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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Rod Johnson 2YO Handicap won by Celestial Fury at Flemington on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Celestial Fury (Busuttin & Young/C Newitt) - $26
2nd: Secret Glamour (Maher & Eustace/J Allen) - $3.50
3rd: Somewatt Fabulous (Team Jolly/D Lane) - $2.90F

Winning Time: 1:27.80 Last 600m: 35.96

Margins: Short Neck x Long Head

Pushed out strongly by Froggy, Celestial Fury scores at $33 in the opener at @FlemingtonVRC. @craig_newitt @busuttin pic.twitter.com/bEwGKvGZkG

— Racing.com (@Racing) June 19, 2021

Winning Trainer: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (rep by Brendon Hawtin)

"We thought the horse would run really well. He had pleased us in his recent jump out and he's a New Zealand Ready To Run horse that we purchased. Really good bunch of owners and he's only going to improve off this."

Won the race with Albarado last year: "There's been a few nice horses produced on this day and let's hope things don't change from this year. He's only going to get better with time and this has been a great way to start his career."

<Will proceed to Taj Rossi Final on 3 July>

Winning Jockey: Craig Newitt

"He was only doing as much as I was asking him to do. I was cursing halfway through the run, he kept dropping the bridle on me. I had to keep slapping him up to keep him up. He's a horse that has shown us he could get over a bit of ground.

"To his credit, every time I slapped him up he came back underneath me. I thought we were in a bit of strife from the 300 (metre mark) and Secret Glamour quickened from behind us and put probably half-a-length on us. To my bloke's credit he really stuck his head out.  

"When they're kicking off over 1400 metres you know that they're not going to jump and run. He's shown good ability and I'm sure come springtime over probably a mile or mile-and-a-quarter he's a horse that you're going to hear a bit more of."