Winning Horse: French Emperor (Aus)

4yoG Tavistock (NZ) - Special Memories (Aus)(Fastnet Rock (Aus))

13 starts - 5 wins 1 second 1 third $134905

Other Wins

1st Geelong City Of Greater Geelong Bm70 Handicap 1700m (2022)

1st Mornington Fast Labour Hire Handicap 1500m (2022)

1st Kembla Grange Supernova Financial Hcp (C1) 1400m (2022)

1st Goulburn Jewell Builders Mdn Plate 1600m (2021)

Other Placings

2nd Sale East Gippsland Asset Protection Bm64 Handicap 1427m (2022)

3rd Randwick-Kensington 1St Crop Magna Grecia Mdn Hcp 1400m (2021) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: French Emperor (Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr./Jamie Kah) - $5.50F

2nd: Beltoro (Robert Hickmott/Damien Oliver) - $9.50
3rd: Worthily (Ciaron Maher & David Eustace/Zac Spain) - $21

Winning Time: 1:35.98 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: Neck x Long Head

Winning Trainer: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr. (Mick Price speaking)

“Beautiful ride. If you had to push button the ride, that’s what you would say. Find a backside, come out at the right time.

“He’s a benchmark horse. We’ve just got to place him right and he can keep winning. I wouldn’t be getting too excited with him.

“I think a mile is a good tempo but he has to come back and get a bit of cover. Any further back and he might pull so I think if we keep him in the right grade we’ll all be happy.

Compared to Our Playboy who won the race last year: “I’m getting to know the horse and it has taken a bit to work him out. I had Our Playboy from a yearling so we knew him very well.

“If I found the right benchmark race I would keep trying to win with him and take advantage of running through the grades with him.”

Winning Jockey: Jamie Kah

“They were waiting in their lines and I could feel them coming so I had to get him into position where I had free running. I really wanted to wait a bit longer but I could feel them coming.

“He needed room and he needed to be in a spot where he can win so I had to just pop him off a bit early but he was tough late.

“He’s not a sit-sprint horse but he also needs to be covered up so it was a bit tricky on the turn for what I wanted to do but I trusted him and he was fierce.

“He was actually really well behaved today. He’s got a bit of a temperament on him but today he really handled the crowd and handled the occasion well.

“He’s a good horse going forward and they might be able to take the ear muffs off soon. So far he’s doing everything right and it’s good to start the day off like that.

“I know this horse inside out now and he’s improved dramatically this time.”