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Taken wins the R.M. Williams Handicap: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes

Trainer and jockey quotes following Taken winning the R.M. Williams Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday.

Race Result:1st: Taken (Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr/Ethan Brown) - $4.40
2nd: Catoggio (Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott/Jamie Melham) - $6.00
3rd: Stylish (Ben, Will & JD Hayes/Ben Allen) - $10

Winning Time: 1:24.53 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: Short ½ Head x 1L

TAKEN winning the R.M.Williams Handicap at Caulfield in Australia.
TAKEN winning the R.M.Williams Handicap at Caulfield in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos
Winning Trainer: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr (Kent Jnr speaking)

"Very good. Underdone, only had one trial, so we were concerned with fitness, and then he got close to three wide, four wide, a very good win."

Reached his early expectations?: "Clearly not, he's an unassuming customer. We were worried early on as to whether he would get a strong 1400 (metres), but he just keeps strengthening, and to improve from 3 to 4, you need to bulk up, and he definitely has."

"We knew he was going super, just with all the rain he missed a trial. They don't usually win off one trial, but he's a nice horse."

"He's had a faultless campaign, really. The ceiling's untapped; he likes a mile better, I think. Very good start to his preparation."

Through the grades: "No real plans, just to go through the ratings. I think he'll probably go 14 next start and then go a mile third up, but there's no real plans for him.

Winning Jockey: Ethan Brown

"Great training performance - first-up, one trial. Three-wide and it is never easy to sit three-deep first-up so there are signs of a very nice horse.

"He was well and truly entitled to be found (wanting) but he dug deep and her was a winner.

"He'll get a mile at least and maybe further. A bit more work and he'll be running out a mile."


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