Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 2 Yulong Run To The Rose won by Tempted at Rosehill on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Tempted (C Maher/E Brown) - $3.90F
2nd: Beiwacht (C Waller/A Hyeronimus) - $7.50
3rd: Skyhook (G Ryan & S Alexiou/K McEvoy) - $5.50
Winning Time: 1:09.74 Last 600m: 34.66
Margins: 1½L x ½ Head
She's all class!
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 13, 2025
Tempted wins the Run To The Rose and becomes the second filly to do so! @godolphin have won 6 of the last 7 editions! @cmaherracing @Brown_ethan8 pic.twitter.com/kV98PbGHnY
Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher
On the win: "She is ultimately very impressive. She was a crack 2yo and has developed the right way. Thrilled to be able to train for the Godolphin team. She is a very, very high class filly. I was saying to Brownie when he was on the way to the races, 'You'll enjoy this one old son."
On the filly: "You can see she doesn't carry a huge amount of weight. She couldn't have been more impressive in her trial on a rain affected track at Randwick. She has worked very well since. You can see her coat coming on."
On the Godolphin options: "I'll have a chat to the team. I'd say she has a lot of options. She could go a number of different ways. Given how she put them away, it would be very attractive."
On the Everest possibilities: "It's just great to have those types of conversations. I've only been dealing with them a short time. They will make the right call. We can discuss it. It probably wouldn't be beyond her. 3yos have a good record in the race. She might be one out of the box."
Winning Jockey: Ethan Brown
On the win: "She let down really well. When I looked up at the top of the straight, knowing how the track was playing, I thought she would have to be be really good to pick these up and she was. She really impressed."
On pre-race concerns: "She didn't give me a bad feel. I think she was just a bit above herself, had that bit of freshness on her side. Once I got over her neck she was beautiful.
"She gave me a lovely ride throughout. The race set up well for us but as I said the track has been quite on speed so all credit to her."
On her progression from her juvenile season: "That was always the main question, if she was going to measure up. Looking at her last trial you were confident she was going to and she did it race day, and that's all they need to do. Onwards and upwards for her."
