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Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 2 $300,000 James Squire Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens.

Nash Rawiller (Cylinder): “The key is to basically not put them into a position they can’t get out of. I tried to keep my options as open as I could from the most awkward position we were in. Thankfully we just conserved and conserved and conserved and when that gap eventually come he was explosive and you’re just praying to god that they get you out of trouble in those situations. I didn’t have a lot of options, he was where he was. From where he was I just had to make sure he travelled right.

“Riding these good ones, as long as you don’t make a mistake you’ve still got something up your sleeve.”

“The stable (James Cummings) never really puts you under too much pressure to be anywhere, they like to see their horses in their comfort zone. Although when I went out onto the track the plan was to lead, from the time I hit the ground I had to wave the white flag basically and say ‘well if we can’t win it there we’ll try and win it later.”

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Tyler Schiller (Moravia): “I think he put his hand up to say he’s a quality colt today. Fingers crossed for a draw in the big one.”

Jason Collett (Nadal): “Great run. Start was probably costly. Good to see him match it today.”

Zac Lloyd (Militarize): “Very good. He is on track. Perfect first up.”

Chad Schofield (Libertad): “He didn’t get beaten far. Ready for seven furlongs.”

Josh Parr (Don Corleone): “His effort was nice. He chimed in with a good turn of foot. Just ran out of gas the last bit.”

Dylan Gibbons (Chrysaor): “Very good. Race just wasn’t run to suit.”

Brett Prebble (Butch Cassidy): “Super. He showed last start it wasn’t a fluke. He’s covered himself creditably again today.”

Kerrin McEvoy (General Salute): “Just lost his momentum a little bit when he started to hang out. In the last 100 yards he straightened up and went well. I think a little further suits maybe even some headgear.”

Check out the replays and results from Run To The Rose Day at Rosehill Gardens