Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 3 Furphy Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap won by Von Hauke at Flemington on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Von Hauke (Craig Williams/Cliff Brown) - $8
2nd: Amenable (Damian Lane/Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr) - $1.80F
3rd: Savannah Cloud (Tom Stockdale/Philip Stokes) - $3.90
Winning Time: 1:23.27 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: Neck x 2¼L
Winning Trainer: Cliff Brown
"He's a lovely horse. Today was really significant. He actually relaxed. He was a little keen on the bridle early but then he relaxed.
"It was significant his last start, back to the 1100, he wanted to get running, he came back and had he learnt a lot.
"His sectionals last start were incredible. You throw them into the deep end for a reason.
"This is a good distance second-up and we'll go to the mile next time."
Winning Jockey: Craig Williams
"Cliff's instructions were pretty simple for the horse today; just ride him and don't dig him because he overraces and takes control.
"I was very fortunate from his first-up run, he's had a very good time in between and the right amount of work into him which made it really easy."
How the horse travelled: "Sweetly. He was nice and relaxed, he didn't get too keen. He seems to change leads through the run but most importantly he is wasn't aggressive and usually takes control of the rider so I was very fortunate that he was well prepared for today."
Remembering Dean Holland: "Twelve months ago when Dean Holland won his biggest group one, I was also another person on the ground that day that was taken to hospital during the day in the Sires' and when I saw that Dean picked up the ride and won and then saw his interview, you just have to take your hat off to him.
"He's not forgotten, great camaraderie with his fellow riders and most importantly he was a great human being."
