Our 2026 Hill Stakes Day Preview takes us back out to Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, October 10th, and another ten quality betting races make up the program.
I’ve run the rule over the card and you can find my complete Rosehill best bets below, including 2026 Hill Stakes tips.
MISS SPACEGIRL (10) is second up and open to plenty of improvement into this week’s Midway Handicap.
Miss Spacegirl has raced consistently through 20 appearances since debuting, and she couldn’t have done a lot more without winning over 1300m here when resuming late last month.
With natural improvement and getting slightly further out in trip, this looks the perfect opportunity for her to go one better.
| 2. Miss Spacegirl (10)SCRATCHED: | |||
COSTALIVIN (3) takes winning form into this week’s Highway Handicap and can continue her journey through the grades.
Costalivin has improved noticeably with each of three runs back from a break, culminating in an eye-catching performance that saw her hit the line and win over 1500m at Goulburn last time out.
Her city debut sees her drop in the weights, she’s drawn to find a nice passage through to a prominent position in the run this week under one of Australia’s best judges of speed, Tim Clark.
| 13. Costalivin (3) 54kg1×521 |
BARRENGARRY (8) looks to be a star on the rise, and he can record another victory on Hill Stakes Day.
Barrengarry has stamped himself as one to follow by winning four of seven starts since debuting and remains unbeaten this time in, having franked a smart first-up run over 1400m at Randwick with another comfortable victory over a mile last time.
Fitter third-up and out to an even more appropriate trip, he’s my best bet on the program.
| 9. Barrengarry (6) 55.5kg15×11 |
I’m happy to stick with GENESIS RUNNER (3) on the quick back up into the Gloaming Stakes field.
Genesis Runner is yet to strike in three runs back this time but hasn’t been far away at any of those appearances, including an agonizingly close second behind Wonka in last week’s Dulcify Stakes at Randwick.
The extra furlong suits and from a nice low draw, this looks his chance to go one better.
| 5. Genesis Runner (3) 56.5kg1×242 |
LAFITE (4) takes winning form and improvement into the Tapp-Craig.
Having returned to action to finish a close second behind an impressive Federalist up at Newcastle last month, Lafite was a popular favourite over 1400m at Kembla Grange last time out before ultimately winning by three lengths.
This is harder, but he’s open to further improvement and without a whole lot of star power engaged, it looks a perfect feature race for him.
| 7. Lafite (4) 55kg67×21 |
SATONO GLOW (9) is the one for me in the 2026 Roman Consul Stakes field.
She stamped herself as one to follow by winning two of three starts during her debut preparation, including the Thoroughbreds Breeders Stakes over 1200m but returned to action with an even better performance to win the Cap D’Antibes at Flemington last month.
Having been kept up to the mark with a trial since that race, she won her only other second up target so far and as the field’s sole filly, she takes weight from every other horse engaged.
| 14. Satono Glow (8) 54.5kg114×1 |
Getting back to the Sydney way of going and over his preferred trip, LINDERMANN (8) can bounce back in Saturday’s Hill Stakes.
He’s made a habit of taking up the running and kicking away from his rivals to win right the way throughout his career, and Lindermann did just that again when winning the Chelmsford Stakes over a mile last month.
He was then sent to Victoria and did attract big interest in Underwood Stakes betting but was ultimately the first horse beaten, turning in another substandard performance at the opposition way of going.
He steps out this week in peak order, Nash Rawiller jumps back into the saddle and will undoubtedly take him straight to the lead.
| 1. Lindermann (8) 59kg2×918 |
The Alan Brown Stakes boasts a purse of $1.5 million, and a fittingly excellent field has been taken, including many previous winners at the highest level.
With a case to be made for many of them and all things considered, LINEBACKER (10) is one that I think looks particularly well placed second up from a spell in a race like this one.
The 2025 Randwick Guineas winner hasn’t struck for nearly a year, but he has continued to turn in competitive performances in good races, and he was doing his best work late when fourth in a strong edition of the Bill Ritchie first up last month.
I like that he’s been back to the trials, he loves the 1400m and drops in the weights this week under Zac Lloyd.
| 11. Linebacker (7) 55.5kg630×4 |
SHE’S AN ARTIST (2) has been knocking on the door since resuming and gets a great chance to win The Nivison.
The Trapeze Artist mare attracted market support before ultimately filling the minors in BM78 company here first up in August, while she was last seen only just missing again in a BM88 sprint.
Fitter third-up this week, she gets into the race well under the conditions and boasts a key fitness edge over several key rivals this week.
| 12. She’s An Artist (2) 54kg26×32 |
ELLIPSIS (12) makes her return to action for the first time since January on Hill Stakes Day.
The Written Tycoon mare has raced consistently through only nine starts since debuting and didn’t miss placing last time in; striking in BM72 company at the midweeks most notably.
Her fresh record currently stands at 3:2-1-0 and with the benefit of a couple of handy trial performances under her belt, she can hit the ground running in something of this quality.
| 13. Ellipsis (8) 55kg2314x |