Trainer and jockey quotes after Salty Pearl takes out the Group 2 3 Point Motors Fillies Classic at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Salty Pearl (C Maher/B Allen) - $2.15F
2nd: Enviable (C Waller/J McDonald) - $3.60
3rd: Prestige Snitzel (M Laurie/J Mott) - $13
Winning Time: 1:36.59 Last 600m: NA
Margins: 1 length x 1-½ lengths
The Valley Race 4 | Salty Pearl
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Salty Pearl pounced on them once a gap eventuated, careering away for her first Group quality success
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Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher
"Great for Adrian and the Starblue crew, they get nice valued horses and they spend a lot of time at the sales.
"How good that they've got a stakes winning filly on Cox Plate Day. You don't get much better than that.
"Ben's had a great association with her and he's riding with a lot of confidence. It was a beautiful patient ride. He had to wait for his time and he knew what he had underneath him and it was a very good result.
"This race came up a bit light so I thought we'd have a go."
Future: "She might tackle a group one like the Surround. She wasn't far away in the Thousand Guineas. Restricted to fillies, that is probably her go. If she improve again then she'll be thereabouts.
"We put the shades on the last couple of starts and got that much more focus as well. She's a filly with a bright future."
Winning Jockey: Ben Allen
"At the 200 (metre mark) it was a bit easier but before that I probably can't share what my thoughts were.
"We just had to trust the horse. She was travelling that well so it was just a matter of finding the slightest gap and she was going good enough.
"If J-Mac (Enviable) hadn't have rolled out I was going to have to extricate myself to the outside. Gee she's so honest. Running in a Group 1 last week on the week back-up.
"Ciaron and the team have done a great job. She's just so honest. It was a big step putting the blinkers on and stepping up in trip last time. I think today it has helped and put her that much more in my hands.
"She's been off the bridle and having to get up after 100 metres, I was able to sit, she's got an electric turn-of-foot and she was the class horse today."
