Another superb day of racing at Rosehill yesterday highlighted by Jimmy Choux, who in my opinion is the best horse to come out of New Zealand since Sunline, take out the Group One Rosehill Guineas.
The Golden Slipper picture became harder to recognise after the Bart Cummings debutante Salade produced a stunning win in the Pago Pago Stakes while the Peter Snowden trained Altar qualified for the richest juvenile race in the world with a dominant win in the Magic Night Stakes.
Gai Waterhouse unearthed another Doncaster contender when Pureness overcame a poor start to record a strong win in the Ajax Stakes. His price in the great mile race has been moved into $16 from $35.
Here is my review of the racing at Rosehill and which horses should be followed for the future.
Run of the day:
Jimmy Choux. He had his critics before the race because there were questions about the calibre of horses he was beating. He answered those critics in emphatic fashion with a dynamic win in the Rosehill Guineas. Take the best odds you can find for the Derby because he’ll beat them there as well.
Ride of the day:
Bossy was at his best again, this time on Pureness. Even though the horse missed the kick he got it into its rhythm before deciding to take off at the 600m because the pace up front was slow and that proved to be the winning move. We know he loves saluting after he wins good races. I wonder if he’ll give a one or two finger salute to the trainers that snubbed him when he moved to Sydney a few years ago.
One to follow:
From an Oaks point of view, Triple Six was very good in the Keith Nolan Classic. It was her first run in a month and she was making up good ground along the rail despite missing the start. She might be the value runner to knock off Brazilian Pulse.
Written by Adam Page
