Race Result:

1st: Lindermann (C Waller/J McDonald) - $1.90F
2nd: Kalapour (K Lees/K McEvoy) - $17
3rd: Stockman (J Pride/R Jones) - $8.50

Winning Time: 2:01.55  Last 600m: 34.89

Margins: 4¼L x ¾L 

Lindermann answers his critics in fine style with a big win in the G3 Sky High Stakes! @aus_turf_club @cwallerracing @mcacajamez pic.twitter.com/o4RSOMyoRV

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) March 16, 2024

Winning Trainer: Chris Waller

On the win: "The writing has been on the wall, as we say. His two lead-up runs have been in the best company and no disrespect to the horses today but it was a step down and he's beaten them convincingly. So that was good.

If he had just won by a neck I would have thought, 'well it's not quite what we wanted' but I think he's come back really well."

Plan going forward. Ranvet Stakes next Saturday?: "It could be, in seven days. Or else the Doncaster in three weeks. We're pretty well represented in the Ranvet and I've got to give respect to what the owners want, of course, the Kepitis family, so I'll have a chat to them and see what they want to do.

"But either way, he's going to be hard to beat wherever he goes."

Winning Jockey: James McDonald

On the ease of the win: "He just cruised through his paces beautifully, it was like a trackwork gallop.

"That was easy. He would have done more on Tuesday morning."

How track is playing: "It seemed that way (on-pace) after the first few but the first race was run at a pedestrian pace, second race was probably similar, third race they were a little bit quicker and quickened off the front. So maybe. But the ground is very puggy, like very sticky. When I went out for the second race, there was three loose shoes out on the track, so that just tells it all."

Happy winning for the group of owners: "For sure. Especially after the news of yesterday." (Fangirl being ruled out of the autumn)

Beaten Jockeys:

Dylan Gibbons (Explosive Jack): "We will wait and see how he has pulled up."

Regan Bayliss (Just Fine): "He just doesn't seem to have come up this prep."

Reece Jones (Stockman): "Terrific on the back up. Doing his best work late. He is building nicely."

Kerrin McEvoy (Kalapour): "Nice run. He is going to be improved by going a little bit further as well."

Tommy Berry (Athabascan): "He is going fine. He's had a good blow and he'd rather the track be firm."

Chad Schofield (Hopeful): "He wants a lot further."