SPORT: Ted Ryan’s Racing Column
Thefillies and mares will clash over 1500 metres at Rosehill.
Before nominations, some punters took interest in the smart filly. Lady Shanendoah, who in great fashion won the TAB Light Fingers at Randwick on February 15.
She did it again, winning the Surround Stakes after a battle with Lady of Camelot.
Prepared by leading Sydney traine Chris Waller, she scooted right away from them in the Light Fingers over 1200 metres and the journey won’t worry here.
She has won five of her eight starts, with a second and a third.
In the Light Fingers, she won in great fashion, and is the one to beat.
On the second line is anther good filly in Autumn Glow, another of the Waller team, who is undefeated in her three starts.
An easy winner of the Caufield Guineas when racing, she will be right in this.
Lady of Camelot is racing well and hard to beat here.
You have thetop mare Amelia’s Jewel, who could beat anyone on her day.
Then we have Aeliana, who finished second to Autumn Glow in the Thousand Guineas, being by Castelvecchio, a placegetter in the Cox Plate.
The Bjorn Baker trained StefiMagnetica, a former international, won the Stradbroke Handicap in good fashion, and fires up well.
He is by the top sire, All Too Hard, who was with the Hawke’s team.
Another that fires up well is Joliestar, in the Expressway Stakes, she finished a good third behind Magic Time and Iowna Merc over 1200 metres.
The four-year-old mare is by Zoustar.
An impressive winner last start was Magic Time, who won the Stakes in good fashion.
Prepared by Graeme Begg, she is by one of his best going around at present.
She has won seven out of 17, with four placings.
The next we will have a look at is Alsephina, at her fourth in the Empire Rose at Flemington at the Melbourne Cup Carnival last year.
The six-year-old mare, was right in it all the way in a good field of mares.
She is in the care of the Williams team from Karnup in Western Australia, and has won 10 of 18 starts all in good fashion.
She finished fourth behind some good mares, including Atishu, Amelia’s Jewel another great mare, and a former Western Australian, Socks Nation.
She will be right in this as she gives her all when she goes around.
Another classy mare, Makarena, with the Hawkes team in Sydney, goes well, and finished a good fourth in the Golden Eagle at Rosehill back in November.
A four-year-old mare by Snitzel, she is a good money spinner for the Hawkes team. It’s tough one to win, but she will have a crack.
Then we have the smart Roumbini, prepared by Mick Price and Mick Ken Junior in Victoria, won the Magic Millions three-year-old event in good style.
She could be right in this.
A New Zealander who may take some catching is Orchestral, a four-year-old, who has accumulated $2.5 million in earnings and is smart.
She is well bred being by the Cox Plate winner, Savabeel. Another who is good on her day is Another Prophet, prepared by leading young trainer, Ciaron Maher.
She had a crack at them in the Desirable Stakes at Flemington back on February 15, but missed the place, and was a bit unlucky.
Prior to that run she won well two starts back winning the Group One Fillies event in good company. She is a top-notcher on her day, don’t leave her out.
It’s a tough race with Lady Shanendoah, Autumn Glow, Joliestar, Magic Time, and Another Prophet, the best chances.
Racing’s Golf Day
I am looking forward to the big Golf Day come March 17 for the Victorian Jockeys Trust and the Woodlands Golf Club.
This will be the 9th Annual Epsom Golf Day at the beautiful Woodlands Golf Club on Bridge St, Mordialloc.
This is an event that has attracted all and sundry including most of our top jockeys who participate for some great prizes.
Before the hit off at 12 Noon, host Sam Doran will get the day off, with plenty of action.
He will compere proceedings
I will have the pleasure of interviewing two special guests,
Two guests who will go back on the good old days of their lives connected with the area and the famous old track and their lives.
With the golf there are some great prizes to be won, which include $10,000 for a Hole in One.
On top of this a beautiful Mazda car to the value of $35,000 can be won for a hole in one as well.
A special thanks to all our returning teams and welcome to all new teams and supporters.
All funds received at the event will support the National Jockeys Trust and the Woodlands Trust.
Ted Ryan