Winx had everyone holding their breath after blowing the start in Saturday's Group II Warwick Stakes before producing a devastating turn of foot to get up in the shadows of the post.
Once again, Racenet was on hand to get the feedback from every rider after the race.
This is what the jockeys thought of their rides performance.
Group II Warwick Stakes
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
WINX |
Hugh Bowman |
Phew. I was worried half way through. I've made it public previously that the only time I'm nervous on her is in the barriers and today everyone saw why. She can be fractious and she just jumped in the air, threw herself around as the gates opened, so there wasn't much I could do. Halfway through, the way the race was going, I thought it's going to be hard to make the ground up. I wasn't nervous because all I could do was ride her. I thought everyone else would be nervous. The win isn't up there with her George Ryder or Cox Plate wins but I suppose it was pretty impressive to the eye. It wasn't a big margin but she won pretty easily. |
2nd |
FOXPLAY |
Kerrin McEvoy |
Great run. She's shown there she's come back in great order and she's in for a great preparation. I thought I had her. |
3rd |
ECUADOR |
Adam Hyeronimus |
He's come back well. A very good run again at weight-for-age. It just would have been good if Winx missed it by six and Foxplay by a length. |
4th |
RED EXCITEMENT |
Joshua Parr |
It was the performance of his life. He went really well first-up so he's in for a good prep. |
5th |
ANTONIO GIUSEPPE |
Tye Angland |
Needed the run. Up to the mile will suit him. |
6th |
INFERENCE |
Tommy Berry |
He raced a bit fresh early. Pulled up and had a massive blow so he'll take great improvement. He was tough facing the breeze the whole way. |
7th |
HARPER'S CHOICE |
Glyn Schofield |
He raced on speed, he was a bit fresh. He just got outsprinted late but he certainly felt quite nice. |
8th |
ALLERGIC |
Tim Clark |
He was a stayer resuming and couldn't have asked for him to do much more. |
How did she win that?! 😲😲😲
— Sky Racing (@SkyRacingAU) August 19, 2017
Winx pulls out something special to extend her winning streak to 18 in the Warwick Stakes!#GoWinxpic.twitter.com/e4Oyispbbg