KERANG’S Jye McNeil has wasted no time opening his account for the new racing season - taking out the $50,000 Sportsbet More Places Handicap over 1600m at Sandown Lakeside on Sunday.

McNeil finished the 2024/25 racing season in ninth place on the overall jockeys’ premiership with 85 wins - but was ranked sixth in prizemoney with $8.3 million for the year.