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Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 2 $300,000 Catanach’s Jewellers Skyline Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick.

Jason Collett (Rivellino): “It probably played out nicely once Hillier gave me that cover and a drag into it. So I was close enough. He’s sharp. When he let go, he put them away easily. If anything he probably floated a bit once he was in front, but I was pretty impressed.

“We were always going to concede we were going to be back there. We didn’t want to risk not having cover and not seeing out the 1200m strongly. It’s not our job to be chasing Shaggy if he was to get a soft lead, which I think everyone probably predicted. We just wanted to make sure our horse did things right and luckily it played out into our hands.

“He was very unassuming going to the start, very casual, but once the gates opened he’s sharp. Kris was a bit worried if we didn’t get cover he could fall in a hole so we were pretty neutral early, knowing we were going to give a lead to Shaggy who looked to get it pretty easy.

“You know what, if he had a gate he can hold a spot. He does have barrier speed, he’s got race sense. He’s a pretty good package.”

Rivellino wins the Skyline Stakes

James McDonald (Quietly Arrogant): “Really good. Did a good job. Probably should have won with clear running earlier.”

Kerrin McEvoy (Skyhook): “That was disappointing because he had the run, got lost in running, had to re-run momentum and finished really well. Lovely horse going forward.”

Josh Parr (Comedy): “He didn’t adapt to the slow speed and failed to show a turn of foot.”

Adam Hyeronimus (Shaggy): “Probably wasn’t the same horse today. Didn’t have the spring in his step today. Maybe had enough but I’ll leave that to the team to see how he pulled up. He’s obviously a talented horse.”

Chad Schofield (Hillier): “Just making it difficult for himself. He’s been too keen and fierce early.”

Regan Bayliss (Peleus): “He will be a really nice horse in time. Still just learning his craft. When the tempo came out of it during the middle stages, he just didn’t know how to react to it. Not sure what they do with him but they have a nice horse in the future.”

Tyler Schiller (Algorithmic): “I thought he was good. Probably doesn’t look that flattering on the run but he got a bit of room late and he quickened. He is going to need further.”

Tommy Berry (Valedictorian): “It was what we wanted to see from him today. He has always shown a little bit at home and it was nice for him to control the race. He got a little bit leg weary first up at 1200m late. He will take improvement.”

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