The Everest Review: What The Jockeys Said

Yes Yes Yes confirmed his status as a star colt when he took out The Everest on Saturday. Here’s what the Jockeys Said.

Glen Boss (YES YES YES – 1st)

I had a very good plan in my head what I wanted to do and Chris (Waller) was in my corner how I wanted to ride the horse. I just wanted to be behind the grey horse (Classique Legend), somewhere around Nash, that was my plan. He was taking me everywhere I wanted to go and when I peeled out three wide on the turn, when I asked him, his turn of speed was Group I quality only. Gee he sprinted quickly and his sectional will back that up. He was off and gone, he was like a startled gazelle. He was electric. That is an experience. I promise you that is one hell of an experience. You get here, you stand on the blocks for 100m and you have to get gold. I swear, that is just an unbelievable experience I’ve just had there. That was very surreal.

Mark Zahra (Santa Ana Lane – 2nd)

He went super. The winner surprised me a bit how quickly it went. With the weight he put a little break on me. He ran really gallant my guy but I just couldn’t reel him in.

Josh Parr (Trekking – 3rd)

That was so much fun. He ran really well – well done to the team, they prepared him in fantastic order. I’m really excited and I didn’t even win the race.

Tim Clark (Nature Strip – 4th)

Wonderful effort. Obviously, he ran them along and did a good job to be still kicking late. I just had to do a little bit of extra work early to clear them but he ran very well.

Tommy Berry (Pierata – 5th)

Just got held up until probably the 200m. Once he got out he was doing his best work late but the race was all over – all the horses in front of him already had their momentum. He’s run very well.

Nash Rawiller (Classique Legend – 6th)

I was pretty luckless. I never got a run at all when I needed it. I was in a beautiful spot down the back . When Hughie came up outside me it was too soon to come out and they were sort of pushing from the inside out. So I rode for luck as you would and I just didn’t get any.

Hugh Bowman (Alizee – 7th)

She was a bit free in the early stages. I was hoping to follow Yes Yes Yes but I was going to have to wrestle to follow him.  All credit to the winner, but she ran a race.

Kerrin McEvoy (Redzel – 8th)

I travelled nice but I was a little bit worried as soon as we straightened. When I asked him for an effort he was just even paced. He’s shown better than what he did today but it was still a gallant run.

Brenton Avdulla (In Her Time – 9th)

The result was a little bit disappointing but I didn’t think she ran too bad. We ended up in a good spot early but midrace James (Arcadia Queen) wanted to force the issue and it just got us both out of our rhythm – we both struggled from then on.

Luke Currie (Sunlight – 10th)

Disappointing. She was in a nice spot but didn’t come on.

James McDonald (Arcadia Queen – 11th)

I was wrapped the way she presented. She jumped well and got into a lovely position. I got a severe check at about the 300m mark and that put her out of business. Obviously she is a mare that needs a bit of space to wind into her race.

Ryan Moore (Ten Sovereigns – 12th)

He was disappointing. He was never comfortable.