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Tentyris wins Listed Stow Storage Gothic Stakes: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Trainer and jockey quotes after Tentyris takes out the Listed Stow Storage Gothic Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
Race Result:1st: Tentyris (A&S Freedman/M Zahra) - $2.25 fav2nd: Raging Force (P Snowden/J Childs) - $4.40
3rd: Sheza Alibi (P Moody, K Coleman/Z Spain) - $16
Winning Time: 1:09.35 Last 600m: NA
Margins: Long Neck x 1-½ lengths
Caulfield Race R4 I Tentyris
Tentyris comes from the carpark to hand Mark Zahra an early double
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Winning Trainer: Anthony & Sam Freedman (Sam speaking)
On the win: "It's been a slow build-up. To all the Godolphin staff at home, the team at home have done a great job, it was a big win. A big relief."
Best way to ride him: "We've had a lot of chats about this horse, Mark (Zahra) and I. He's best when he is coiled up. He dead-headed in the race before the Blue Diamond up on the speed, but you get a decent field, genuine tempo and he's a very good horse. He's got a very good turn of foot to get out of trouble.
"There's a bit of Hanseatic in the way he rattles home, same stallion, Street Boss is doing an amazing job."
How it unfolded: "It was looking like we were obviously going to be in a little bit of trouble early, but this is still a prep run for two weeks, so we had a chat during the week. We didn't want him to have a gut buster, we had a couple of leaders there, so just stalk them and hope for a bit of luck, which he got.
"But credit to all the team at home and Godolphin who have shown a lot of faith in us."
Fresh horse: "It was pretty gutting to miss the Slipper as a two-year-old, we felt like he was the best chance we had in that race.
"So hopefully, it's a blessing in disguise. Sometimes those horses can do with a bit more time. We're keen to be the fresh horse on the scene for the Coolmore it looks like he's going to do that."
Between now and Flemington: "That was the reason I got him to Danehill, and he had a trial before that, so he's seen plenty of the straight now. We'll just keep him at home, probably take him in the morning for a piece of work. You know the MRC's been really accommodating with this horse to get him in here in great shape.
"As I said, it's been a slow build up. He's had a lot of work put into him. He came in last start, I think 30 kilos heavier than he did last time when he was in Victoria. So it's been a real project for everyone to get the weight off him and get him in here today. He still hasn't improvement in him, he looks like he might have blown up a little bit over the back, so we're excited for two weeks."
Likes a challenge: "The feedback has been, get him in amongst them, get some action. It's a bit of a game for him when he's just idling out in front, and so when they're all around him, he really pins his ears back and has a crack, which is an attribute that he's shown throughout his career."
Winning Jockey: Mark Zahra
Ridden differently: "I wanted to ride him dead cold today. So the pundits are probably having heart attacks back at home, but he's just a horse. If you push to be out of his comfort zone, he doesn't like it. And earlier, I just couldn't hold my spot. So I'm in a shocking spot back last, but I just had a faith in the horse's turn of foot. And he just loves that competition, in amongst them. He just loves it. When he's out on his own, he has a bit of a think, but today, slicing through him, he was at his best."
"You've got to have a horse for it, of course, a horse I could trust. So, I was able to ride him like that. And like you've seen, when he's ridden like that, his last 200's are exceptional."
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