Post-race jockey reports from the 2024 All Aged Stakes
Dee was caked in mud after Magic Time's win
Magic Time relished the swamp-like conditions when taking out the $1.5 million Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
"Magic Time looms on the outside and went on by."
A second Group 1 for the @Grahame_Begg mare as Michael Dee drives her past Amenable to win the $1.5m @SchweppesAus All Aged Stakes at Randwick with early leader Private Eye holding third. @tabcomaupic.twitter.com/oQqsFFU9fu
- Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) April 20, 2024
The win was Magic Time's sixth from 11 starts and took her earnings to more than $1.5 million.
Magic Time is a four-year-old mare by Hellbent, she is trained by Graeme Begg and was ridden to victory by Michael Dee.
This is what the riders thought of their mount's performance in the All Aged Stakes.
1st - MAGIC TIME (Michael Dee) It worked out well. She jumped well. We were able to get cover, albeit being wide, and then I was happy because we could just work into it. I was pretty confident a long way out but with the ground how it is now, I wasn't sure about the 100m mark. But she dug deep. It was a super effort.
2nd - AMENABLE (Chad Schofield) Big effort. Found a beautiful rhythm outside the leader. Came off the bridle, quickened well, thought we were the winner. He just felt it late with the mare a bit stronger on the line.
3rd - PRIVATE EYE (James McDonald) He was brave. He was in a foreign position for him out there. He stuck to his guns well.
4th - SUNSHINE IN PARIS (Ryan Maloney) She tried her heart out. She was in the right spot. Just didn't get through the conditions.
5th - BANDERSNATCH (Dylan Gibbons (a)) Things didn't go to plan for him but he tried very hard.
6th - CHAIN OF LIGHTNING (Rachel King) She was very tough. But even that track was too extreme for her.
7th - ESPIONA (Nash Rawiller) She can normally handle the conditions but not there.
8th - BUFFALO RIVER (Tim Clark) He's a horse that likes to dominate in his races and just never got the opportunity to do that today.
9th - SOUTHPORT TYCOON (Jamie Kah) I could say he doesn't go on a heavy track but that is next level heavy. He just hated it from the word go.
10th - ENCAP (Tyler Schiller) I couldn't see a thing. I can't imagine what he was seeing but he's tried his guts out. Just didn't handle the track.
11th - BUENOS NOCHES (Mark Zahra) Yeah, good.
12th - TIZ INVINCIBLE (Zac Lloyd (a)) I felt bad for her. She was really hating the going and right in amongst it. Hopefully she pulls up alright.
13th - AIRMAN (Tommy Berry) I just had to look after him. He swallowed a lot of mud and you could see that pulling up. I just looked after the animal.
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