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Pulchritudinous wins Group 3 Magic Millions Fillies & Mares Mile: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Trainer and jockey quotes after the Group 3 Magic Millions Fillies & Mares Mile at Doomben on Saturday, taken out by Pulchritudinous.
Race Result:1st: Pulchritudinous (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott/Tim Clark) - $312nd: Adiella (John Dann/Nikita Beriman) - $12
3rd: Exotique Miss (Michael Nolan/Rachel Kin) - $8.50
Winning Time: 1:36.24 Last 600m: 34.72
Margins: Long Neck x ½-Head
Pulchritudinous defies a big drift to win Race 6 at Doomben! @clarkyhk @GaiWaterhouse1 pic.twitter.com/KqHG8pBfhZ
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Winning Trainer: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (Adrian speaking)
"She a lovely mare. Very fortunate to have her in the yard. Obviously very talented in New Zealand through her three-year-old career but it has taken a bit longer to get her into a bit of form and used to the conditions over here.
"Very thankful that Yulong are more than happy to be patient with her and she has come back in good shape. A nice first-up run there and it opens a few options for her going forward.
"We'd like to give her a couple of runs up here and she'll thrive in the conditions. They suit her well and very lightly raced.
"I want to see her getting up in trip and she'll keep improving. I think today's performance was going to determine which way she'd go.
"Whether this lifts our sights a bit more, we'll try and think about the residual value for Yulong and see if we can add to that going forward. Importantly she is back in good shape today.
"The trial was the best we'd seen her since arrival. Very encouraging."
Winning Jockey: Tim Clark
"I'm sure that she's given Gai and Adrian a few sleepless nights. She's obviously come over here in good form from New Zealand and it has taken a long time for her to find that form.
"She had the two runs since she's been here. It has been a long time coming and a lot of work has gone into it. Full credit to them and to her to be able to put in a performance like that."
