Race Result:

1st: Althoff (Chris Waller/James McDonald) - $5
2nd: Silva 'N' Suave (Toby Edmonds/Robbie Dolan) - $26
3rd: Gin A Tonic (Bevan Laming/Michael Cahill) - $8

Winning Time: 1:13.71  Last 600m: 37.59

Margins: Long head x Short head

Well @cwallerracing and @mcacajamez are having a day out today, winning the G3 TAB Ken Russell Memorial Classic with Althoff - and it’s @SCTurfClub trebles for both trainer and jockey! pic.twitter.com/vzZmDXYBaQ

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 11, 2024

Winning Trainer: Chris Waller (Waller's Qld stable foreman Brett Killion speaking)

On Althoff: "He's a lovely little colt. He's very laid-back so I wasn't too sure what to expect from him. They've put the blinkers on him and he put himself in the race and he travelled great. I don't know if he just got lost a bit in front or just tired late, but he did enough."

On handling the heavy conditions: "You don't know but after about 400 metres you can sense they're travelling. He was on the bit a long way and cruised up. And provided he pulls up well he'll probably head on to the Sires' (BRC Sires' Produce Stakes) I think."

On stepping up in distance in the Sires' to 1400m: "He does everything you need him to do. He switches off and he's got a lovely turn of foot."

Winning Jockey: James McDonald

On Althoff's performance: "He's a real professional horse. He's got a beautiful action. He got through the ground OK because he's obviously won, but dare I say he's got a real fluent action so anything on top of the ground will be up his alley. But he's a very talented horse, very well educated and he did everything well today."

Colt with a lovely attitude: "He does. That's testing work so you need a good constitution, and he's tough. It bodes well for the future."