Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 3 Arrowfield Canonbury Stakes won by Prost at Rosehill on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Prost (G Waterhouse & A Bott/T Clark) - $3.50F
2nd: Fearless (P&P Snowden/C Schofield) - $5.50
3rd: Traffic Warden (J Cummings/N Rawiller) - $3.50F
Winning Time: 1:03.25 Last 600m: 33.82
Margins: ½L x 1¼L
Another 2YO winner for the @GaiWaterhouse1-Bott stable! Prost gets the job done in the Canonbury with @clarkyhk in the saddle. pic.twitter.com/yE8039HvZU
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) February 3, 2024
Winning Trainer: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott (Adrian speaking)
On their strong 2YO season: "We're in a great position, had some great support this year and we've got some lovely colts and Prost is a great example of that going forward."
On furnishing since the Breeder's Plate and what's the target: "Really strengthened up and mentally we saw a real professional performance from him there. After the Breeder's Plate, discussing the options, being a Magic Millions purchase he had the option of going up there."
"But speaking with Kia Ora and everyone involved with this colt we wanted to give him the right time and just have a real good run up and a real good lead up towards the Golden Slipper.
"A nice prospect that he is, we wanted to give him the best possible chance we could and give him a nice break (after the Breeder's Plate)."
"Obviously today was very important for him to get some prize money and get a good win on the board. We've got a bit of time now to work out what the path is going to be, how many runs he needs. But certainly we'll see him again and all roads will be leading towards the Golden Slipper.
On if they always had an opinion: "He's shown that right from the outset, it was an excellent run in the Breeder's Plate. We've seen how that form has well and truly stood up. Then he's come here today and put in a very professional performance and run class record time. That's a very good indication of his ability."
Winning Jockey: Tim Clark
On his pre-race expectations: "He put the writing on the wall with his run in the Breeder's (Plate) and then he's come back and trialled nicely on both occasions, so he looked ready to go.
On the run: "He began well from the inside and when the other horse was racing keenly outside me I let him go and it gave him a chance to have something to chase. He was probably a sitting shot the last 100m but to his credit he pulled out plenty and held his rivals at bay."
On riding for Gai and Adrian: "Their two-year-olds are airborne at the moment. It makes our job a lot easier when you're getting legged onto these jets every week and you've just got to point them. They've got a good bunch of two-year-olds and they get a good line on them and they're going well."
Beaten Jockeys:
Nash Rawiller (Traffic Warden): "He is a lovely horse. Finished off well."
Kerrin McEvoy (Enhance): "Nice run. Improvement to come."
Chad Schofield (Fearless): "Very good run. Didn't possess a lot of early speed. His closing splits would have been pretty good. A horse to look out for when the trips get a bit further."
Tom Sherry (King Of Roseau): "He stuck on quite nicely. He deserves a break now and will be better with time."
Jason Collett (Pick Up The Tab): "Very green but worked home really good through the line."
