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Scheelite wins Group 3 Kirin Ichiban Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes

Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 3 Kirin Ichiban Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap won by Scheelite at Flemington on Saturday.

Race Result:1st: Scheelite (K & K Keys/C Newitt) - $15
2nd: Here To Shock (B, W & JD Hayes/D Stackhouse) - $8.50
3rd: On Display (M Price & M Kent Jnr/B Melham) - $4.60

Winning Time: 1:21.26 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: 1-¼ lengths x 1-¼ lengths

SCHEELITE winning the Kirin Ichiban Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap at Flemington in Australia.
SCHEELITE winning the Kirin Ichiban Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap at Flemington in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

Winning Trainer: Ken & Kasey Keys (Kasey speaking)

All to plan: "It just all fell into place. I thought his first up run was super, because we always know he gets better second up, but his work at home has been tremendous, haven't been able to fault him.

During the run: "I thought he looked super comfortable, his ears were pricked, he was just playing along, he was in his good little own space.

On the win: "It's a huge thrill. It means an awful lot. We've only got a small team, but when you get one like this, who promises the world, it's just taken a while for it to happen.

Next: "I'd love to get him up to Sydney but we'll let the dust settle and see how we go from there."

Winning Jockey: Craig Newitt

Hard work: "54 (kilograms), getting a bit fatter the older I get… but he was the ride of the day, he ran really well the other day, little bit vulnerable late the other day but with that run under his belt he was always going to run it out strong."

In the run: "I was very confident he was going to take a power of beating, probably just tried to rate him a little bit slow the other day where he's a high cruising horse, I just think with that run under his belt he was much fitter today and very well prepared and we got the result."


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