TRAINER Kevin Moses had no hesitation in again booking apprentice Blake Spriggs for Mr Unforgettable.
Spriggs won the first stakes race of his career when he rode Mr Unforgettable to victory in the Listed Winter Stakes two weeks ago - the same day he became the first 3kg claiming apprentice to ride five winners at a Sydney race meeting.
Spriggs couldn't claim in that race either and, even though Mr Unforgettable has been asked to carry 1kg more at 54kg in the Winter Championship, Moses didn't even consider replacing him with a senior rider.
"I couldn't find a rider last time but Blake was happy to ride Mr Unforgettable," Moses said.
"Blake won on the horse, he rode him very well and deserves to keep the ride."
The likelihood of a very heavy track at Rosehill tomorrow doesn't deter Moses, either.
"Mr Unforgettable will definitely start because he gets through the wet pretty well and is in good form. When I took Mr Unforgettable to Brisbane for the winter, he got very sick with a virus but [Gold Coast trainer] Alan Bailey looked after the horse for me, ensured he got plenty of Queensland winter sun and he has bounced back better than ever."
Moses also has strong chances with Confessional (Heliaust Handicap) and Fashion Statement (Thredbo Handicap).
The Randwick-based trainer also reported stable star No Wine No Song, the 2008 Sydney Cup winner, is back in full work and likely to resume in the Warwick Stakes at Warwick Farm on August 21.
"He's coming along really well but his problem is he's getting older and will have to carry big weights," Moses said.
"But he loves being in work, loves getting attention and enjoys being around people. When he goes for a spell, he doesn't do well and gets the sulks because he just wants to be a racehorse."
Meanwhile Spriggs, who rides against his father Dale at Warwick Farm today, has won the Hawkesbury apprentices premiership. Spriggs rode seven winners at the picturesque provincial track to claim the junior title from Nathan Berry by one win.
Garry White and Peter Snowden tied for the trainers premiership with 13 wins while Tye Angland secured the jockeys title with 10 wins.
Sydney apprentice Jessie Whipp has become the first junior rider to win Newcastle's Bill Wade Medal for riding excellence.
Whipp, 23, had the best strike rate at Broadmeadow in the season just finished, riding 12 winners from 49 rides for an average of 4.08.
The Bill Wade Medal was introduced more than a decade ago to honour Newcastle's former champion jockey, who still regularly attends Broadmeadow meetings.
Whipp's 12 winners also netted her the apprentices' title at Newcastle.
Local trainer Darren Smith's double at last Saturday's final meeting of the season sealed him the Max Lees Medal for a second time.
Kris Lees won his third successive Newcastle trainers' premiership with 19 wins, while the evergreen Robert Thompson turned in an outstanding performance to capture the jockeys title with 16 wins.