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Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $1,500,000 Kia Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill Gardens.

Dylan Gibbons (Kalapour): “It meant a lot. If you asked me a longtime goal would have been to do something like this for Kris, because I go back through my whole career and every step and stage I made with his support and what he helped Dad plan for me, I know for a fact I’d be lost without it. So to give him one on the biggest stage, it means a hell of a lot.

“Grandma and Granddad missed the last one but they’re here today.

“I hadn’t ridden him in a race this prep or even last prep but I trialled him, rode him in his work and knew enough about him without really riding him in a race, and I had been adamant to Kris he had been flying. When I got here today, I’d be lying if I said I tipped him a winner but I said he’s a genuine top four chance and when he can get into that rolling position he’s just a monster. He’s got a big set of lungs and big action, so it’s very good.”

Kalapour wins the Tancred Stakes

James McDonald (More Felons): “Super run.”

Jason Collett (Ashrun): “He settled comfortably. Pace when it was injected was good. Just struggled around that turn then just to pick up again difficult.”

Tommy Berry (Buckaroo): “I was happy the first half of the race following the favourite but he just didn’t take us into the race so made our task pretty hard.”

Adam Hyeronimus (Military Mission): “Yep he is going fantastic.”

Tom Marquand (Post Impressionist): “I would love to have changed the pattern of the race half way around and been 2x2x2 rather than 1x1x1 but ultimately it was super hard to back up a week after a long layoff and for good reason. He went to take one step in and that was the only step forward he took into the race. He’s proven he is a good horse last week. Today was always a risk but one worth trying. Didn’t come off.”

Chad Schofield (Bois D'argent): “Good run.”

Tyler Schiller (Athabascan): “Great run. I thought he was very strong late which is what we wanted see going forward to the Sydney Cup.”

Check out the replays and results from Stakes Day at Rosehill Gardens