| What | Rosehill Races |
| Where | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 |
| When | Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
| First Race | 11:45am AEST |
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Metro racing returns to Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with a bumper 10-race program set for decision. The three-year-olds take centre stage this weekend, with the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) and Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes (1300m) sharing top billing, both of which will frame some key features later in the spring. The rail is out +2m for the meeting, and with nothing but sunny skies predicted in the lead-up, punters can expect a genuine Good 4 surface. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 11:45am local time.
San Domenico Stakes Tip: Storm Boy
The San Domenico Stakes has been built as a race in two, with the returning Storm Boy set to take on Gatsby’s. The son of Justify returns after a 147-day spell, and although he was a shade disappointing towards the end of the campaign, the now three-year-old was sent around in the leading autumn features, including a luckless effort in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m). His trials suggest he’s ready to fire on resumption, and with barrier one to aid him on his journey along with Adam Hyeronimus boasting an undefeated record aboard the Waterhouse & Bott-trained colt, Storm Boy should get every chance to make impression first-up.
San Domenico Stakes
Race 6 – 
#1 Storm Boy (1)
3yo Colt | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Adam Hyeronimus (57.5kg)
+140 with Neds
Up And Coming Stakes Tip: Autumn Glow
There is simply no going past Autumn Glow in the Up And Coming Stakes. The Chris Waller-trained filly couldn’t have been more impressive on debut at this course and distance on August 17, bounding away to score by 2.5 lengths with plenty left in hand. This is clearly a tougher assignment on paper, but with the race shape likely to allow Kerrin McEvoy to sit quietly behind a hot tempo, watch for Autumn Glow to be storming down the centre of the course to make it back-to-back wins for this untapped three-year-old.
Up And Coming Stakes
Race 7 – 
#5 Autumn Glow (8)
3yo Filly | T: Chris Waller | J: Kerrin McEvoy (53kg)
+100 with Playup
Best Bet at Rosehill: Up And Under
Up And Under caught the eye first-up in his second Australian campaign, closing within two lengths of Secret Plan at Rosehill on August 3. The son of Lope De Vega never got off the bridal when turning for home, running into nothing but backsides in the final 400m to go through the line under a stranglehold for Kerrin McEvoy. Punters might be paying the ‘J-Mac tax’ second-up, but provided he can hold a position and gets clear from barrier five, Up And Under should prove hard to hold out.
Best Bet
Race 5 – 
#5 Up And Under (5)
4yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (59kg)
+270 with Picklebet
Next Best at Rosehill: Vivy Air
The 1200m proved too sharp for Vivy Air first-up and she should appreciate the immediate step-up in trip. The Ciaron Maher-trained four-year-old couldn’t show her best in a slowly run affair at this track on August 8, but still fought on to finish within 1.3 lengths of Cosmonova. James McDonald elects to stick aboard second-up and provided he can lob close to the one-one from barrier seven, punters can expect a much-improved effort by Vivy Air as she tackles harder races than BM78 company deeper into the campaign.
Next Best
Race 2 – 
#7 Vivy Air (7)
4yo Mare | T: Ciaron Maher | J: James McDonald (58kg)
+250 with Bet365
Best Value at Rosehill: Communist
The Michael Freedman-trained Communist got a pass mark first-up at Rosehill on August 17 and appears well over the odds with horse racing bookmakers. The son of Russian Revolution was forced to make a sustained run down the centre of the course, closing off well despite a torrid run in transit. He got to within two lengths of Ceolwulf in the same race, and with that horse coming up a clear favourite, punters should be willing to latch onto the each-way odds about the Group 1 winner in this wide-open BM100 contest.
Best Value
Race 8 – 
#7 Communist (3)
5yo Gelding | T: Michael Freedman | J: Tommy Berry (59kg)
+2000 with Unibet
Saturday quaddie tips for Rosehill
Rosehill quadrella selections
August 31, 2024
- 5
- 2-5-6-7-9-10-13
- 2-4-5-9-12-14-16-18
- 2-3-4-7
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