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Trial Watch Review: 23rd July 2024

by By Chris Scholtz , one month ago

3 minute read

Chris Scholtz reviews Sydney trials at Rosehill on July 23.

JOLIESTAR
JOLIESTAR Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

ROSEHILL July 23

Course Proper/Inside Grass; Good 4

18 Heats; Course Proper 1 x 1000m (Group/Listed); 2 x 900m (Group/Listed); Inside Grass 5 x 1030m (1 Open; 1 C1/Maiden; 3 2YO); 10 x 900m (2 Open; 7 2YO; 1 Maiden)

A strong reminder that the new season is fast approaching with a three black type trials on the course proper featuring some big names.

HEAT 1 (1000m): Easy work for WILLIAMSBURG to lead out and maintain a strong gallop to win by more than three lengths (61.54; 34.76). No urgency to chase from behind with the work of GOLDEN PATH and VIA SISTINA taking the eye.

HEAT 2 (900m): They don't go much slower in 900m trials (56.60; 34.84)! JOLIESTAR jumped into the bridle from the start and walked them through the first 800m before any speed came into the trial. She maintained her advantage to the line with CABALLUS looking strong to finish an easy second. Nothing was put under pressure with RIFF ROCKET minding his business out the back to finish almost five lengths from the winner.

HEAT 3 (900m): TROPICAL SQUALL led and ran along to record a time almost 1.6 second quicker than the other 900m heat (55.03; 34.45). AMOR VICTORIOUS trialled nicely to finish second while the Waller mares ZOUGOTCHA, FANGIRL, HINGED and ATISHU were never asked for more than a working gallop.

The inside grass trials saw FIRE STAR win the fastest 900m heat (54.15; 34.21) with nice closing efforts behind him from LOST and BOLERO BELLE.

I am keen to follow the progress of MAORI CHIEF, an unraced I Am Invincible colt from the Waller stable who went into the blackbook after winning a trial at Rosehill on July 12. The runner-up in that trial WINCHESTER showed better speed this time to turn the tables in their 900m heat but MAORI CHIEF had plenty in reserve finishing second.

Other 2YOs to follow from the 900m heats include THEBLADE; ECCEDERE; JUPITER HILLS; USEAPIN and HALLET.

NOTED TRIALS

XX Maori Chief

X Caballus; Colours Of Autumn; Eccedere; Fire Star; Golden Path; Hallet; Influential; Innervisions; Jupiter Hills; Lost; Theblade; Up And Under; Useapin; Via Sistina; Williamsburg; Winchester; Zeitung


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