Boom colt Royal Symphony lost his unbeaten record when fourth to Perast in Sunday's Group I Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield.
Royal Symphony drifted from $2.25 to $2.40 before grinding home to finish fourth behind Perast ($11), Summer Passage ($17) and Kementari ($3.80)
Below is what the jockeys had to say about the performances of their Caulfield Guineas Prelude mounts.
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PLACING |
RUNNER |
JOCKEY |
COMMENT |
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1st |
PERAST |
DAMIAN LANE |
It took me a few hundred metres to get him to settle but once he did, I thought he'd be a great hope and he ran really well. |
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2nd |
SUMMER PASSAGE |
MARK ZAHRA |
He ran well but he peaked 100(m) out and he'll improve again. |
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3rd |
KEMENTARI |
KERRIN MCEVOY |
I'm pretty happy with his run. An extra furlong is going to suit him and he's had a look around Caulfield. He's going to show better again next time. |
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4th |
ROYAL SYMPHONY |
DWAYNE DUNN |
Obviously you want to keep winning but things were against him today. He's looking for the 1600(m) and he'll have a little gear change before the Guineas. Don't write him off just yet. |
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5th |
ÉCLAIR SUNSHINE |
REGAN BAYLISS |
He was very green in the straight so that run will do him the world of good and the extra 200m will be fine for Guineas day. |
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6th |
LEVENDI |
BEN MELHAM |
He ran well. He had to get back from the barrier and they went too slow but he ran well. |
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7th |
INVADER |
HUGH BOWMAN |
He's not racing to his class. Maybe he just needs some moisture in the ground to see the best of him. |
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8th |
AL PASSEM |
BEN THOMPSON |
He began OK and I was probably going to be caught deep unless I came back but he was probably outclassed I'd say. |
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9th |
MURAAHIB |
BLAKE SHINN |
He was disappointing today. I rode him quietly like first-up and he wasn't the same horse today. |
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10th |
BARNEY ALLEN |
STAN TSAIKOS |
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