In a highly watched debut, Bosustow, Amelia’s Jewel’s $900,000 half-brother, had a reserved showing in the first official two-year-old trial of the season at Randwick’s Kensington track on Monday morning.
Trained by Annabel Neasham and backed by the Rosemont Alliance, Bosustow finished 11 lengths behind the trial’s winner, Straight Charge, a Written By colt trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
Straight Charge also bested Roselyn’s Star and Shalaa Gold in the 850-meter hit-out.
While the spotlight may have naturally shifted towards Amelia’s Jewel after her recent triumph in the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes, Rosemont principal Anthony Mithen had emphasized that the aim for Bosustow’s Monday trial was developmental rather than competitive, setting the stage for his future races.