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Consistency a focus for Collett this summer

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Godolphin sprinter Contemporary is among a solid batch of upcoming rides for Jason Collett.

CONTEMPORARY.
CONTEMPORARY. Picture: Steve Hart

Top Sydney jockey Jason Collett will be bidding to consolidate his strong start to the season with a handy book of rides at the Festival Stakes meeting at Rosehill.

Coming off his best ever year in 2023-24 when he rode 72 city winners, Collett currently sits third on the premiership with 23 metropolitan successes.

He believes a combination of hard work and getting on the right horses will be the key to his continued success this term as he looks to build momentum and consistency into the summer.

"I'm happy enough, but you can always improve," Collett said of his season so far.

"It started off well. I had a couple of suspensions there during October which just slowed my momentum, but I feel like it's picking up now.

"I can set goals, but I find it comes back to the cattle I'm on and to get the cattle, I need to get the process right and do things to get on the cattle.

"Consistency is probably the main thing."

Collett has rides in nine of the 10 races at Rosehill on Saturday, including all three black-type races.

He partners Godolphin sprinter Contemporary ($7) in the Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m), who will be striving to enhance his already impressive first-up record of two wins and two placings from six attempts.

Collett reunites with Kintyre ($11) in the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m), his trainer Gary Portelli having flagged that the horse will be ridden more conservatively this weekend as he looks to rebound from an unplaced effort in the Golden Eagle.

The Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald-trained Naval College rounds out Collett's stakes contingent in the Listed ATC Cup (2000m) and at $6, is regarded as one of the leading chances.

The gelding is expected to be nearing peak fitness after two encouraging return runs, highlighted by a last-start third to Queenslander Nikau Spur in The Beauford (2300m) at Newcastle.


Racing and Sports

Rosehill

Saturday, 30th November 2024

7
16:05
(local)

TOYOTA FORKLIFTS STARLIGHT STAKES (LR)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 53.0kg Type: Qlty Fastest Time: 1:02.53 Lady Of Camelot 03 Feb 2024 2yo F OPEN(SW) SOT:G
AUD $200,000
1100m TURF
7
16:05
(local)
AUD $200,000
1100m

TOYOTA FORKLIFTS STARLIGHT STAKES (LR)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 53.0kg Type: Qlty Fastest Time: 1:02.53 Lady Of Camelot 03 Feb 2024 2yo F OPEN(SW) SOT:G
Tab
Form
Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
BP
Trainer
WT
1
54x22
FRONT PAGE (AUS) 8yo G
MAGNUS (AUS) - STACEY LEE (AUS)
TIM CLARK
3
MATTHEW DALE
59kg
2
6x104
HARD TO SAY (AUS) 5yo G
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - MALASUN (AUS)
NASH RAWILLER
10
JASON DEAMER
58.5kg

Sales Information

3
x121x
CONTEMPORARY (AUS) 5yo G
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - MEMORIAL (AUS)
JASON COLLETT
12
JAMES CUMMINGS
55.5kg
4
x128x
OUR KOBISON (AUS) 5yo G
KOBAYASHI (AUS) - ORNE RIVER (AUS)
KERRIN MCEVOY
5
ANGELA DAVIES
55.5kg
5
121x2
JEDIBEEL (NZ) 5yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - STARRY (NZ)
TOMMY BERRY
14
BRAD WIDDUP
54kg

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6
250x3
EAGLE NEST (AUS) 5yo M
SHALAA (IRE) - ROUGH RIDE (AUS)
TOM SHERRY
7
G RYAN & S ALEXIOU
54kg

Sales Information

7
x9088
CABALLUS (AUS) 4yo H
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - CALMING INFLUENCE (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
4
BJORN BAKER
54kg

Sales Information

8
74321
TRISTATE (AUS) 6yo G
HEADWATER (AUS) - JAHRE (AUS)
LOUIS-PHILIPPE BEUZELIN
1
ANTHONY CUMMINGS
54kg

Sales Information

9
0x820
RAIKOKE (AUS) 4yo G
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - SUNSET AFFAIR (AUS)

13
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
54kg

Sales Information

10
125x4
PEREILLE (AUS) 5yo G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MONTSEGUR (AUS)
ZAC LLOYD
2
JAMES CUMMINGS
53.5kg
11
1114x
IN FLIGHT (AUS) 4yo M
FLYING ARTIE (AUS) - WAVELINE (USA)
JAY FORD
6
JOSEPH PRIDE
53kg

Sales Information

12
11x0x
ABERLOUR (NZ) 4yo M
MONGOLIAN FALCON (AUS) - SOPHIE LOUISE (NZ)
ZAC WADICK
8
JOSEPH PRIDE
53kg
13
53111
FIRE STAR (AUS) 4yo G
DEEP FIELD (AUS) - SABATINI (AUS)
REECE JONES
9
PETER SNOWDEN
53kg

Sales Information

14
0x879
KOTE (AUS) 5yo G
CHOISIR (AUS) - SOFFRAAJ (AUS)
ANDREW GIBBONS
11
BLAKE RYAN
53kg

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