'Paid for my driveway' - Maloney ready to cash in again with Huetor in Q22

Huetor paid for Ryan Maloney's new driveway last start when he won the Group 1 Doomben Cup, now the jockey is looking to strike gold again in the rich Q22 at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

The premiership-winning jockey recently made the move to a new 10-acre property in the Gold Coast Hinterland and jokes he could have it paid off quickly if the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained import continues on his merry way in the $1.2m feature.

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Maloney boasts one of the best metropolitan strike rates in the country but said he was surprised to pick up the ride on Surf Dancer in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap as well, crediting his new lifestyle for allowing him to shed the kilos and ride light.

Often regarded as a heavyweight rider, Maloney said he is in the best headspace he has been in and believes a consistent training and dieting program has him on track.

Maloney will ride the BRC Sprint winner at 54.5kg in the Stradbroke.

"It is just consistency for me, riding more often for me has helped the weight," Maloney said.

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"If you could have it your own way, you wouldn't ride Friday and keep yourself fresh for Saturday, but you've got to ride there and I find it keeps your body in check.

"It makes it easy to get it off on a Saturday morning.

"I can ride 56kg comfortably and have a good lifestyle, that's the path I have really decided to go down lately.

"The other thing is the headspace, it is the same for any athlete.

"I have been doing a ton of hot yoga and there is a really good physio-chiropractor I have been seeing every week that does a bit of everything.

"It makes you that much more flexible, which helps the body."

After winning the Doomben Cup over 2000m, Huetor is the $5.50 third favourite behind Without A Fight ($2.90) and Numerian ($4.80) in The Q22 (2200m).

"He bought me a new driveway when he won the Doomben Cup, so hopefully he can buy me something else on Saturday," he laughed.

"Alligator Blood got me a new kitchen (Magic Millions, 2020), but unfortunately I had to end up paying for it out of my own pocket (after he was disqualified).

"I couldn't fault (Huetor's) work on Tuesday morning."

While Surf Dancer is a $41 chance in betting, Maloney is adamant his BRC Sprint win at knockout odds was no fluke.

"I rode him on Tuesday and was rapt with his work," he said.

"He comes out of the right race and should suit Eagle Farm now, if it was 12 months ago I would have been sceptical.

"By all reports he didn't handle the trip up to Rockhampton for The Archer, but I couldn't fault his work on Tuesday and he goes in with his chance on Saturday - I have an open mind because some of the fancies have drawn out."

Eagle Farm Race 6  Form Guide WIN PLACE
Sky Racing The Q22 (2200m)
6th 1  Huetor (10) Ryan Maloney 59.0kg		9	10	10		9.5	7.4	8	8.5	10.2	9.5	10	9.5
5th 2  Numerian (2) Jason Collett 59.0kg		6	5.5	6.5		6	7.4	7.6	6	5.2	6.5	5	6
1st 3  Without A Fight (11) Mark Zahra 59.0kg		2.8	2.8	2.8		2.9	2.88	2.98	2.9	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.9
11th 4  No Compromise (6) Kerrin Mc Evoy 59.0kg		81	67	101		71	90	940	81	83	71	81	71
2nd 5  Nonconformist (12) Michael Dee 59.0kg		17	16	19		16	21	36	16	17.2	17	16	16
8th 6  Bankers Choice (9) John Allen 59.0kg		61	51	61		51	75	980	61	51	51	51	51
4th 7  Luncies (8) Nash Rawiller 59.0kg		19	20	21		19	19.5	25	16	20	19	19	19
9th 8  Serpentine (4) Tim Clark 59.0kg		9	9.5	9		9	13.5	23	9	9.1	9.5	9	9
10th 9  Young Werther (1) Joshua Parr 59.0kg		41	31	41		34	46	70	34	34	41	41	34
12th 10  Lion's Roar (7) Craig Williams 59.0kg		34	31	34		31	40	960	34	34	34	29	31
14th 11  Kolding (14) James Orman 59.0kg		71	71	101		81	75	860	101	85	71	101	81
3rd 12  Duais (3) Sam Clipperton 57.0kg		7	7	7		7	9	11.5	7	7.1	7.5	7	7
13th 13  Media Award (5) Damien Thornton 57.0kg		151	101	201		151	180	280	151	161	126	151	151
7th 14  Fame (13) James Mc Donald 56.0kg		10	11	12		11	15	24	12	10.6	11	11	11
Market percentage		120	121	114		119	106	85	120	121	115	122	119
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