Jason Collett is set to reunite with the Paul Niceforo-trained Territory Express in The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday.
The jockey knows it will take both good fortune and a sharp steer to guide the five-year-old gelding back to the winner’s circle.
“Early days, I rode him a few times, and his racing pattern hasn’t changed,” Collett admitted.
“He is still slow out of the gates, and he gets into tricky positions due to that. But when he gets the luck, he can get out of them.
“He’s got mountains of class, but he’s difficult to always get right.
“All the work they’ve done hasn’t been able to change it, so obviously that’s him, and we have to work with that.”
Territory Express has recently struggled to capitalise on his talent, finishing narrowly beaten in the Five Diamonds Prelude (1500m) after getting too far back and running a similar race in the Five Diamonds (1500m).
On Saturday, he will jump from barrier seven, with Collett aiming to maximise the gelding’s undeniable potential.
Territory Express is $6.50 hope with BlondeBet for The Gong.
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