Post race quotes for the Godolphin Mile, sponsored by Etisalat

Ahmed Ajtebi, jockey, Calming Influence, 1st: “I’m so happy to win for the trainer. I’ve been with him for five years.”

Tadhg O’Shea, jockey, Green Coast, 2nd: “He’s run out of his skin. He’s rated a few pounds below the best of these. He’s a hold up horse and he needs daylight, so I had to ride him the way I did. I thought at the furlong pole I might get there, but his run peaked soon after. Still, I’m delighted. It was a terrific run.”

Ted Durcan, jockey, Skysurfers, 3rd: “Had him in mid-field. Very happy with my position and at the top of the straight, a gap opened up. He went through it but he just flattened out in the last few hundred yards, but for such an inexperienced horse, it was a brilliant effort.”

Shinichiro Kobayashi, jockey, Glorious Noah, 4th: “He ran very strongly. I felt I need more power on an All Weather track than the dirt. He finished very well.”

Ryan Moore, jockey, Forgotten Voice, 5th: “He’s run a good race but he’s probably needs a bit further now. He’s looking for a bit more ground.”

Richard Hills, jockey, Kalahari Gold, 6th: “He had nothing left at the end. He’s a seven-furlong horse. He needs softer ground.”

Kevin Shea, jockey, Lucky Find, 7th: “He ran to his ability. He’s all heart. I’m very happy. He had every chance.”

Wayne Smith, jockey, Vesuve, 8th: “My horse sat down in the gates with me. Missed the kick and came home very well. Finished seventh. Would have been very close.”

Jamie Spencer, jockey, Cat Junior, 9th: “He missed the break but it made no difference. He was where I wanted him after 50 yards. Turning for home I thought he’d run a big race but he ran a bit flat.”

Carlos Sanchez, jockey, Le Drakkar, 10th: “He didn’t have a very good run.”

Lanfranco Dettori, jockey, Desert Party, 11th: “I had a bad run. I was never in the race.”

Kieren Fallon, jockey, Summit Surge, 12th: “He just didn’t handle it. Look forward seeing him go on grass again. He hasn’t got a hold of (this track). We were just hoping that because it was a bit tighter, he’d might have gotten hold of it.”

Aaron Gryder, jockey, Consul General, 13th: “He’s run well but he’s not able to match them over the last [400 metres] two furlongs.”

Royston Ffrench, jockey, Jet Express, 14th: “He travelled very well but he had a long season. He had four consecutive wins at Jebel Ali. I think he deserves a rest.”