Sydney Specials: Rosehill- Saturday 9th of September 2023

Plenty of group racing in Sydney this week for varying groups of horses and it looks a strong betting card.

Howgoodareyou winning the
Howgoodareyou winning the Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

Fairly keen to bet this week at Rosehill on what looks a card with plenty of angles across the four feature races. More on one of those in a bit but the best of the day, undoubtedly for me is Howgoodareyou in Race 5.

This four-year-old mare by So You Think has won three from four and has made continual ratings improvement with each outing, culminating in a fairly dominant 2.2 length win here over 1500m last start.

As usual she went straight to the front and just dictated terms, running to 95 with Timeform, and what makes this race (hopefully) so easy to analyse is that the second favourite, Marquess, also ran over 1500m on the same card.

Marquess also ran to 95 on the Timeform scale but Howgoodareyou gets in with 3.5kg less, and a quick look at the times of those races confirms who should be clear top pick.

Howgoodareyou ran an overall time of 1.29.04, the race home in 34.12 compared to Marquess in 1.30.01, nearly a second slower, and only home in 34.05, barely half a length faster despite running a second slower time.

They both lose their jockey from last start but Rachel King looks to control the tempo again here from barrier three, up to 1800m looks perfect, I think she's a genuine even money chance.

For the value play I'm going to be betting in the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) which is the ninth on the card.

The market doesn't seem to have a clue here. Kovalica was put up at a laughable $3.50 all-in and is now out to $6 which is still unders. Nugget I can understand being single figures- he had a great last campaign but 1300m I think is as short as he wants it and I don't think he'll be particularly close to the speed.

Argentia looks ready to win but I don't see any value at $6. If they go forward she's the one to beat, but the one who will definitely go forward and probably even lead is Tamerlane.

He flew under the radar a bit last time in, just beaten first up before winning well twice, running ratings of 107 and 109 which see him right in the finish with 54kg. He's a good fresh horse, both trainer and jockey are flying and I can see him getting a cheap time of it in the first two and giving a big sight at double figures.


SYDNEY SPECIALS

Bet of the day: Race 5 #9 Howgoodareyou @ $2.50
Each-way play: Race 9 #10 Tamerlane @ $13/3.90


Racing and Sports



Rosehill

Saturday, 09th September 2023

9
16:35
(local)

TOYOTA FORKLIFTS THEO MARKS STAKES (G2)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 53.0kg Type: Qlty
AUD $302,000
1300m TURF GOOD
9
16:35
(local)
AUD $302,000
1300m GOOD

TOYOTA FORKLIFTS THEO MARKS STAKES (G2)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 53.0kg Type: Qlty
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 5. GOLDEN MILE (AUS) 4yo H
ASTERN (AUS) - CALAVERITE (AUS)
NASH RAWILLER
JAMES CUMMINGS
$8.5
57kg
Godolphin
2nd 1. THE INEVITABLE (AUS) 8yo G
DUNDEEL (NZ) - GIFT BOUQUET (AUS)
RYAN MALONEY
TEGAN KEYS
$13
59kg
A E Upton, We Deserve This (Mgr: R S Robinson), A McPherson, A G McFarlane, Mrs P Y McFarlane, T Lord, B J Button, G E J Costelloe, T J Daly, R A Parsons, R J Dutton, R H Field, T J R Bowden, M Stubbings, J A Smith, A Mcintyre, N J Collis, M A DeGroot & W E Upton

Sales Information

3rd 14. WATERFORD (IRE) 4yo G
AWTAAD (IRE) - WAKE UP (GER)
TYLER SCHILLER
CHRIS WALLER
$10
53.5kg
R C Callander, S Saric, Mrs J C Saric, D M Ackery, Mrs K Ackery, A Stephenson, F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, P J Gray, P Webster, B E Fletcher, A M Muollo, B M Farrell, S M Filipek, Mrs M F Dwyer, D D Dwyer, D M Kennedy, B A Rutter, Werrett Bloodstock Pty Ltd & Whitby Bloodstock Pty Ltd

Sales Information

4th 4. NUGGET (GB) 6yo G
SIYOUNI (FR) - GEMSTONE (IRE)
JASON COLLETT
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE
$4.8
58kg

Sales Information

5th 9. ARGENTIA (AUS) 5yo M
FRANKEL (GB) - PRINCESS COUP (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
JOSEPH PRIDE
$3.9
55kg

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6th 16. CUBAN ROYALE (AUS) 9yo G
CASINO PRINCE (AUS) - CUBAN GIRL (AUS)
BROCK RYAN
R & L PRICE
$31
53kg

Sales Information

7th 2. KIRWAN'S LANE (NZ) 7yo G
CHARM SPIRIT (IRE) - GALWAY (NZ)
TOM SHERRY
JOHN O'SHEA
$61
58.5kg

Sales Information

8th 7. MADAME POMMERY (AUS) 4yo M
NO NAY NEVER (USA) - CANCEL (AUS)
DYLAN GIBBONS
CHRIS WALLER
$7
55.5kg

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9th 3. KOVALICA (NZ) 4yo G
OCEAN PARK (NZ) - VITESSE (NZ)
KERRIN MCEVOY
CHRIS WALLER
$16
58kg

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10th 12. FLYING CRAZY (AUS) 5yo G
FLYING ARTIE (AUS) - FOREVER CRAZY (AUS)
JAY FORD
M, W & J HAWKES
$91
54kg

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11th 8. CROSS TALK (NZ) 6yo G
KEANO (NZ) - MRS CROSS (NZ)
RACHEL KING
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$7
55.5kg
12th 15. COMMANDO HUNT (AUS) 6yo G
TIME FOR WAR (AUS) - MISASIO (AUS)
REECE JONES
CAMERON CROCKETT
$71
53kg

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