Rawiller was almost too late to fulfil his first riding engagement due to traffic around Melbourne's CBD this morning.

Continual upgrades on the M1 saw lanes of the West Gate Freeway closed and the Melbourne Marathon around the MCG and Albert Park precinct caused headaches for Rawiller who just arrived within the permitted time to ride in the first race.

"I basically ended up heading towards Geelong when I then got put onto Todd Rd and then you've got the fun run so Beach Rd and Albert Park lake...it was just chaos," Rawiller said.

"At eleven o'clock going past Caulfield I didn't think there was much chance but we were able to get here," the well-travelled jockey noted, leaving us to ponder whether the rider kept to the speed limit!

Riding the Heath Conners trained Hennessy Rhythm ($7-$10) in the first race, the $20,000 Contours - Fitness for Women on the Go Maiden Plate (1200m), Rawiller faced similar problems.

"On straightening we were held up behind two horses and I was going good enough to get out but I'd have to knock one down to get out so I had to wait, probably too long for an ordinary horse but he was good enough to pick himself straight back up and win it pretty comfortably."

Rawiller made it two from two when Disco Summit ($5-$6.50) overhauled the heavily supported Dissolved ($6-$3.80) in the last stride to win the $20,000 Pharmore Pharmacies Super Vobis 3YO 0-68 Handicap (1300m).

Finishing down the track in third event, Rawiller returned to the winners' enclosure after steering Lara's Glitter to victory in the $20,000 Highview Accounting Services 0-68 Handicap (2025m).

Lara's Glitter ($5), a four-year-old mare trained by John Moloney at Caulfield, led all the way to win by a length ahead of Skimmer.

"She was virtually the pick of the yard and her form was solid, so she was always half a chance and the race worked out right for her and she was too good," Rawiller said.

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Jeteven Back To His Best

Six-year-old gelding Jeteven continued the good fortune of leaders at Cranbourne this afternoon after leading all the way in winning the $50,000 Myer Fashions On The Field Handicap (1000m).

Jeteven ($13-$15) crossed the field comfortably from barrier nine with apprentice Nathan Rose ensuring the race was run at a genuine tempo.

Turning for home with a sizable lead on his rivals, Jeteven never looked like losing as he held a two length advantage on short-priced favourite Bocuse ($1.90-$2.20-$1.80 fav) who finishing strongly to run second.

Jeteven won four consecutive over the summer of 2007/08, the streak commencing from a Stony Creek maiden to a Class 6 at Moonee Valley under lights.

That was the last time Jeteven has greeted the judge first with trainer Ray Besanko suggesting he is back to that form post-race.

"It's the best I've had him since he won four in-a-row."

"He worked fantastic during the week and I just thought if he could get a soft lead, as they've been always taking him on lately and if you do that it brings him undone, but he got a soft lead today it was just great."

Rose has ridden the horse on five occasions with the talented rider registering his first win on Jeteven today.

"He's very fast," Rose said before adding "We never stacked them up at any stage and he's never carried more then 56kgs in his career and he came into this with 52kgs."

"He was just too strong."

Jeteven joins the likes of Appian Way (2005), Parmar Day (2006), Apple Lode (2007) and Mrs Waters (2008) to win the feature sprint race.

Pictures - Greg Irvine & Fiona Tomlin

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