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Celine Gaudray is about to lose her apprentice’s declare after driving her eightieth profession winner
Celine Gaudray ticked off an necessary milestone with the victory of Over The Stars at Caulfield.
Success within the Senet Playing Regulation Consultants Plate (1000m) on Wednesday was the Mornington-based apprentice’s eightieth profession win.
Gaudray can nonetheless declare 1.5kg within the metropolitan space till the completion of the Cranbourne assembly on Saturday after which she could have no declare on metropolis tracks.
A delighted Gaudray stated the victory rated proper up along with her first win in a Stakes race when she rode Buffalo River to success at Caulfield final 12 months.
“It’s fairly excessive up with my function wins,” Gaudray stated.
“It’s a little bit of a bittersweet second. I can’t complain with the apprenticeship that I’ve had as I’ve had just a few falls and accidents alongside the way in which, but it surely’s all a studying curve.
“It’s good to get it out of the way in which, however will probably be a bit nerve-racking to see the place it goes from right here.
“I did suppose I’d knock it off a bit earlier, however I didn’t trip a winner on the town for a very good six to eight weeks, so it might be good to select up some momentum now.
“It’s good that just a few of the spring senior jockeys will head off over {the summertime} and hopefully I can decide it up as a senior then.
“I’ve obtained my declare till after Saturday as I used to be booked earlier than outriding my declare.”
Gaudray took the Henry Dwyer-trained Over The Stars ($6.50 in betting) straight to the entrance and regardless of eager to lug out on the house flip held a three-quarter size benefit over Capitalex ($4.60) with Parch ($3.30) an extra half-length away third.
“Henry stated she was a little bit bit awkward, eager to overdo it in her races a little bit bit,” Gaudray stated.
“She has a clumsy head carriage and didn’t get across the nook too properly, however she had a light-weight weight, and I used to be glad to maintain her out in fron.
“Nobody bothered us, and he or she was in a rhythm, and he or she kicked on properly.”
Dwyer stated Gaudray was a sensible rider who ought to have the ability to maintain her personal in senior ranks.
“She’s a type of apprentices that now she’s outridden her declare can go on with it,” Dwyer stated.
“She’s an excellent rider that is aware of her type and is nice on most of these horses.”
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