Golden Rose Field and Barrier Draw – Clash of the Titans

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday September 19

The field is out for the $1million Group I ATC Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill this Saturday and a ‘clash of the titans’ can be expected with a field of 13 featuring three Group I winning colts, plus G2 Run to the Rose winner Cylinder and star Victorian filly Charm Stone in the mix.

GROUP 1 GOLDEN ROSE FIELD

No. – Horse (Sire) – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight

1 – Militarize (Dundeel) – Chris Waller – Joao Moreira – 2 – 56.5kg

2 – Shinzo (Snitzel)– Chris Waller – Ryan Moore – 10 – 56.5kg

3 – Cylinder (Exceed and Excel)– James Cummings – Nash Rawiller – 6 – 56.5kg

4 – King Colorado (Kingman) – Ciaron Maher & David Eustace – Jason Collett – 9 – 56.5kg

5 – Don Corleone (Extreme Choice) – Peter & Paul Snowden – Josh Parr – 5 – 56.5kg

6 – Libertad (Russian Revolution)– Annabel Neasham – Chad Schofield – 7 – 56.5kg

7 – Moravia (Snitzel)– Michael Freedman – Tyler Schiller – 4 – 56.5kg

8 – Encap (Capitalist)– Gary Portelli – Dylan Gibbons – 3 – 56.5kg

9 – Butch Cassidy (Written Tycoon) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Ryan Maloney – 8 – 56.5kg

10 – Nadal (Xtravagant)– Ciaron Maher & David Eustace – Zac Lloyd – 13 – 56.5kg

11 – Snapback (Snitzel)– Peter & Paul Snowden – Sam Clipperton – 11 – 56.5kg

12 – General Salute (Russian Revolution) – Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou – 12 – 56.5kg

13 – Charm Stone (I Am Invincible) – Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr – Damian Lane – 1 – 54.5kg

 

Chris Waller will send out his glamour colts Shinzo and Militarize, who between them won the Sydney 2YO Triple Crown during the autumn.

Shinzo has not raced since winning the Golden Slipper - image Steve Hart

Shinzo has not raced since winning the Golden Slipper (1200m), while Militarize won the Sires Produce (1400m) and Champagne Stakes (1600m) before resuming with a late closing fifth in the Run to the Rose to Cylinder when he was carrying a weight penalty.

Shinzo had his last trial in preparation for his return on August 11 and looked good surging past Zaaki(GB).

 

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gh pressure 1400m first up is going to be a big test for Shinzo, who has not raced beyond 1200m and while Militarize ticks a lot of boxes the likelihood of a firm track may not be ideal given his European female pedigree with his three wins in the autumn all on soft or heavy ground.

Cylinder was as big as a house when he came back and has needed two hard runs to get him fit and Godolphin have a great record in this race.

King Colorado will be hard to hold out - image Grant Courtney

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace sent King Colorado out on mission impossible in the Group I ATC Winx Stakes against the older WFA stars last month, but this race is very much mission possible with a good confidence boosting barrier trial to get him back on track.

Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr won the Golden Rose last year with Jacquinot, who beat outstanding I Am Invincible filly In Secret and they are returning this year with a filly by her sire in Charm Stone.

Is Charm Stone as good as In Secret? She’ll need to be to mix it with the big boys!

 

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