Schofield Returns For Makybe Diva Meeting
- Thursday, 11 September 2014 07:27
Chad Schofield's return to racing on Makybe Diva Stakes day will coincide with one of the star young jockey's best book of rides at a feature meeting.
Last year's Cox Plate winner has been sidelined for more than three weeks due to the latest careless riding suspension of his career.
But it hasn't stopped some of the biggest trainers and owners pinning their hopes on the 20-year-old with important spring rides.
Jockey Glyn Schofield
Schofield partners some of his main carnival hopefuls in his full book of nine rides including 2012 Melbourne Cup winner Green Moon in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes.
Group One winner Go Indy Go resumes in the Danehill Stakes while he also rides Solicit in the Let's Elope Stakes, last season's revelation Sistine Demon in the Bobbie Lewis Quality, and boom colt Divan in a Listed 1400m.
"It's amazing how they all seem to be resuming on the same day, which happens to be the first day I'm back from suspension," Schofield said.
"I'm pretty lucky how it's all turned out."
Green Moon was beaten less than a length when fourth to Fiorente resuming at weight-for-age last campaign before his second to the same star galloper in the Australian Cup at Schofield's only race ride on the import.
While the distance is short of Green Moon's best, Schofield would not be surprised if the eight-year-old was successful.
"I've galloped him a few times and he's going really well on the track. So he should run well," Schofield said.
"Horses like Go Indy Go and Green Moon are first-up but because they are such quality animals, they are always going to be around the mark.
"They are going to take improvement but class goes a long way."
Green Moon is at $21 in Makybe Diva Stakes betting and one of the horses Schofield expects to be hardest to beat is specialist miler Boban, ridden by his father Glyn.
"It's the one that has to settle and do things right, because we know what Boban is like," Schofield said.
"But no doubt he's got the ability to win. It should be a good race."
The former champion apprentice said it wasn't fun sitting home watching the races while suspended.
"It's a problem I'm going to be working hard on fixing," he said.
