Glyn Schofield wasted no time getting back into the swing of things after a Bali holiday with an early double at Randwick from his first two rides yesterday.
Both Schofield's winners - Patrician's Glory and Hawk Island - were for trainer Chris Waller with whom he has formed a regular
association while not attached to any major stable.
Hawk Island was a dual acceptor and could have run against Patrician's Glory but Waller opted to split them.
Patrician's Glory came along the rail to win the Flinders Lane Handicap to pass his first test at 2400 metres with flying colours.
He held off Walpersdorf by 1 lengths with pacesetter The Patriot third, another 2 lengths away.
"It was a beautiful ride by Glyn," Waller said.
"He didn't cover an inch more than 2400 metres. He's doing a great job for us."
Patrician's Glory will now go for a spell but Waller believes Hawk Island still has some racing left in him this preparation.
That was a major factor in starting him over 2000 metres in the Merrick, Dools and Ricki Lee Handicap.
The gelding overhauled the leader Pass Me By to beat him by 2 lengths with a head to With Ice.
"Another perfect ride," Waller said. "It's worked out very well for us, it doesn't always work out that way."
Both Patrician's Glory and Hawk Island have been imported from England with Waller targeting tried horses sales for the past few years.
"I call these horses the dream horses," he said. "It's every owner's dream to have a Saturday winner and these are the sorts of horses who can get there. We're not paying huge amounts for them."
Waller said the horses he brought over cost between A$100,000 ($122,500) to A$200,000 with another A$18,000 per horse to transport them.
- AAP
