'That was his final piece of work and I'm very happy with him. Everything has gone perfectly in his preparation, no problems at all. His last race was three weeks before the Hong Kong Sprint and the spacing of these two races was perfect for us.'
- Tony Cruz, trainer of unbeaten sprint star Silent Witness.
'He was the only horse making ground the last 200 metres in the Sprint Trial behind Silent Witness after the leaders had an easy time of it early. My horse needed a harder tempo there and he should have been placed in this race last year but for a check at the 200m.'
- Cape of Good Hope's trainer, David Oughton
'Silent Witness has beaten the same tired horses every time, and Firebolt is always there. Weichong [Marwing] doesn't speak about Firebolt in the same breath as National Currency.'
- National Currency's trainer, Mike Azzie
