It came as a surprise to rising star apprentice Zac Lloyd to discover how high he’s sitting on the Sydney Jockeys Premiership and that he's striking about the same as James McDonald.

Apprentice Zac Lloyd has celebrated one of the most significant wins of his fledgling career with victory aboard Athelric in the $300,000 The Warra at Kembla Grange.

Canterbury winners Ain’t He Grand and Kote appear destined for bigger races.

The powerful James Cummings-Godolphin stable has enjoyed considerable success on Newcastle Racecourse over the years and on Saturday the stable is only sending the one representative up the M1 and the three-year-old has bright prospects.

Gun Queensland apprentice Zac Lloyd will have his second day of riding since transferring to the James Cummings stable when he travels to Newcastle on Saturday.