Premier jockey James McDonald hopes Sydney’s wet weather doesn’t put a dampener on his return this weekend.
A refreshed James McDonald is hoping for clearing skies at Rosehill as he juggles shots at international glory with his bid for a seventh consecutive Sydney jockey premiership.
“It was a fantastic break,” said McDonald, who was crowned last year again as the world’s best jockey.Another whirlwind schedule kicks off on Saturday night when he catches a late flight to Hong Kong for rides on Sunday, including Voyage Bubble in the group 1 Stewards’ Cup, a race they won last year.
With that in mind, he was keeping a close eye on the weather, which could delay the debut of his shortest-priced runner on Saturday, Wodeton. McDonald is on another Chris Waller-trained favourite, Osipenko , in the listed January Cup .Loading“He’s in really good form and home track, 2000 suits him, give in the ground suits him, so he looks really well placed.”“Polyglot is first up and heavy ground is probably a little question mark, but he’s going really well,” he said. “Cigar Flick loves the wet ground, and she’s flying, so she’s a good chance.
Now at an 81 rating, Gilded Water is set to carry 61.5 kilograms in the benchmark 78 2400m handicap, the fifth race at Rosehill on Saturday. He was a $1.90 favourite from gate five with Jason Collett to ride.
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