Jason Collett grew up riding on the wet tracks of New Zealand and has forged a reputation as a jockey who excels when rain arrives – as it has for the first day of The Championships.
Collett has ridden with a 13 percent winning rate in the past five years, but when the tracks deteriorate to the heavy range, his winning rate rises to 16 percent. So the man who sits second on the Sydney jockey’s premiership behind only James McDonald should be considered a mudlark.The Kiwi hoop looked at his group 1 rides at Randwick and thought the best was Sunshine In Paris after her narrow second to Zapeteo in the Galaxy.
Trainer Joe Pride was happy to set Think About It the challenge of stepping up to the 1600m in the autumn after he proved himself against the best sprinters in the spring. “I think my draw will be perfect given how the track is going to be. There is plenty of speed in the race, so he can get to a position in the first half without doing too much. It will then come down if he can sprint in the ground when needed in the straight.”Mornington trainer Matt Laurie took a leap into the unknown when he brought Coleman to Sydney after his failure as favourite in the Blue Diamond, and he is still learning about him.
Coleman found the line hard for third behind Dublin Down in the Pago Pago Stakes before looking the winner in the Slipper a fortnight ago only to be run down by Lady Of Camelot. Alexander and his family have a share in the John Sargent-trained maiden, an $81 chance in the Derby. But the former Penrith star is on duty in the commentary box for the 3pm kick-off.
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