2022 The Ingham Review: What The Jockeys Said

Brenton Avdulla produced a special ride to get Kirwan’s Lane home for John O’Shea in The Ingham on Saturday. Here’s what the jockeys said post race.

Brenton Avdulla (Kirwan’s Lane – Winner)

“A perfect draw for him. He came out of 9. Obviously with Gai’s speed horses drawn wide they were always going to cart us over at some stage. Ended up getting a lovely spot one out, one back. Timmy skipped before the bend. He hit the front at the 250m and knuckled down when it counted and got the job done.

“(John O’Shea) is one of my favourites for sure. Harsh but fair. He doesn’t really need to let you know when you’ve stuffed up. We have a really good working relationship. Tom and his whole stable too. We’ve had a lot of luck over the years. It would have been a bit sad if the second horse had beaten him. I won a Randwick Guineas on him a couple of seasons ago.

“It was Grand Final day for this horse. He executed everything really well and John prepared him tremendously.”

Ben Coen (Lion’s Roar – Second)

“Ran really well. He stepped up from his last outing. Loves this track and distance. Really happy.”

Sam Clipperton (Atishu- 3rd)

“She has gone terrific. I enjoyed a nice run off a wide draw. She has gone down fighting. She brought her class into the race and run accordingly.”

Ashley Morgan (Aramayo – 4th)

“He has run tremendous. I felt if I had clearer air it would have been closer. Massive run.”

Josh Parr (Sky Lab – 5th)

“Terrific effort. Barrier one is not ideal for that horse.”

Tim Clark (Riodini – 6th)

“Good honest performance from him today.” Join TopSport Here

Zac Lloyd (Wild Planet – 7th)

“Super run. He tried very hard.”

Kerrin McEvoy (Huetor – 8th)

“Great run. First up he’s run a cracking race. Good to have him back. Perfect.”

Jason Collett (New Mandate – 9th)

“Raced in tight quarters. He didn’t really like that. Presented for a run.”

Andrew Adkins (Bartholomeu Dias – 10th)

“Super run for a horse not suited at a mile.”

Winona Costin (Surf Dancer – 11th)

“Really good run. Got a nice trip from the bad barrier. Just peaked a little bit late.”

Tom Sherry (Sunshine Rising – 12th)

“Super proud of his efforts. It was always going to be tricky from an outside gate. He tries really hard. If he drew an inside gate he’d be right in the finish.”

Reece Jones (Diamil – 13th)

“Was held up to the turn and stopped his momentum but savaged the line.”

Regan Bayliss (Brutality – 14th)

“He was a bit sluggish away again. We were able to get a cart up into the race. Didn’t really let down today. Hard to win from where he was. He is really looking to get his foot into wetter tracks.”

Jay Ford (Polly Grey – 15th)

“She ran a credible race. Obviously, conditions today are not to her liking. She likes the cut in the ground. She did well.” Join TopSport Here

Nash Rawiller (Skyman – 16th)

“He ran really well. We lost our position at the half mile, racing tight. Losing two lengths is like losing five today. He finished off nicely.”

Dylan Gibbons (Berdibek – 17th)

“Just got spat up the fence early and then he ran as well as he could.”

Rachel King (Dajraan – 18th)

“Had a tough run from the gate but probably didn’t run out a strong Randwick mile.”

Tyler Schiller (Spirit Ridge – 19th)

“He was very good. Didn’t get room the whole race. He was good late when he had a bit of room.”

Michael Dee (Longvillers – 20th)

“Travelled really well throughout. Couldn’t finish off for whatever reason, not too sure.” Join TopSport Here