Samuel Spade

“I thought Ben [Jones] gave Samuel Spade a very good ride. He was the best horse in the race and he picked them up well. Ben nicked ground everywhere, found the right holes and the horse finished well. He's a bit of an enigma. When he's good, he's really good but when he's bad he doesn't want to know. We might take him to Punchestown for the fun of it. He's not good enough for a Coral Cup and we're looking for a few to take to Punchestown, so he might fill a gap - Ben Pauling, trainer.”

“Samuel Spade got into some bad habits down the back when he hit a few but when he got among horses he really took off. When he gets into a rhythm he's a decent horse - Beau Morgan, jockey.”

“Samuel Spade was very well bought by Tess Greatrex and Highflyer at the horses in training sale because we just loved him. He's such a strong, athletic, free-moving horse. His work at home has been very good but he has an exuberant character so we dropped him in today and tried to ride him quietly. He did an awful lot wrong there. He didn't jump particularly well early doors, was looking around a bit and made a hash of the last when he got to the front. He's got a huge amount to learn but is was a good starting point - Ben Pauling, trainer.”

“It was a bit tight [on the rail] but when Samuel Spade got there he saw out the trip well. Hopefully now he's got his head in front, he can go on from this - Adam Kirby, jockey.”