The Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) headlines the action at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with a quality field of 11 set to line up in the $1 million three-year-old feature.
The James Cummings-trained Broadsiding returns after a 101-day spell, and despite being first-up into the event, horse racing bookmakers were quick to install the two-time Group 1 winning colt as a $2.80 favourite.
James McDonald is set to be legged aboard the son of Too Darn Hot and should get an ideal run in transit after drawing barrier one.
Stable companion Traffic Warden is on the second line of betting at $4.20 after a strong first-up victory in the Group 2 Run To The Rose (1200m) on September 14, a race that has produced the Golden Rose winner in four of the last six editions.
The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Storm Boy ($4.40) appears to be the natural leader in this year’s edition, but with a nasty habit of missing the kick, Adam Hyronimus may have some work to do crossing from barrier 11 aboard the Justify colt.
Linebacker ($8.00) closed off with some of the best closing sectionals across the entire meeting first-up in the Run To The Rose and should appreciate a step up to the 1400m, while Anode ($11.00) comes through the same race attempting to turn the tables on Traffic Warden.
After claiming victory with Militarize in this race 12 months ago, the Chris Waller barn only has one galloper set to line up in the form of Emirate ($13.00), with Nash Rawiller taking the reins from stall three.
Meanwhile, the only galloper making the trip north from Melbourne comes in the form of Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-trained Daggers ($61.00), looking to bounce back after suffering his first defeat at the hands of Dawn Service at Flemington in the Listed Exford Plate (1400m) on September 14.
2024 Golden Rose Final Field
1. Broadsiding (1)
- T: James Cummings
- J: James McDonald
- W: 56.5kg
- F: x1111
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam: Speedway
-250
2. Traffic Warden (9)
- T: James Cummings
- J: Ben Melham
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 1×241
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Street Boss (USA)
- Dam: Efficiently
-181.82
3. Storm Boy (11)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Adam Hyeronimus
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 31×43
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Justify (USA)
- Dam: Pelican (NZ)
-153.85
4. Linebacker (7)
- T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
- J: Kerrin McEvoy
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 4×211
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Super Seth
- Dam: Garden of Swans (GB)
+105
5. Anode (10)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Tim Clark
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 2×572
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: I Am Invincible
- Dam: Mysterious Light
+190
6. Fearless (2)
- T: Peter Snowden
- J: Tommy Berry
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 7×361
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Pierata
- Dam: Matildare
+500
7. Mayfair (5)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Blake Shinn
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 2212
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Fastnet Rock
- Dam: Cicatrix (USA)
+450
8. Emirate (3)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: Nash Rawiller
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 5×11
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Extreme Choice
- Dam: Sweet Bouquet
+220
9. Tropicus (6)
- T: Anthony & Sam Freedman
- J: Mark Zahra
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 63×1
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam: Extensible
+360
10. Clear Proof (8)
- T: John Thompson
- J: TBC
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 021x
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: Justify (USA)
- Dam: Crystal Fountain (NZ)
+1700
11. Daggers (4)
- T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
- J: Chad Schofield
- W: 56.5kg
- F: 311x
- Age: 3YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Colt
- Sire: I Am Invincible
- Dam: Omei Sword
+900
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