David Probert rode a five-timer to close out Wednesday's card at Ffos Las before following up with a sixth consecutive victory in the opener on Thursday; Hey Teacher wins with an "easy canter" to give Probert his 103rd winner of the year
Thursday 12 August 2021 16:42, UK
David Probert carried on where he left off at Ffos Las on Thursday when making it six victories in a row on Hey Teacher in the opening Cazoo Search Drive Smile Novice Median Auction Stakes.
The Welsh jockey rode the last five winners at the Carmarthenshire track on Wednesday evening and continued his winning sequence with the minimum of fuss.
Hey Teacher lived up to his prohibitive price of 1-4 favourite when running his three rivals into submission over a mile and a half.
Leading from the start, the Andrew Balding-trained three-year-old pulled away in the closing stages to score by nine and a half lengths from Scherbobalob.
"It's been going good. I've been lucky enough to have been riding some nice horses over the last couple of days," Probert told Sky Sports Racing.
On his latest winner, the rider, who is in sight of beating his best seasonal tally of 112 set in 2019, said: "It was just an easy canter for him.
"He took a step forward the last day and two of the horses there [at Bath] were behind him so he was entitled to do that today.
"He's a galloper. Ideally, he wants a lead because he doesn't do much out in front and he doesn't do anything quick."
Probert had to settle for third place on Damned Elusive in the Wasdell Group Handicap behind Summer's Knight - but he was back in the winner's enclosure in the very next race on the Balding-trained Great Havana, for his seventh success in his last eight rides.
The 100-30 favourite was challenged on both sides by Whispering Winds and Showmedemoney, but shrugged both off to beat the latter by half a length in the Carol Vorderman Loves West Wales Nursery Handicap.
Probert then took his tally over the two days at the track to eight when steering L'Operateur (3-1) to victory for trainer Sir Mark Todd in the concluding foreverpuppy.co.uk Maiden Handicap.
