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Ryan Maloney warms up for Melbourne mission next week with a double at Doomben
Ryan Maloney warmed up for his ride on Golden Boom in next week's Listed Carlyon Stakes at The Valley with a brilliant double at Doomben on Saturday.
The Brisbane-based Victorian jockey will head to Melbourne next Saturday to ride the Tony Gollan -trained gelding in the $175,000 race over 1000m.
Maloney showed his class at Mekka race day at Doomben with consecutive victories on the Ciaron Maher -trained Spywire ($2.90) and Gollan's Nettuno ($3.10), who won in a nailbiter.
'It's the perfect race for him,' Maloney said about Golden Boom's opening southern mission before he possibly heads to the $750,000 Group 1 Moir Stakes on September 6.
'His trial at Deagon (on August 5) was good enough for him to be more than competitive down there.
'He's been around The Valley before and it's a fast-course track so that makes it easier from my perspective.'
The classy Maloney had already racked up eight victories this season and said his goal for the rest of the year was simply to stay consistent.
'Over the last few years I certainly haven't done that and I'm not getting any younger so I need to make hay while the sun shines,' the 40-year-old said.
'I've had a good start to the season and hopefully I can continue without any niggling injuries.
'My body is pretty sound at the moment and hopefully that continues and I can keep building momentum.'
Nettuno holds on to win a thriller at Doomben for @tonygollan with @RMaloney_Jockey on board!
â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) August 16, 2025
Maloney said Nettuno was a quirky horse who displayed a high level of 'arrogance'.
'He's always had a good opinion of himself,' the veteran hoop said after Nettuno narrowly edged out the Matt Hoysted -trained Naval Trader ($10) in a thriller.
'He's shown great ability from day dot and it's just a matter of keeping him happy in his races because if things go wrong then he can overdo it.
'Today he got the right run to suit and he showed what he can do.'
The David Murphy -trained Cyber City pulled off the upset of the day when he saluted at $51 odds in a QTIS 3YO Handicap over 1350m.
Taylor Marshall was aboard the three-year-old gelding on his final day of racing before the jockey serves a seven-day suspension.
It's a demolition job! ðŸ'¥
Cyber City dominates at Doomben for trainer David Murphy at BIG odds! ðŸ'°
â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) August 16, 2025
'Everything David said played out – the horse would want to bowl along at a genuine tempo and most likely lead,' Marshall said.
'My job was to get him to settle and find that rhythm which we did. I think this horse has got plenty of potential, he's very untapped and raw, so exciting times ahead.'
Murphy said Cyber City had enough raw talent but little luck until his Saturday debut at Doomben when he thumped Wannabe Brutal ($4.80) by 5½ lengths, with Lonesome Soul in third.
'You know those horses who have no luck, well he's been one of those horses,' Murphy said.
'I talked to the owner (Andrew Knox) and I said why don't we put him in a 1350m race and take luck out of it and just let him bowl to the front?
'Taylor had him travelling beautifully today and I thought it was over at the half mile.
'He's a really aggressive horse and that's the only thing that worried me today, that he'd go too hard.'
