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Read what the beaten jockeys had to say out of today’s Group 1 Golden Rose.
Tyler Schiller (Nepotism): “I thought he was a touch disappointing today. He had a lovely run, he was just a ball of anger the whole way. He likes having his own room and he didn’t get that today. It probably showed late when he didn’t let down.”
Kerrin McEvoy (Skyhook): “I thought he ran well. We just had to stride around and sit outside the leader, maybe the drying ground went a little bit against him today.”
James McDonald (Wodeton): “He was excellent. He was very gallant in defeat, stayed on really well and his day will come.”
Chad Schofield (State Visit): “He found them a bit sharp.”
Nash Rawiller (Rivellino): “He was a touch slow away from that outside draw. I would’ve like a bit more pressure up front, it just made it difficult to pull any ground off them. He kept finding the line for me, Kris (Lees) has probably got the option to go to a mile if there’s the right race for him. He’s a nice horse but it’s hard to give them starts on these tracks.”
Jason Collett (Autumn Boy): “Had a wide run early but disappointing in the straight. Wasn’t able to go with them when they sprinted. He’s probably looking for further, a mile, even ten furlongs.”
Rachel King (Sixties): “Really good run. He’s probably just looking for a little bit further now. He didn’t quite have the same early speed as he had last start, but tough late.”
Ethan Brown (Tempted): “She ran really well. They ran quick time, I feel like she’s probably a little bit more effective over 1200m with a hotter tempo but very good effort.”
BEIWACHT 💙
The Golden Rose goes to Godolphin, but it’s the colt who wins it! Adam Hyeronimus with a perfect frontrunning ride 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/BY97G30rmT
— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) September 27, 2025
