Kris Lees quinellaed the $200,000 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday but it wasn't the order that punters expected, with Invincible Gem getting the better of her more favoured stablemate Le Romain.
Invincible Gem ($6.50) defeated Le Romain ($1.95fav) by 1-1/4 lengths with a further half neck back to Brett Cavanough's The Monstar ($8.50) in third.
This is what the jockeys thought of the performance of their ride in Missile Stakes.
Race 7 – Group II Missile Stakes (1200 Metres)
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Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
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1st |
INVINCIBLE GEM |
Corey Brown |
She was good. They didn't go fast and I obviously had the stablemate and favourite posted three wide outside but once he elected to go he gave me a great suck up the rise. She was all over the winner once we got to the 300m. She's a lovely horse but her record speaks for itself. She's got a lot more decent wins in front of her for sure. |
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2nd |
LE ROMAIN |
Glyn Schofield |
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3rd |
THE MONSTAR |
Josh Adams |
Big run at weight-for-age. We're against quality horses and he's had a long prep and hard runs. Just glad he came back here and did everything right. He's a lovely horse. |
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4th |
BOSS LANE |
Andrew Adkins (a0) |
Top run. He had everything go his way. It would have been interesting if he had the same run on a dry track. Top effort. He wasn't beaten far by Le Romain. |
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5th |
HARPER'S CHOICE |
Jason Collett |
Worked home nicely. |
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6th |
TYCOON TARA |
Kerrin McEvoy |
She missed the start which had her behind the eight ball. We were out of it after the start. |
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7th |
MEMES |
Rachel King (a0) |
Pretty good run stepping in company. Just didn't get the run. |
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8th |
JUNGLE EDGE |
Kevin Forrester |
Needs it wetter. |
