To freshen up from the constant wear and tear of racetrack competition, Greg Ryan intended to miss the Dubbo meeting on Sunday however there was unfinished business on the agenda for the champion jockey.
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Ryan decided to accept one ride only, that being the seven year old gelding Caszar for Forbes trainer Barry Molloy in the 1400 metres Total Diesel Repairs Benchmark 66 Handicap.
As the rider of Caszar at the last two starts, Ryan had been impressed with the strong finishing runs from the back of the field when second to General Scarlet in the Dandy Cup at Narromine and then third to Smart Moove and Lulu's Destiny at Dubbo.
Allowed to settle off the pace at Dubbo on Sunday, Caszar ($3.10) swept to the lead over the closing stages to win by a length and a half from Lulu's Destiny (Clayton Gallagher, $2.90 favourite) and Redirect (Ken Dunbar, $7).
Greg Ryan who has now ridden 3,900 winners has great respect for trainer Barry Molloy and this was a major reason for his decision to accept the sole ride at Dubbo.
Dubbo trainer Connie Greig and jockey Rasit Yetimova continued their run of success over recent months when Billy Bent Ear won the 1000 metres Chill Rite Benchmark 66 Handicap in an exciting finish.
A $12 chance, the appropriately named Billy Bent Ear (yes, he does have a bent ear), after racing in a handy position overhauled the leader Cannizzaro (Samantha Clenton, $11) to score by a half neck with Epic Decision (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $6.50) a half head away third.
