![Proxima Dea proves too strong in the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick, with the beaten jockeys offering their assessments of the runners behind the winner. [Bradley Photos]](https://betsy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2382539.jpg)
Proxima Dea was too good in the Spring Champion Stakes. Hear from the beaten jockeys.
Tyler Schiller (Diameter): “He gave me a lovely ride. Got a beautiful trip in behind the favourite and eventual winner. Probably just not that 2000m horse but I think back to a mile/1800 that will be his better go.”
Kerrin McEvoy (Cormier): “Really good. Ran well out to this trip for the first time. He feels as though he will stay further. Interesting to see if they go south.”
Nash Rawiller (Scarole): “Good effort. They rolled along. Full credit to the winner. Settled into a lovely rhythm. Learning something every time he goes around. Plan was to be more positive. He couldn’t have sustained it. I liked the way he poked through late to put him back into the finish.”
Jason Collett (Wonka): “I feel he found that distance too much at this stage of his career.”
Tommy Berry (Stormy Marco): “He got the first quarter right but when the speed came out, he got quite keen again. I just feel bad for him. If he drew a gate, we could put him where we wanted to and get him into a rhythm. He is using up a lot of his turn of foot to get to them then he’s out of puff. Has a bright future.”
Ashley Morgan (Persian Wonder): “Probably come to the end of his prep. Travelled as well as he usually does in the run.”
Tim Clark (Mindgames): “I thought he did a good job considering how lightly raced he is. Will be a much better horse in the Autumn.”
Dylan Gibbons (Global Goal): “She couldn’t have gone any better. She left her heart out there at the 100m but the winner was just too good on the day.”
