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Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 2 $300,000 TAB Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens.

Adam Hyeronimus (Beiwacht): “Last start it was a perfect set-up, barrier one, because he was quite strong on debut and he's quite a strong colt. Not aggressively strong, just learning and obviously a horse that's got a lot of ability and just trying to teach him to get to him to settle and harness that.

“His race the other day, unfortunately we had no cover, they raced off the fence in an 1100-metre race at Randwick, which was unfortunate, as I felt he would have won that race if we were able to get cover and just switch him off a little bit.

“Today, with the good speed, he jumped well, he was nice and relaxed in the first 100m, and I was able to take up a nice position outside the lead on a good speed.

“But he started to get quite strong before the turn because I was going so well and I didn't really want to go but at the same time, I didn't want to break his stride. So I just tried to hold onto him as much as I could and he showed a very sharp turn of foot.

“There's a lot of improvement, as I said, he's still a very raw colt, and a couple little things he's doing, what he's doing is just pure ability. They're not bad things that he's doing, but once he realises he's a racehorse, there'll be a lot of a different story.

“I love to be able to win races that my father's won or my uncle Neil or Rodney, because they've been supportive to me, it's very nice.”

Beiwacht wins the Silver Slipper

Tyler Schiller (West Of Swindon): “I was really impressed with him. He jumped sharper today, an inside draw helped, and he got a lovely run through following the winner. I thought he did a good job but he will definitely take a lot of improvement out of that.”

Kerrin McEvoy (Wodeton): “I thought he ran fantastic. Plan was to be a little bit quiet to get some cover but that didn’t eventuate. He got a little bit competitive, having to be a bit closer on the corner having done it the hard way. I liked the way he was quickening through the last furlong. Everything points to him being 100% ready to go in a few weeks’ time. A little bit further will suit him as well.”

Jason Collett (Buffalo): “Very raw.”

Donovan Dillon (Brat Summer): “Ran his race before the start. Got into a hot sweat before the gates and on the way to the start. Back to the drawing board.”

Josh Parr (Gambler): “He showed really good speed. He’s just not the complete package just yet.”

Alysha Collett (Nashville Jack): “Super run. A really great learning curve for him and I think he will improve massively from it.”

Zac Lloyd (Bel Merci): “Not the same horse. Just not her day. Hopefully she pulls up alright. She is much better than that.”

Jay Ford (Alabama Magic): “Really good. Obviously she is taking on the top seeds today. She performed quite well and will only get better.”

Check out the replays and results from Silver Slipper Stakes Day at Rosehill Gardens