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Sunshine In Paris wins the Doomben 10,000: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 1 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 won by Sunshine In Paris at Doomben on Saturday.
Race Result:1st: Sunshine In Paris (A & R Archibald/J McDonald) - $3.30F2nd: Rothfire (R Heathcote/T Clark) - $41
3rd: Payline (C & C Munce/J Huxtable) - $51
Winning Time: 1:11.63
Margins: neck x ½ L
Winning Trainers: Annabel & Rob Archibald (Rob speaking)Too good J-Mac! He lifts Sunshine In Paris to victory in the Doomben 10,000 @mcacajamez @ANeashamRacing pic.twitter.com/DJaWJwBHJI
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"I was getting pretty excited. I'm just so pleased for the mare, she's been great all prep she just hasn't had a good draw, so I'm really pleased it worked out well. Thanks to her owners for being brave enough and supportive enough to run her on a track which probably isn't to her liking. Annabel would have been cheering very loudly back home, she loves this mare as does everyone involved with her."
"It worked out really well. James came and galloped her a couple of weeks ago and said she's spot on, which gave us all the confidence we needed. We were still a bit worried about the ground, but we didn't need to in the end because it all worked out very well."
"Rothfire was very brave and he's a very good horse in his own right. So it was a real fight over the last 50 metres, and I'm just so pleased she managed to get her head in front."
Winning Jockey: James McDonald
"She thoroughly deserved this win. She's been comparing against the best horses all the way through the autumn. She was very tough and it's great to get a big result for the Archibald team. They've done an extremely good job with this mare."
"Rothfire was as tough as they come. I was worried at the furlong that we weren't going to get to him, but he probably had a tougher run than we did and my mare kept on surging. He gave us one heel of a fright."
Beaten Jockeys:
Josh Parr (Overpass): "It's unfortunate that we got such a putrid track here today. He tried his hardest but he couldn't go on the ground."
Craig Williams (Schwarz): "I was really proud of his performance. He didn't really love the ground at all, but he did a good job to fight on. He dwelt a little bit at the start so that probably cost us a position I would've loved to have landed in. So under those circumstances I thought he acquitted himself really well.
Rachel King (Mazu): "The bad gate didn't help him today, but he was really tough and honest."
Andrew Mallyon (Veight): "He struggled to get into the race."
Thomas Stockdale (Desert Lightning): "He was feeling quite fresh today. He was a bit handier than I imagined him to be, he travelled well throughout and I was happy with his last 100 metres so it should bring him on nicely for his next run."
Tim Clark (Rothfire): "He was fantastic. He was very brave and made a big improvement from his first-up run, it was an excellent performance."
Jamie Mott (Libertad): "He ran really well. He went well on a heavy track as a three-year-old, but I'm not sure he handled it that well today. He gave a small kick but was found wanting."
Tyler Schiller (Jedibeel): "He didn't get too much luck today, but I thought he still did a good job. He ran up some backsides and didn't get any clear air at any point, so it was a bit of a forgive run."
Tommy Berry (Hidden Wealth): "He probably just drew too well on a track that is very hard to be on the inside of. We controlled it quite well early but we ended up stuck where I didn't want to be."
Mark Zahra (Lady Laguna): "She wasn't up to it today."
Justin Huxtable (Payline): "He went really well."
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