Australian Cup winner Humidor produced a blistering last 400m to dispose of his rivals in Saturday's Group I Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.
Humidor drifted from $12 to $17 on track but scored by 3 ¼ lengths over the $1.70 favourite Hartnell while Black Heart Bart ($8.50) was third.
Below is what the jockeys had to say about the performances of their Makybe Diva Stakes mounts.
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PLACING |
RUNNER |
JOCKEY |
COMMENT |
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1st |
HUMIDOR |
DAMIAN LANE |
He lobbed along out the back and he travelled up underneath me turning for home. I thought I was the winner a long way out. He's come such a long way since he came into the stable. |
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2nd |
HARTNELL |
KERRIN MCEVOY |
Travelled nicely throughout and I was expecting a better finish. He finished off OK but the winner showed more dash than me today. |
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3rd |
BLACK HEART BART |
BRAD RAWILLER |
Outstanding run. From three-wide and no cover, jeez he was gallant. Humidor was terrific but my bloke had Hartnell and the run just peaked 50(m) out. |
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4th |
GAILO CHOP |
MARK ZAHRA |
He ran super. He box-seated and he's better suited when the tempo is more genuine. He had to wait and get a clear split. The winner was outstanding but he was just as good. |
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5th |
SINGLE GAZE |
KATHY O'HARA |
Top run from her. She's right on track for later on. |
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6th |
VENTURA STORM |
REGAN BAYLISS |
He's going to be a force to be reckoned with once he gets out to his right trip. |
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7th |
TAVAGO |
DAMIEN OLIVER |
It was a good first-up run. If he gets into a handicap with a bit of sting out of the ground, he'll run well. |
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8th |
JON SNOW |
STEPHEN BASTER |
He ran really well. He was a little but tight back there in behind them and didn't really appreciate that but he ran on well. Once he gets over 2000(m), look out. |
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9th |
INFERENCE |
DWAYNE DUNN |
He ran well but he's probably better suited in a handicap. The further he goes, the better he's going to get. |
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10th |
HEY DOC |
LUKE CURRIE |
He was too keen. |
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11th |
LE ROMAIN |
BEN MELHAM |
Really out of character for him because he's such a genuine horse. Travelled well to the corner but when I pulled him out, he was a beaten horse straight away. |
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12th |
SEABURGE |
CRAIG WILLIAMS |
He was really disappointing in the run and gave me nothing throughout. He pulled up fine but it will be interesting to see when he cools down. |
