Cambridge horseman Graham Thomas will shortly be joined in a training partnership by the former champion jumps jockey Mathew Gillies.
"The application was posted on Monday so we're really looking forward to it," Thomas said.
"He's a very knowledgeable guy and he's going to help us a lot. I think we're in for a good season, we've got some nice young horses coming through."
Gillies, 31, won the jumps jockeys' premiership in 2013-14 and rode 85 winners during a career that featured a successful association with the powerful Kevin Myers stable.
Meanwhile, Thomas' group three winner Mangaroa Flo Jo will resume in the ITM Interprovincial Challenge at New Plymouth on Saturday.