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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Paramount+ Trophy is won by Pascero at Flemington on Tuesday.
Race Result:
1st: Pascero (J Allen/T Busuttin & N Young) - $51
2nd: Bermadez (D Oliver/M Moroney) - $11
3rd: Chorlton Lane (C Williams/C Maher & D Eustace) - $4.20F
Winning Time: 1:22.95 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: ¾L x Neck
Winning Trainer: Trent Busuttin & Natalie young
Natalie Young: "He galloped on Saturday morning and he was like, oh my God. He galloped like that before he won at Rosehill.
"He just puts one in like that every now and again. You've got to be watching, you can't be sleeping.
"He was working so good and sometimes you see that gallop and you think he can win at $20.
"Everyone I saw today I said he's our best today other than Forgot You.
"And First Light Racing. They're massive supporters of ours.
"Last start whenhe raced he looked a bit dry in the coat so we took him back out for two weeks. He had time out on the grass.
"He's had two gallops since he's come back and he just had that eclectic turn-of-foot again today.
"Johnny Allen, barrier 18, he put him in his spot. Got on the rail, came out. He's a great jockey, I love Johnny.
"You can't really understand him afterwards but he just rides a peach every time."
Trent Busuttin: "He deserved it, he's been around the mark a long time, his racing pattern allows him to be unlucky a lot of times and geez he was looking unlucky there at the 300 (metres) but the gaps came, Johnny Allen, beautiful and First Light, fantastic supporters of ours above everyone else and thoroughly, honestly deserved."
Cup day double: "Could've been three, flat in the last race, Foxy Cleopatra, but anyway, we'll certainly take two on the big stage."
Winning Jockey: John Allen
"That was good for the type of horse he is. He's been racing well and not overly competitive but I think when the pace is on he's got a good turn-of-foot late.
"From that gate we took our medicine and got back. We were travelling well and halfway up the straight I was going for a run up the fence and the horse in front of me had the same idea and got there before me so I had to wait a little bit longer.
"To his credit, we didn't have much of a gap and he put his head in there.
"To Natalie's credit she was ultra confident before the race and I thought he had a little squeak but she instilled plenty of confidence before the race."