In-form Collett ready to continue winning run at Wyong
A winning treble at Randwick on Saturday has jockey Jason Collett set to go on with the job when he heads to Wyong on Tuesday with five top mounts awaiting.
Collett booted home Callistemon, Lulumon and Civic Stakes winner Headley Grange at Randwick, and he hopes to continue the momentum at Wyong where he will combine with Newcastle trainer Kris Lees with two leading contenders.
Collett and Lees will link with Odaka in the Arcade Trader Provincial Maiden Plate (1100m), while they will finish the day with Flame Of Hestia contesting the Wyong Roos Foundation Benchmark 64 Handicap (1000m).
'Odaka is a nice filly that I rode in her recent trial at Rosehill,' Collett said. 'She resumed in a listed race [Woodlands Stakes] at Scone over the carnival and was midfield in that. She'll appreciate the drop back to maiden grade and should be very hard to beat.'
Flame Of Hestia is a speedy filly that is a winner of two of her four starts and comes into the Wyong event on the back of a last-start sixth at Canterbury.
'She bolted in at Newcastle when she resumed from a spell,' Collett said. 'She missed a place at Canterbury after that back in April, but she's had a trial since then and she won that well to be readied for Tuesday's race. She's drawn a good gate and should get every chance.'
Collett's remaining three rides at Wyong are Qatar for Chris Waller in the Austbrokers 2YO Maiden Handicap (1350m), The Professor for his father, Richard Collett, in the Hospitality Supplies Express Class 1 Handicap (1600m), and Lady Savannah for Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes in the Carlton & United Breweries Class 1 Handicap (1350m).
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'Qatar is a well-bred colt that will have derived benefit from his debut performance at Canterbury,' Collett said. 'The Professor has been racing well with three placings to his name from as many runs since resuming from a lengthy lay-off.
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