Jason Maskiell will consolidate his bid to become the first rider to win the apprentices' premiership in both Victoria and Tasmania.The 19-year-old continued on his winning way when he guided the Lloyd Williams-owned stayer Interlocking (2.50 fav) home to win the Prince Salieri Hcp (2400m) at Sandown on Sunday.Maskiell said he would ride at the last night meeting at Launceston for the season and continue to ride at the Sunday meetings in Tasmania until the end of the season.He leads the Melbourn
Jason Maskiell will consolidate his bid to become the first rider to win the apprentices' premiership in both Victoria and Tasmania.
The 19-year-old continued on his winning way when he guided the Lloyd Williams-owned stayer Interlocking (2.50 fav) home to win the Prince Salieri Hcp (2400m) at Sandown on Sunday.
Maskiell said he would ride at the last night meeting at Launceston for the season and continue to ride at the Sunday meetings in Tasmania until the end of the season.
He leads the Melbourne apprentices' title with 45 wins this season, 21 ahead of Brent Evans, and is second in the Melbourne jockeys' premiership behind Luke Nolen (55 wins).
Maskiell said he was trailing Irish apprentice Ronan Keogh by nine wins in the Tasmanian apprentices' title.
"Ronan is under suspension at the moment. I'm going to have a shot at winning both apprenticeships. No one has done it before," Maskiell said.
Maskiell, the son of leading Tasmanian jockey Stephen Maskiell, has been a big hit in Melbourne since moving from Tasmania last year.
Now indentured to Mick Price at Caulfield, he went past Damien Oliver (43-1/2 wins) with his double at Caulfield on Saturday.
A lightly raced Zabeel six-year-old, Interlocking made it three wins from 11 starts when he came from back in the field to beat Very Fast ($6.50) by a neck.
Sky Journey ($7) finished 2-1/2 lengths away third after losing several lengths when she pigrooted early in the race before being taken to the front.
Lloyd Williams Racing made it a double with his two runners at the Lakeside meeting when Reset four-year-old Module landed the Betfair Hcp (1500m).
Backed from $2.50 to $2.30 favourite and ridden by apprentice Jack Hill, Module moved forward to sit outside the previously unbeaten Euphoric Realm who eased from his opening quote of $2 to start at $2.70.
Module was far to strong in the run to the post scoring by 3-1/4 lengths with Last Man Out ($18)a length away third./
Hill said he thought the way Module travelled he always had the opposition covered.
The gelding, who was making his city debut, has now won three of five starts.
He resumed from an 11-month spell to win a Ballarat Showcase 0-68 (1400m) on April 22 before Sunday's impressive effort.
Hill landed his first metropolitan double when Murchada ($13), prepared by Glenn Thornton at Geelong, dived through a gap late to narrowly win the Grange Hcp (1200m).