SAM Twiston-Davies is hoping to pick up where he left off at Cheltenham this weekend.
The top jockey banged in a treble at last month’s Showcase Meeting, continuing his red-hot start to the season.
He heads to the three-day November Meeting with a strong book of rides and in second place in the jockeys’ championship.
Bar the runaway leader Brian Hughes, Twiston-Davies is the only other jock to have reached the half-century mark.
It’s been a welcome return to the spotlight after he rode just 83 winners last season – his lowest tally for 10 years.
Twiston-Davies told Sun Racing: “I’ve been very lucky, the horses have been in great form so far. Long may it continue.
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“I’ve always tried my best and the hunger has always been there, you just have to try and make the most of the opportunities you get.
“Every year I set out with the intention of riding 100 winners and we are more than halfway there already which is great.
“I’ve got a new agent this year in Gordon Clarkson after Chris Broad retired and he’s been getting me on lots of winners.
“Brian is going to be very hard to catch so there is no point putting pressure on myself, I will just keep doing what I’m doing.
“I’m in a very fortunate position to ride for some good yards and I’ve got some lovely horses to look forward to this winter.”
One of those is I Like To Move It, who will line-up as the hot favourite for the Sky Bet Supreme Trial on Sunday.
The four-year-old, who is trained by Sam’s dad Nigel, has won both of his starts since going over jumps.
He comfortably beat Tritonic and Stepney Causeway over the same course and distance at Cheltenham last month.
And Twiston-Davies reckons he has the potential to develop into a top-notch hurdler.
He said: “He beat horses who were the same age as him but they were good ones and he was strong at the finish.
“He was a little bit big over his hurdles on his debut but he really built on that experience and showed a great engine.
“Sunday’s race will be a step up again, we are taking on some improving horses from some powerful stables.
“But he is totally unexposed and it’s impossible for us to get a handle on his level of ability. He is a horse we have a lot of time for.”
Twiston-Davies added: "The November Meeting has some great memories for me and Nige.
"One of my first big winners was for him on Little Josh in the Paddy Power Gold Cup when I was 18.
"Hopefully we can have a good weekend because it means the world to us."
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