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Trainer and jockey quotes after the Group 3 Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday taken out by Lady Jones.
Race Result:
1st: Lady Jones (S Brown/J McNeil) - $15
2nd: Lievore (N Burke/L Currie) - $31
3rd: Little Mix (A Neasham & R Archibald/B Shinn) - $7.50
Winning Time: 2:04.77 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: Short ½ Head x 1L
It was stride for stride but Lady Jones steals it
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Winning Trainer: Stephen Brown
"Really nice because we've bred her ourselves and it's been a long haul. I had doubts about the 2000 (metres), but she's proven that she can do it.
"We were gutted when she got beaten at Caulfield, but we put it down to the hard track.
"She' d only got shod that week, so she had a bit of trouble with her feet. We left the old shoes on her and she's done the job.
In the lead-up: "I talked to two form people, and one said go back, one said go forward, and then the go-back bloke said, no, then you should go forward. So that was the plan.
"That was the plan to go forward on her. He did exactly what he did and I said 'if you can slot in third or fourth, I' ll be happy.
Possibly the Matriarch next: "A couple of people are sort of pushing me there, so we' ll see what happens.
Back-up in the Empire Rose back in trip: "No, not really, I think now that she's there (2000m) and she'd probably stay there.
Winning Jockey: Jye McNeil
"We had a nice run from a very awkward gate and felt like I got to the leader quite easily and then it obviously fought back so she had to dig deep to give me everything she had, but a great training performance by Brownie and racking up a win.
"She' s got great qualities, hasn't she.? She certainly does. It's my first time riding her. Obviously, the opportunity obviously came about with the weight and as you touched on, she' s got great qualities.
"It's been a challenging couple of days for me, so great to end it this way."
