New Zealand jockey Trudy Collett has been booked to ride Hawkes Bay-owned Paddy Maloney in the $A500,000 ($NZ622,000) Brisbane Cup on June 11.
The horse's Woodville trainer, Bruce Marsh, had been on the lookout for a suitable lightweight rider for the horse, who is weighted on just 49.5kg in the cup.
He settled on Collett, who has ridden with a lot of success for his stable in the past and rode Paddy Maloney into second place in the 1999 New Zealand Cup (3200m).
Paddy Maloney has had one start in Australia, finishing sixth in the $A300,000 Prime Minister's Cup (2400m) at the Gold Coast on May 16.
The horse's connections were unhappy with the way Australian jockey Stathi Katsidis rode the horse in that race, allowing him to get too far back in the early stages and then having to cover extra ground in the middle stages.
Paddy Maloney furthers his Brisbane Cup preparations in the Qantas Handicap (2200m) at Eagle Farm tomorrow with Larry Cassidy.
- NZPA
Racing: Collett to ride Paddy Maloney in Brisbane Cup
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