Golden Rose day is here! It has crept up in the calendar but hosts an awesome 10-race meeting filled with quality bettig opportunities. This is a day I’m extremely keen to get involved in with plenty of horses I’ve been following taking to the turf and appearing very hard to beat. The Golden Rose is always a great day and you can find my best bets for the card below!
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Rosehill Racing Tips: Saturday September 23rd 2023
Race 1: Highway Class 2 Hcp – 1500m (11:50 AEST)
*SCRATCHED* (1) Take The Kitty was scratched last time and is still hugely overdue for a win. He’s clearly better than this grade and is going to take a power of beating the day he gets even luck in his race.
(4) Missile Leader is in the blackbook and the main danger to this favourite having worked home well from last place in his most recent effort.
(6) Atmospheric Rock is a horse the market has favoured recently indicating he’s got a win in him. Wide draw might hinder his chances but he should run well as he has his last 2 tries.
Race 2: Midway Bm72 Hcp – 1300m (12:25 AEST)
(2) Flying Destiny has won 2 in a row earning his shot at a city race. He’s drawn perfectly in gate 1 for his go at Rosehill and should therefore be hard to beat.
(15) Victory Lane trialled nicely and was edging towards a victory in Midway company last prep. He might have returned well enough this prep to get in the finish of this race.
(7) Peace Officer was comfortable in victory 1st up in the small field. Nash Rawiller is a solid booking for the horse and he should be in the mix.
Race 3: Bm88 Hcp – 1900m (13:00 AEST)
(9) Howgoodareyou will lead this field as he has in his last few. He’s proved hard to catch and will be the same again here with no horses to pressure him in the lead. Extra 100m here but fit.
(8) Marquess almost caught the favourite last time surging late after finding racing room. With more luck here and an extra 100m it could be close yet again.
(6) Unspoken beat the serial placegetter in Gracilistyla last time. He was 1st up there so could be entitled to bounce 2nd up after that tough victory. Regardless, he’ll look to get over more ground so the 1900m looks a natural progression.
Race 4: Listed Heritage Stakes – 1100m (13:35 AEST)
(4) Ozzmosis has won both of his races so far in his career and is looking to go a perfect 3 from 3 this weekend. He’s the deserving favourite here and on his recent trial, looks like he’s going to take a power of beating.
(1) Barber has been scratched from a few events this prep already and is yet to make his return. It’s unclear how well he’s going and his trial was extremely quiet as is typical of Godolphin’s horses. If he returns in the form he showed early last prep he’ll go close.
(8) Royal Tribute bolted in last start at Hawkesbury. This is a lot harder but he exhibited some talent last time which he could improve on going into this race.
(4) Ozzmosis - Win
$2.40 (2 Units)
Race 5: Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality – 2400m (14:10 AEST)
(9) Verona looks a nice price here given Athabascan was an enormous price last time they met and is now favourite after only beating Verona by 2.5L. Expect it to be closer this time.
(6) Athabascan shocked viewers last start winning comfortably after 2 more or less abysmal performances to begin his preparation. It’s never convincing seeing a horse put in a single good performance so he’d need to back it up here to give me any confidence in him going forward.
(7) Al Abir with Joao Moreira can improve stepping up to a distance he typically performs well at. He is short but shouldn’t be far away in the concluding stages.
Race 6: Group 2 Golden Pendant – 1400m (14:45 AEST)
(2) Espiona was enormous last start posting incredible closing sectionals and putting the writing on the wall for her 2nd up race. She’s drawn better here, can hold a position, gets Nash Rawiller aboard again and steps up to 1400m. Extremely hard to beat.
(5) Banana Queen will settle on speed here which may give her a tactical advantage over the favourite depending how the pattern looks on the day.
(4) Sheeza Belter will return strongly here. She’ll be lacking some fitness behind Espiona and other rivals but the fact that she’s returning in this calibre of race over 1400m indicates she’s forward especially with the booking of Ryan Moore.
(2) Espiona - Win
$2.70 (2 Units)
Race 7: Group 2 Shannon Stakes -1500m (15:20 AEST)
(2) New Mandate blew the start last time in a quality edition of the Tramway Stakes. That bodes well for his run here where he can improve significantly if he nails the start and is able to hold a position from barrier 1. Joao Moreira is the master at weaving his way through fields so look out for him late.
(7) Waterford is the most obvious selection coming out of the Theo Marks formline last start. He finished 3rdthere after a gelding operation in the off-season and can improve on that performance 2nd up reaching a more suitable distance of 1500m.
(5) Cross Talk was too bad to be true last time when bombing out in the straight and finishing near last. He should assume control of this race early and if he turns up his normal self this time will be in the race a long way.
(2) New Mandate - E/W
$14/$3.50 (1 Unit)
Race 8: Group 1 Golden Rose – 1400m (16:00 AEST)
(2) Shinzo maps well here in my opinion with a host of speed horses entered into this race across the track. I’d expect Shinzo to settle in the 2-wide running line 3-4 pairs back in the field. This should allow him to ease into the race at the opportune time building more momentum than horses hunting up the inside for runs and ultimately breaking away.
(8) Encap will likely be hunting for runs up the inside as he was last start here. He’s a talented horse but had everything go right last time and would need a similar thing to win as easily here. Still a solid chance and should fill the minors regardless.
(3) Cylinder can’t be left out given his grit and determination in his 2 runs so far this prep. It’s rare to see a horse ‘try’ as much as he has in 2 efforts fending off Ouroboros 1st up and charging between horses to salute by a narrow margin 2nd up.
(2) Shinzo - E/W
$6/$2.30 (1 Unit)
Race 9: Bm88 Hcp – 1400m (16:40 AEST)
(9) Chorlton Lane brings Rheinberg form to Sydney here which will be interesting to use as a guide to how good that horse really is. Chorlton Lane has been in electric form recently and can continue that here if there’s enough pace on up front.
(8) Vienna Princess is a close watch in this race as I expect her to improve 2nd and 3rd up this prep but Joao Moreira is on for the Waller team and drawn neatly in gate 3.
(11) Pereille was tough last start losing out to Garza Blanca late in the race but dragging him into the race around the turn. Probably gets back from the wide gate and might need a few things to go his way.
Race 10: Bm78 Hcp – 1100m (17:15 AEST)
(13) Ojai goes on top here given Xtravagant Star had a lot go his way from an inside draw last time and is now drawn double figures. Ojai was slightly unlucky last time behind Waverider Buoy and with Damien Lane on now can improve significantly.
(11) Xtravagant Star would’ve been top pick with a better position on the speedmap. He possesses the strongest form for this race beating Smashing Eagle last start who looks to be extremely talented.
(8) Portray has trialled well leading up to his return this weekend so might be a horse to keep an eye on going forward in his preparation.
