldn't have been able to do that on him. Great to see him take the sit, especially barging through and bullying his way out and give a little kick.

"He's still got upside.

Improvement to come at 1200m: "I think so. His first-up run was full of merit. He tried and tried and still today he's still not 100 per-cent, obviously second-up. There was plenty to like about today's win."

Needed a wake up in the gates: "You need to go slow on him a bit and if you ask him to do too much he hangs quite a bit. I just wanted to make sure that he was on the ball and you've got to work with him a bit. Can't push the envelope with him."