Rosehill full racing preview & quaddie | Golden Rose Day 2024

Race 1: BM72 Midway Handicap (1300m)

The Extreme Cat gets the nod in what appears to be one of the tougher races of the day to dissect. The Nathan Doyle-trained gelding is already a two-time winner this preparation and was unlucky not to make it a hat-trick last time out, forced to be dragged back from a wide barrier at this track on August 17. James McDonald elects to stick, and from barrier seven this time around, The Extreme Cat should get every chance to return to the winners’ enclosure.

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  THE EXTREME CAT

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  ALABAMA STATE

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  UNIQUE AMBITION

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  PEACE OFFICER

Race 2: Class 2 Highway Handicap (1500m)

Everido was tested in Highway company at this course on September 14 and gave a good account of himself. He was no match for Awaygoesthebunny but hit the line at only his second start of the campaign. He’ll strip fitter for that effort, and dropping back into Class 2 should be ideal. Dylan Gibbons will need to find some cover from barrier 12, but provided Everido can land in a prominent position, watch for this guy to be bounding clear of his rivals in this wide-open Highway contest.

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  EVERIDO

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  MARENARO

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  STRAIGHT FIRE

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  DUE CALZINI

Race 3: Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality (2400m)

Eight stayers line up in the Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality (2400m) and you can make a case for all eight of them. The Chris Waller-trained Strathtay gets the verdict, however, with his adaptability on wet ground. He has a terrific record on rain affected ground, with 11 starts for four wins, two of which came earlier in the preparation. He’s rock hard fit for this 2400m contest, and with the five-year-old likely needing to win this to earn his spot in next Saturday’s Group 1 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m), it would come as a shock if he doesn’t figure in the finish.

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  STRATHTAY

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  CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD

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  FIRST LIGHT

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  CAMPALDINO

Race 4: BM88 Handicap (1900m)

Unusual Legacy is flying third-up into the campaign and looks to be on deck to claim his sixth win at start nine. The son of Unusual Suspect was ultra-impressive last time out, rounding his rivals up from last to score by a length at this course on September 14. The extra 100m this time should be ideal, and provided Kerrin McEvoy can get off the inside from barrier two, Unusual Legacy should be winning and proving himself to be a live light-weight chance in next Saturday’s Metropolitan Handicap.

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  UNUSUAL LEGACY

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  MARE OF MT BULLER

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  LINCOLN ROCKS

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  FIRESTORM

Race 5: Listed Heritage Stakes (1100m)

Bodyguard returns after a 189-day spell, and although he’s only had one barrier trial leading into the Listed Heritage Stakes (1100m), the Peter Snowden-trained colt appears ready to strike first-up. He was roused along at Rosehill on September 16 to score by six lengths, bounding away when asked to extend by Tommy Berry. Gate five allows Berry to dictate terms or take a sit in behind depending on the shape of the race, and with one of his two wins a dominant victory on rain affected ground, Bodyguard should have no issues getting through the testing conditions.

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  BODYGUARD

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  GATSBY’S

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  IKASARA

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  ALTHOFF

Race 6: BM88 Handicap (1400m)

Glory Daze represents terrific each-way value with online bookmakers as he returns after 196 days off the scene. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding is a three-time winner across his seven Australian starts, and although the 1400m may be short of his best trip, conditions should be ideal for the son of Cotai Glory. He trialled like a bomb at Hawkesbury on September 17 heading into this wide-open BM88 contest, and with Molly Bourke taking 2kg off his back after the claim, Glory Daze looks perfectly placed to get back to winning ways.

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  GLORY DAZE

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  KONASANA

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  ZOOLOGY

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  CHICA MOJITO

Race 7: Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m)

The Ciaron Maher-trained Semana will be hoping the rain continues to fall leading into the Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m). The daughter of Winning Rupert brings impeccable wet form, striking at 50-percent on rain affected ground. She held ground behind the likes of Via Sistina and Fangirl first-up in the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) on August 28, and with this a far more favourable setup, Semana can hold off Amelia’s Jewel thanks to a 3kg swing in the weights.

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  SEMANA

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  AMELIA’S JEWEL

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  ARCTIC GLAMOUR

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  MAKARENA

Race 8: Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m)

The Godolphin blue have a stranglehold on the 2024 Golden Rose according to horse racing bookmakers, with the returning Broadsiding holding the call as $3.30 favourite for the three-year-old feature. Stable companion Traffic Warden ($4.00) isn’t far behind on the second line of betting, while Storm Boy ($4.60) and Linebacker ($6.50) have admirers. Can the multiple Group 1 winning colt make history first-up? Or is there an upset brewing?

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Race 9: Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m)

Celestial Legend should take major benefit after his first-up performance in the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m). The son of Dundeel was left flat-footed at the top of the straight but picked up nicely in the final furlong to suggest he’d appreciate a step up in trip. He gets to his best trip on suitable wet track conditions second-up and provided Kerrin McEvoy can hold a position from barrier two, Celestial Legend can get back to winning ways to claim the 2024 Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m).

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  CELESTIAL LEGEND

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  TANNHAUSER

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  NEW ENERGY

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  AMOR VICTORIOUS

Race 10: BM78 Handicap (1100m)

Pharari put to bed any notion she’s a wet track specialist at Sandown on September 4, cruising to victory by 2.8 lengths, smashing the clock in the process. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare heads to Sydney for the first time and looks to have found an ideal setup in the final event, drawing barrier two from the 1100m starting point. Mark Zahra will press forward, attempting to make every post a winner, and if she can replicate what she did last time out, Pharari should simply prove too classy for this lot.

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  PHARARI

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  CONFESS OUR DREAMS

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  BONITA QUEEN

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  CAVALLO RAMPANTE