Promising apprentice Jake Noonan knocked the whip out of the hands of champion jockey Craig Williams on the way to his first city win at Moonee Valley.Noonan, who brought up win 43 of his career on Geelong galloper Dabba Dancer, loomed up to challenge William's mount The Zeustar when he accidentally made contact at the 150 metres mark in Monday's National Union Of Workers Handicap (2500m).Noonan said he switched his whip to his left hand because Dabba Dancer wanted to hang in and as he did so, h

Promising apprentice Jake Noonan knocked the whip out of the hands of champion jockey Craig Williams on the way to his first city win at Moonee Valley.

Noonan, who brought up win 43 of his career on Geelong galloper Dabba Dancer, loomed up to challenge William's mount The Zeustar when he accidentally made contact at the 150 metres mark in Monday's National Union Of Workers Handicap (2500m).

Noonan said he switched his whip to his left hand because Dabba Dancer wanted to hang in and as he did so, he knocked the whip out of Williams' hand.

Dabba Dancer, who made her run from last, was a pick-up ride for Noonan who replaced Jarrod Fry.

Earlier in the day Noonan looked like winning on another pick-up ride, the Russell Cameron-trained Chilled By Choice, but was collared on the line by Williams' mount Ipioga in the Windsor Management Insurance Brokers Handicap (2040m).

"I fixed the problem with that race and got to ride this one a bit better and got the money," Noonan said.

Noonan is the son of trainer Tony Noonan and pursues his passion as a jockey part-time while finishing his final year at school.

He started his riding career a year ago last Saturday and said his ultimate goal was to be the leading apprentice and go overseas to ride for accomplished English trainer Andrew Balding.

"I have ridden work for him and Andrew said he was pretty keen to have me over there," Noonan said.

"It would be a good experience as a lot of top jockeys have come out of there and including one from Australia, Kerrin McEvoy, so hopefully it would help me improve."

Jamie Edwards trained Dabba Dancer's older half brother and VRC St Leger winner Lazer Sharp and he co-trains the four-year-old mare with Bruce Elkington.

Leading Sydney trainer Joseph Pride also celebrated his first Melbourne win with Hadaaf who was the second leg of a winning double for Williams in the CFMEU-FFTS Handicap (1600m).

Pride is hoping that he can add to his Melbourne account on Saturday with Vision And Power in the Group Two Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.

"I have only ever brought two or three horses down here but I wanted to get this win out of the way," Pride said.

He said Hadaaf, who was bought as a tried horse for $25,000 and has won nearly $700,000 in prize money, was an owner's delight.

"He's the best advertisement for horse ownership you have ever seen," Pride said.

"He is just a terrific trier."

Hadaaf scored in three-way photo finish by a head from Raeburn and Blue Oscar.

Pride said Monday's Moonee Valley race was a warm up for Hadaaf heading towards the Listed Sky High (1900m) at Rosehill on March 20.

"He is a versatile horse who has won from 900 to 1800 metres," Pride said.

"You just have to place him to effect."

Pride said Vision And Power would head to Melbourne late in the week if Flemington again looked like having a wet track on Saturday.