Apprentice Siena Grima landed a fairytale first Group 1 at her first elite ride when God’s Window swept from the back to beat Ceolwulf and Tom Kitten in the Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick. Here’s what the jockeys said.
It is always important to hear what the jockeys say after the race, as you can forgive a horse’s bad run or even find a winner next start, so head to the post-race comments below.
PERFUMIST (Rachel King) – 16th
Very not her, the run today. Not quite sure.
ENCAP (Mollie Fitzgerald) – 15th
Just wasn’t super comfortable letting down today.
IDLE FLYER (Jason Collett) – 14th
I was disappointed with her run. She got the cover down the side but didn’t have any horse to play with.
VIVY AIR (Reece Jones) – 13th
She ran on well. Just got stuck behind a wall of horses.
DECLICHY BOULEVARD (Andrew Adkins) – 12th
Messy sort of run race. Didn’t get the drag up when I needed it. Luckless in the straight.
MATCHA LATTE (Robbie Dolan) – 11th
Got cast out three wide. A question mark at the mile and faded the last furlong. Ran a cheeky race.
MILITARIZE (Tim Clark) – 10th
He didn’t have a lot of luck from his draw. Ran OK.
ATTICA (Kerrin McEvoy) – 9th
He lobbed into a nice spot. When they backed the tempo off, he didn’t settle for me. Would have been better without the blinkers on. We had a try today but blinkers off next time.
FULLY LIT (Winona Costin) – 8th
Really good effort. Stuck to his task nicely late.
AUTUMN BOY (James McDonald) – 7th
Pretty happy with him. Just Barrier 1 was a bit of a curse. Got shuffled back at the wrong time. Didn’t get clear air so it was a forgive.
WELL WRITTEN (Zac Lloyd) – 6th
I couldn’t fault the way she presented. Handled the day really well. First half went perfect. The run presented, if she quickened well enough she would have gotten through. Didn’t quicken as well as she did in New Zealand.
MR MILLER (Tyler Schiller) – 5th
I thought he ran terrific. Handled himself well and executed the plan. Didn’t fire in this grade this time but in a couple more runs he will be fantastic.
PLYMOUTH (Jackson Radley) – 4th
He was fantastic. Had a nice soft run on the back of Ceowulf. Got a good cart into it. The winner came past us early but his last 300m was the best part of his race.
TOM KITTEN (Adam Hyeronimus) – 3rd
He has gone fantastic. We had to work into a position. He presented to win but peaked on his run.
CEOLWULF (Chad Schofield) – 2nd
He has gone terrific. Had a perfect run throughout following the right horses. Was on the back of Idle Flyer and later Tom Kitten but they didn’t take me anywhere. That resulted in me being held up which with the big weight wasn’t ideal. Burst through the pack and was very good.
GOD’S WINDOW (Siena Grima) – 1st
I galloped him Thursday, and he just gave me the most incredible feel. I had a lovely cart out wide to the better part of the track, and he just filled me with confidence the entire way and when I went past them all I thought, I’m going to win my first Group One! And I did.
He can get on the chewy and when he didn’t begin the best, I didn’t want to upset him and rev him up, so I just jumped, let him slide across. I was back with Mollie (Fitzgerald on Encap) and I thought, us girls are going to get this done.
Darren (Beadman) said, ‘get on your train early’. I followed Plymouth out. He gave me a beautiful cart out, and when I got into him he just kept finding.
I honestly was filled with confidence just with the horse and the confidence Darren and Chris had coming into it. They just told me to have a great time and have fun, and I can’t thank everyone that has been involved at getting me here, but just to have my first Group One win in a first ride is unreal.
I probably won’t be turning up to work on Monday. Just joking. I’ll be there for track work, Chris, don’t worry.
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