Golden Rose Tips, Race Preview and Selections
The Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes is one of the early highlights of Sydney Spring Carnival. Godolphin's In Secret is the favourite after claiming the Run To The Rose a fortnight earlier. Golden Mile is also a contender after his last-start win over the track and trip.
1. Daumier won on debut over 1000m at Caulfield.
2. Best Of Bordeaux has won back-to-back starts at Rosehill. He was only run down late in the Run to the Rose.
Jacquinot won at Caulfield. Damian Lane will ride him. Jacquinott finished third in the Blue Diamond and sixth in Golden Slipper.
Sejardan is the favourite for the Golden Rose. He won the Todman Stakes second-up last prep.
Political Debate (13) was disappointing first-up in the Run to the Rose. He won a Stakes race at Eagle Farm over the winter and was runner- up in J.J. Atkins. Political Debate has drawn poorly in barrier 13.
Promitto won his debut at Newcastle and the Skyline Stakes at Randwick. Promitto has not found the same form this prep.
7. Golden Mile (11) is two-from-three so far to begin his career. He won on debut at Ballarat back in April and recently at Rosehill by three lengths.
8. Brosnan (17) won his maiden over this trip at Flemington back in the autumn. He was beaten only half a length in J.J. Atkins two weeks ago.
9. Sebonack won the Chairman's at Caulfield on debut back in February.
10 Basquiat (12) has missed the money only once from six starts. He filled the minors in the Ming Dynasty last start.
Fast Witness won at The Valley last month and at Flemington recently. He is expected to rise in grade.
Millane won a Stakes race on debut at Flemington during the autumn.
Zou Tiger won his maiden at Kensington two runs back. Tommy Berry is not in the saddle for the race.
14. Fireburn won the Golden Slipper second-up. She came out of a wide gate in the Run to the Rose.
Extreme (6) is running in the Furious Stakes at Randwick. Tommy Berry will ride her. Extreme was runner-up in Inglis Sires’ atRandwick during the autumn.
16. In Secret (3) won the Run to the Rose a couple of weeks ago. She was denied her hat-trick first-up in the Shadow Stakes.
Paris Dior finished fourth in the Furious Stakes first-up. She won her maiden second-time at Canterbury earlier in this year.
