Winning Horse: Red Santa (NZ)

3yoG Redwood (GB) - Sesenta (Aus)(Encosta De Lago (Aus))

8 starts - 2 wins 2 seconds 1 third $130000

Other Wins

1st Geelong Prestige Jayco Geelong Mdn 1500m (2021)

Other Placings

3rd Rosehill Sharp Extensive It (Bm72) 1800m (2021)

2nd Warrnambool Dj Bowman Racing Mdn Plate 1700m (2020)

2nd Moonee Valley Ladbrokes Odds Boost Mdn Plate 1600m (2020)

Race Result:

1st: Red Santa (Maher & Eustace/J Kah) - $2.20F

2nd: Flossing (Busuttin & Young/C Newitt) - $8.00
3rd: Swindon Lass (M Brown/B Mertens) - $51

Winning Time: 2:03.68 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: ½ Head x 2¼L

** PROTEST 2nd v 1st - Interference 50m mark - DISMISSED **

Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher & Dave Eustace (Ciaron speaking)

“It was great. Super job by the team. I haven’t seen this horse for a little while. He’s been up at our Sydney stable and I thought he had really hardened up. I thought it was fluctuating his weight a little bit but after a couple of tough runs up there, he paraded well and the team have done a good job.

“Normally its the other way around when we send them up to them. It was a great job.

“What a beautiful ride by Jamie. I thought we were in trouble getting to the turn but she threaded the needle and got the job done.

“The owners have had a great season with Explosive Jack and the like. It’s a great way to round if off for them.”

Initial reaction after race: “Fair bump, play on. Bloody oath.”

COVID management: “Racing in general has done a great job. I do my best to avoid most of the lockdowns but I got caught there the other day. They’ve done a good job and they should be applauded.”

Winning Jockey: Jamie Kah

101 sounds better: “It does. Because Prebble still thinks he crossed the line 100 times so now I’ve beaten him.”

“I’m not one for publicity and the crowds but it’s a pretty cool feeling out there. We haven’t heard that roar from the crowd for a while. It’s exciting out there. It has been a great day.

The run: “When you’re on a horse travelling and the gaps open up, you can take them straight away. Couldn’t have planned for a better run, the horse is going well and I thought he was going to win more comfortably than he did but he had a think about it and hopefully he takes benefit from it.”