'He's a very, very good horse. Quite simply one of the best I have ever ridden. Coming off the final bend I had all the horse in the world, but not the room. Once we found the gap - boom!' Gerald Mosse, jockey of Sacred Kingdom 'He ran his heart out and he is a year older and was beaten by a superstar. I guess nobody expected Absolute Champion to win quite the way he did last year so to come second a year later on a different preparation and after surgery is still a great achievement.' Brett Prebble, jockey of Absolute Champion. 'He tried his heart out, but the winner is just too good.' Shane Dye, jockey of Royal Delight 'He has run a great race and tried all the way. He ran to the wire.' Eric Saint-Martin, jockey of Scintillation 'Very good run taking on this class for the first time and running from a wide gate.' Howard Cheng, jockey of Sunny Power 'He missed the start. When the winner kicked he was a bit flat footed. It is the end of a long season.' Davy Bonilla, jockey of Marchand D'Or 'He got lost in the straight in the first time blinkers. He was a bit disoriented.' Frankie Dettori, jockey of Green Birdie 'He didn't take the turn very well and he didn't like the track.' Christophe Soumillon, jockey of Tiza 'The pace and distance didn't suit him. He settled better today, but just does not find anything over this distance.' Neil Callan, jockey of Desert Lord 'She could not get across from her wide gate and she got her head up early in the race. She just struggled this way round. She was on her Melbourne 'left' leg all the way and was never comfortable.' Craig Newitt, jockey of Miss Andretti 'If I'd been drawn better it would have helped. He was very wide throughout.' Noel Callow, jockey of Why Be 'That was just a bit rich for him. I had a good run on the fence but when the pressure came on he came up short.' Darren Beadman, jockey of Sunny Sing 'I had to use him up a bit early and he was perhaps more forward than we would have liked. He felt flat after a hard run in the Abbaye and at the end of a long season.' Pat Smullen, jockey of Benbaun
