Larry Cassidy will have one of his last feature rides as a Sydney-based jockey when he partners Sir Sensible in the Listed Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick on New Year's Day.The New Zealand-born Cassidy will move to Queensland in a few weeks after struggling to score rides in Sydney.And fittingly, he will be riding in the 2000-metre race for Queensland trainer Rex Lipp."I've gone from having 20 rides a week to six or seven and I can't keep doing it," Cassidy said."I've had plenty of success up t

Larry Cassidy will have one of his last feature rides as a Sydney-based jockey when he partners Sir Sensible in the Listed Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick on New Year's Day.

The New Zealand-born Cassidy will move to Queensland in a few weeks after struggling to score rides in Sydney.

And fittingly, he will be riding in the 2000-metre race for Queensland trainer Rex Lipp.

"I've gone from having 20 rides a week to six or seven and I can't keep doing it," Cassidy said.

"I've had plenty of success up there over the years and I'm looking forward to getting back there.

"And what better way to impress the Queenslanders than by riding a winner in Sydney for one of them."

The Toowoomba-based Lipp and Cassidy have a long association which began in the early 1990s in Brisbane.

Cassidy, 37, was a regular visitor to Queensland for the winter carnival when apprenticed to Bruce Marsh in New Zealand and often rode for Lipp.

"We've got a lot of young riders up here at the moment and to have a guy like Larry with his experience and ability is going to be huge," Lipp said.

"We've had plenty of success over the years and I'll definitely be giving him a few rides when he gets here."

Lipp decided to make the trip from Queensland for the New Year's Day feature after Sir Sensible's fast-finishing third to Pentacity at Doomben on December 20 over 2020 metres.

He carried 58kg in that race and drops five kilograms at Randwick.

The six-year-old has not won since he charged home from the back of the field to claim the Listed Toowoomba Cup (2050m) in April.

But Lipp said provided the horse travelled well he would be in with a big chance on Thursday.

He rates Cassidy, who has won two Brisbane Cups, as a supreme rider of stayers and believes the hoop will give his horse an edge.

"There are some jockeys who really have a knack of riding stayers and I think Larry is one of the best. He knows how to judge speed and there are plenty of highly-rated jockeys who can't do that," Lipp said.

"And having him on board gives the horse a huge chance."