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Trainer and jockey quotes after Justacanta claims the Group 2 Linlithgow Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Justacanta (Dean Yendall/Patrick Payne) - $17
2nd: Kemalpasa (Craig Williams/Richard & Chantelle Jolly) - $4
3rd: Isaurian (Damien Oliver/James Cummings) - $13
Winning Time: 1:10.06 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: Short Head x Nose
Fantastic finish!
— Racing.com (@Racing) October 30, 2021
Patrick Payne and Dean Yendall combine with Justacanta ($17) on #DerbyDay. pic.twitter.com/LyF47gw8Aj
Winning Jockey: Dean Yendall
"Patrick was pretty keen on him on the way he'd been working and the way he'd been looking going into today.
"He did think it might be a bit strong for him, but it was worth a throw at the stumps. We hit that middle wicket and really knocked those bails clean off today.
"It was a funny run race. We split. It was only a small field but I didn't expect to split like that. I thought my best option halfway was to follow Brooklyn Hustle to get the slipstream up his bum and just come off it's back there.
"I thought I had plenty in hand and he attacked the line well. I probably rode him a bit 'good' at Caulfield. He didn't find the line whereas the start before here he got held up and was really strong to the line.
"I was saying to Patrick when we rode some work at St Arnaud during the week that I thought I got going a little bit early on him at Caulfield. He didn' really finish the race off.
"I had that in the back of my mind to have the last crack at them and Patrick was trying to do the same sort of thing."
