Christian Reith beats late protest to win at Warwick Farm on Tremec Warwick Farm Race 1 winner Tremec ridden by Christian Reith. CHRISTIAN Reith believes the Sydney Cup is a realistic goal for Tremec after his tough win in the $100,000 Listed 2200m race at Warwick Farm yesterday. "He's a promising horse, improving with every run," the jockey said. The Sydney Cup might not be out of the question; he could emerge as a lightweight chance. Tremec, raced by Nathan Tinkler, was backed in to $3.30 favouritism and had to survive a protest by Hugh Bowman, rider of Permit ($4), to win by a half-head with Gazza Guru ($16) a length away third. "I was riding my horse hard and under 59kg he was working into the race when Christian Reith allowed his horse to shift out into my path," Bowman told stewards. It forced me to stop riding and my horse lost his momentum. It was the difference between winning and losing. Reith countered that although Tremec had shifted out slightly, he felt Permit was "trying to get in" behind his mount. "I don't believe Hugh Bowman ever stopped riding," he argued. Then at the 150m, Permit got level but my horse kicked back to win. Racing NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy dismissed Bowman's objection as the stewards felt Permit had his chance in the straight to win. Andre Ribet, stable representative for trainer John Thompson, believes Tremec has a bright future. "Most of those in this race are on the Sydney Cup trail so he has done a good job to win," Ribet said.