Leading apprentice Kody Nestor heads to today’s Wellington TAB meeting on the back of a winning trip to Rosehill on Saturday when he won aboard Newton’s Rings for Muswellbrook trainer Jeff Englebrecht.

Nestor today has five confirmed rides at Wellington although his Wellington record is not that great.

In the Wellington apprentice jockey’s premiership Nestor is credited with nine seconds and four thirds, but is yet to ride a winner there this season.

The apprentice’s title is led by Clint Lundholm with two wins, ahead of Kacie Chater and Kayla McEwen, one each.

But on face value of Nestor’s winning ride at Rosehill, there will be punters keen to follow him today at Wellington.

Newton’s Rings has now passed $700,000 in prize money following his win.

The seven-year-old was passed in for $10,000 as a yearling because of what trainer Jeff Englebrecht said was a “funny front leg”, something that has not hindered him in his 20 wins from 59 starts.

To combat Newton’s Rings 61kg topweight in Saturday’s Woolworths Fresh Food Hcp (1500m), Englebrecht engaged Nestor to utilise his three-kilo city claim.

With Grand Commander ($3.40 fav) and Rednrich ($9.00) fighting each other up front, Nestor steadied Newton’s Rings at the tail of the field and he was still last as they turned for home.

As the battle took its toll on the leaders, Innings ($5.00) wove through and looked as if he might snatch victory but Newton’s Rings ($6.50) came at him late to win by a neck.

Hadaaf ($4.60) was a half-length away third with Rednrich and Grand Commander second last and last respectively.

“I told Kody to be patient but I wasn’t expecting him to be last on the turn,” Englebrecht said.

“But I wasn’t really worried. I told Kody not to go before the turn and he didn’t.

“I booked Kody because he is fairly heavy so he could claim his three kilos and the horse still wouldn’t have to carry much dead weight.”

It was a rare visit to the city for Nestor who had just one ride on the program.

“It’s great to come here and get a winner from just one ride,” he said. “He is a very easy-going horse and once he got clear near the 250-metre mark I knew he would hit the line well.”