Wishlor Lass wins Group 3 - Catanach’s Jewellers Vase: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes

Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 3 - Catanach’s Jewellers Vase won by Wishlor Lass at Caulfield on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Wishlor Lass (Damian Lane/Symon Wilde) - $2.20F
2nd: Barbie's Fox (Mark Zahra/Ben, Will & JD Hayes) - $4.80
3rd: Foxy Frida (Billy Egan/Andrew Noblet) - $8.50

Winning Time: 1:37.75    Last 600m: N/A

Margins: Short Neck x 1¾L

WISHLOR LASS winning the Catanach's Jewellers Vase at Caulfield in Australia.
WISHLOR LASS winning the Catanach's Jewellers Vase at Caulfield in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

 

Winning Trainer: Symon Wilde

"She's a bit untapped and we threw her in the deep end today. I think she's got really good staying potential.

"I think that horse (Barbie's Fox) levelling with her actually pushed her on a bit. She's still very green and has got plenty of upside.

"That is a really valuable win for her and we've got the mare and a lot of the progeny so it is an important win.

"She is a winner and for the two runs that she didn't win she was desperately unlucky. She's building a really nice record and it will be so interesting where else we go in the springtime.

"She handled today beautifully. I led her around and she was lovely and relaxed.

"For a country horse coming to the city with people screaming with The Everest on, she handled it really well. She's just starting to mature and I don't know where the ceiling is."

Group 1 potential: "I don't know. Maybe the Empire Rose. We loosely pencilled in the 2000-metre mares race (Matriarch). That's the sort of race we thought she could be capable of and she has done nothing to dent our confidence after that."

Winning Jockey: Damian Lane

"She was great. Big bold-going horse. Big stride. She just floated out in front there a little bit but when the other horse came at her she knuckled down.

"She tends to pull but she's got the stamina and was strong to the line."

 


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