What the jockeys said after the Ladbrokes Stakes

Ben Dorries - Saturday October 14

Gailo Chop has held off a strong finishing burst from $31 chance Johannes Vermeer to win the Group I Ladbrokes Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

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Gailo Chop hangs on to fend off Johannes Vermeer and win the Group I Ladbrokes Stakes Photo: Darryl Sherer

Gailo Chop ($5.50) fended off the challenge of the Irish import by ½ neck with another 2 ½ lengths back to Jon Snow ($8.50).

Here is what the jockeys thought of the performances of their rides.

PLACING	RUNNER	JOCKEY	COMMENT
1st	Gailo Chop	Mark Zahra	He was in front and I reckon he is better fending off horses than he is a chaser. It was going to take a good horse to run him down.
2nd	Johannes Vermeer	Katelyn Mallyon	He really launched late and is a really good chance next week in Caulfield Cup.
3rd	Jon Snow	Stephen Baster	He ran really well, I had to do a little bit of work early.
4th	Single Gaze	Kathy O'Hara	Nice run from her, she was solid to the line and I feel like she wants the 2400m so next week will be ideal.
5th	Inference	Dwayne Dunn	He ran terrific, it was a super run and hopefully he will be very competitive next week.
6th	Bonneval	Damian Lane	The barrier killed her as I had to go back five or six spots further than what I wanted. I rode her for luck and she hit the line well.
7th	Riven Light	Glen Boss	He is pretty effective on wet tracks, firm tracks not so much.
8th	Abbey Marie	Beau Mertens	Very happy with her. Settled back and came home well, her last 100m was her best. Going into the Caulfield Cup very happy.
9^th	Hartnell	Glynn Schofield	Enjoyed a lovely run and chimed in when speed quickened up but copped some interference.
10th	The Taj Mahal	Damien Oliver	No comment
11th	Calderon	Luke Currie	He wasn't going to win but he did a good job just to stay on his feet halfway up the straight.

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