February best month for O’Sullivan
PA " Wellington I Lance O’Sullivan had ( his best month of the , season in February, with ' 20 wins, and is now in a ; good position to secure his | third successive jockeys ■ premiership. A win at Hastings on ; Wednesday took his total : to 73 for the term, a lead ( of 17 over Greg Childs and Chris Johnson, on 56 1 wins each, with Noel Harris and Grant Davison! one further back on 55. Gaps have'also opened! in the lists! of leading! apprentices (and leading' trainers. Michael Coleman has extended his lead over Kim Clapperton on the apprentice leader 1 board to seven, and Dave
and Paul O’Sullivan are now nine ahead of; Graeme Rogerson on the trainers list.
Leading contenders for the Benson and Hedges award are: JOCKEYS L. O’Sullivan 73; G. Childs, C. Johnson 56; N. Harris, G. Davison 55; M. Campbell, D. Walsh 44; G. Cooksley 43; G. Phillips 37; T. Allan 36. i!
APPRENTICES M. Coleman 41; K. Clapperton 34; R. Elliot 30; C. Treymane 24; H. MacKinnon 23; L. Cropp, T. Kennedy 22; B. Jones 20; L. Cassidy 18; A. Hunsche, R. Saxton 17. TRAINERS
D. and P. O’Sullivan 50; G. Rogerson 41; P. Busuttin 38; J. Gibbs 33; A.' Jones 32; L. Laxon 31;iC. Jillings and P. Yuill; S. and T.l McKee 29; I. Adams and J. ■ Wheeler; M. Bull; D. and P.; Williams 23.
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