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Trainer and jockey quotes after Cocobrew Express claims the Great Northern Ipswich Mile Benchmark 78 Handicap at Ipswich on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Cocobrew Express (Ryan Tyrell/Nikita Beriman) - $7.50
2nd: Madame Odette (Tony Gollan/Vlad Duric) - $6.50
3rd: Blazen Boots (Tony Gollan/Ryan Maloney) - $5.50

Winning Time: 1:42.01   Last 600m: 35.65

Margins: 1L x ½ L

Cindersea finishes strongly to knock off the favourite and take out Race 3 at @newcastleraces_ pic.twitter.com/fhlfivF05H

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 22, 2024

Winning Trainer: Ryan Tyrell

"His first-up run was brilliant, so we came here today pretty confident. Obviously it was very unfortunate for Sam that she had that fall in the previous race so couldn't ride him, but Nikita rated him perfectly and he was just too tough for them in the end."

"He loves this track, and when he got the rail I was pretty happy. The instructions from Sam were that she was going to jump, lead and win, so she's hit the nail on the head!"

Winning Jockey: Nikita Beriman

"It's hard to enjoy a win when your best mate has just had a fall, so that one was definitely for Sam. As Ryan said, he was really unlucky last start and I knew Sam really liked his chances coming here today. Her plan was to lead all the way, so she made me look like a genius."

How is the track playing? "It's absolutely beautiful. I walked it earlier and I thought the fence was really good. So I was happy that we'd drawn the inside barrier and we were able to dictate terms."