Feature racing in NSW heads to Rosehill Gardens this Saturday afternoon with a stacked 10-race program on the agenda.
Our full 2023 Winter Cup Day Preview can be found below.
Tutta La Vita showed a sharp turn of foot in the concluding stages of her debut run at Canterbury where she finished second.
The winner of that race Zoukerette is a pretty smart one and this daughter of The autumn Sun looks well placed in the opening race of the afternoon here at Rosehill
2 Units Tutta La Vita
These Highway races are often times won by progressive horses with plenty of upside and Maximum Vortex fits that profile perfectly.
The lightly raced three year year old is unbeaten in two career starts at Grafton and he heads to town full of confidence.
Brett Prebble will more than likely steer his mount to the lead where he can make his own luck on the speed.
1 Unit E/W Maximum Vortex
Awesome Lad copped plenty of bumps in the straight when resuming at Warwick Farm in a benchmark 72 but he still found the line okay and was beaten just over a length.
He usually takes a big step forward at his second run and has only missed a place once in five second up runs.
Drawn well and is at a price for an each way bet.
1 Unit E/W Awesome Lad
Hell Hath No Fury was beaten by a lip at Listed level during her spring campaign over 1400m at Sandown.
She closed out that campaign when beaten by two lengths is the Listed Desirable Stakes proving she is a filly with some ability.
The daughter of Hellbent was did enough first up without setting the track on fire but she will take plenty of improvement and will appreciate the step back in grade.
1 Unit E/W Hell Hath No Fury
Celestial Spirit has finished no worse then 2.1 lengths off the winner in all four runs so far this prep including a last start win at Canterbury.
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained filly is stepping up in distance to 1800m for the first time but the apprentice will give some weight relief.
1 Unit E/W Celestial Spirit
Spirit Ridge closed out his last campaign with placings in both the Hobart and Launceston Cups.
The now nine-year-old gelding found the line well first up in the Listed Lord Mayor’s Cup where he was beaten just over two lengths.
He’ll take improvement out of that effort stepping up to a more suitable distance and has drawn to get a nice run in transit from barrier seven.
Pesto was beaten three quarters of a length at Flemington over 2500m last start and fitness shouldn’t be an issue after a long autumn campaign.
Worth a small each way play.
1 Unit Spirit Ridge
1/2 Unit Pesto
Kipsbay kick started this campaign with a dominant three length win at Eagle Farm on a good track and while he has failed to win at two subsequent runs, he looks well placed in this event.
He’s finished inside the top two in six of his 11 career starts and he should get a nice run from barrier three with the apprentice’s claim.
2 Units E/W Kipsbay
It’s hard to ignore a couple of key form stats for Bartholomeu Dias in this event.
He’s had six starts over 1800m for four wins and three wins from eight second up attempts.
Thalassophile has been up for an extremely long time but the mare continues to perform at a high level.
She won the Group 3 Aspiration Quality at Royal Randwick back in March and has not been beaten far in her next three.
1/4 Unit E/W Bartholomeu Dias
1 Unit E/W Thalassophile
African Daisy is a progressive type of mare out of the Annabel Neasham stable and is searching for her fourth start in 14 career sttempts.
She was a nice trial winner leading into her first up assignment where she finished third, beaten two lengths in a benchmark 72 at Warwick Farm.
She is being asked to carry just 54.5kg in this event and has drawn ideally in barrier five should she gain a start.
1 Unit E/W African Daisy
Authentic Jewel returned to the track with a third first up from a spell and there was plenty to like about that performance.
She was beaten only a length in that benchmark 78 at Scone and will only improve into this second up run.
Barrier four and Brett Prebble are only positives.
1 Unit E/W Authentic Jewel