Spycatcher

“That was brilliant. I just managed to watch it here in Germany and I was delighted. He's a Group 1 horse on that ground, Spycatcher absolutely ploughs through it. If we managed to get him into a Group 1 and it comes up that ground he'd run a big one somewhere next season. We were going to put him away after his last run but with the ground the way it is, and him bouncing out of that race so well, we said we'd roll the dice - Karl Burke, trainer.”

“The jockeys came in after the first two races and said it's safe, dead ground so we let Spycatcher take his chance. But I said to James he's a scrabbly old mover, he's had plenty of little issues in his career, ride him to finish and if it's happening great but don't knock him around if it's not. He gave him a peach of a ride. It was a great performance - Karl Burke, trainer.”

“I'm delighted with Spycatcher. He looked like his old self today and was given a great ride by Clifford [Lee]. He loves that soft ground, that's key to him, he looked in great shape and travelled over well. We'll aim for Champions Day again but he'll have entries in a few races and if the ground comes up heavy between then and now, he'll probably turn up - Karl Burke, trainer.”

“Spycatcher was on the box, heading for retirement last year. He had an issue but Duncan Moir, the vet, said he'd seen the x-ray and he thought we could put this horse back together again if we did everything right. Karl and Duncan and everyone have got him to win a Group 3 and come within a whisker of winning a Group 1. It's a remarkable training performance and all credit to everyone involved with him. It was a terrific run. He was travelling so well and Maxime Guyon had to go, there was no choice. The agony is that the other horse has come to him, passed him and then he's come back and got him just past the post. He's a fabulous horse and, ground allowing, we'll hopefully look at the Haydock Sprint Cup. He must have this easy ground - Harry Herbert, owner's Chairman and Managing Director.”

“Spycatcher ran a brilliant race at Newcastle and today he's loved this ground. I liked the way he travelled into it and quickened away. It does take a lot of doing. Some horses you can't really do that with but he's a tough horse to turn around and win - Clifford Lee, jockey.”

“I'm delighted, Spycatcher has run a great race. He's suffered with his feet a little bit and to come and do it that grade gives us a lot of hope for the future. He's in a Group 2 at the Curragh a week on Sunday, but I'd imagine that will come too quick. We're not in at Ascot and ground with a bit of juice in it will be key to him with his feet - Karl Burke, trainer.”

“Spycatcher showed last year he had a lot of ability. He was a lot more relaxed today and we might think about the Greenham, otherwise he'd be running in handicaps with big weights - Karl Burke, trainer.”