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Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 3 $250,000 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) at Royal Randwick.

Rachel King (McHale): “My horse, he just popped up a little bit at the gates.

“I actually got in the position I probably thought I would be, but there was a little bit of jostling around the corner and I wasn't quite sure what the jostling was for, but it worked out well for me.

“A gap appeared on the fence and this horse, watching his replays, he likes racing like that. He's a real sort of bulldog and he shot through that gap and put them away well.

“I wasn't sure (after his first run). He was first-up, so he probably just had enough right on the post, but he had really exploded, so I was hoping I got the nose down.

“But whatever happened, I knew it was a super run going forward.”

McHale wins the Bill Ritchie

Tommy Berry (Gringotts): “A bit of a funny run race. I thought there was going to be a lot more speed in it than that. He travelled really well for me. Two horses who I thought would take me into the race didn’t. Lucky to breathe in and take a gap. He was good late. He was here to run well. He is spot on for the Big Dance.”

Molly Bourke (Felix Majestic): “He ran a super race. A very tough run by him. He’s just getting to his peak now.”

Chad Schofield (Amenable): “He was good late. The early tempo didn’t help. He was good through the line.”

Nash Rawiller (Freedom Rally): “He half had control of the race for the first 100m and then Phearson took control to set the race alight again. My bloke got pulling and didn’t really finish off.”

Jay Ford (Rustic Steel): “Lovely return. Will only improve.”

James McDonald (Tom Kitten): “Just a muddling run race didn’t suit him.”

Adam Hyeronimus (Phearson): “It was race over once he blew the start then it was a bit of a disaster after that. And he’s pulled a front shoe off.”

Tim Clark (Airman): “He ran OK. He will improve with that run under his belt.”

Jason Collett (Kintyre): “No luck from the gate. Brave effort to be where he finished.”

Zac Lloyd (Cafe Millenium): “Really disappointing for the connections. This horse is going really well but that race was over in the first furlong. The horse that missed the kick woke him up and he over-raced from there.”

Kerrin McEvoy (Scarlet Oak): “We travelled closer than I first thought we’d do. We travelled fine. Didn’t round the race off which is a concern for a nice mare. The ground might have been on the quick side for her.”

Check out the replays and results from Surf To Turf Day at Royal Randwick