Rosehill Saturday racing tips & quaddie | February 3, 2024

February 1, 2024 3:12 pm.

Rosehill betting tips

What	Rosehill Races
Where	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142
When	Saturday, February 3, 2024
First Race	12:30pm AEDT
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Autumn racing is just around the corner, signified by some of the key two-year-old races headlining a massive 10-race program at Rosehill this Saturday. The Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m) and Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m) separate the boys and girls as they look to put their hand up for Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) contention later in the season. The rail is out +6m the entire circuit for the meeting, and with clearing conditions expected in the lead-up, the surface should be rated a genuine Good 4 prior to the opening event at 12:30pm local time.

Canonbury Stakes Pick: Traffic Warden

The first of the two-year-old features is for the colts and geldings, and although Traffic Warden needs to give his rivals a 3kg swing in the weights, we’re happy to be with the James Cummings-trained galloper. He was terrific in his debut effort at this course and distance, charging home to finish a clear runner-up behind current Golden Slipper favourite Storm Boy on December 2. He then went on to score in dominant fashion at Caulfield on December 16, stamping himself as one of the better Godolphin two-year-olds. He gets back to Rosehill after an eye-catching jump-out on January 25, and provided the son of Street Boss has maintained his conditioning third-up into the campaign, Traffic Warden warrants plenty of respect in the Canonbury Stakes.

Canonbury Stakes

Race 3 – #1 Traffic Warden (5)

2yo Colt | T: James Cummings | J: Nash Rawiller (57.5kg)

+280 with Bet365

Widden Stakes: Lady Of Camelot

In the Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m) we simply can’t go past Lady Of Camelot as she makes her return from a 126-day spell. Her only start to date was in the Group 3 Gimcrack (1000m) at Randwick on September 30, where the daughter of Written Tycoon was cast three wide without cover for the duration of the journey. She was still only defeated by a half-length on the wire, and the break has seemingly done the two-year-old a world of good. Her two recent barrier trials have been sensational, going on to score by a combined 12.3 lengths when employing strong front-running tactics. Watch for Lady Of Camelot to ping the lids from the inside draw (1) and bowl along on speed. If she gets a soft lead, it could simply be a matter of ‘how far’.

Widden Stakes

Race 5 – #6 Lady Of Camelot (1)

2yo Filly | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Tim Clark (54.5kg)

+120 with Neds

Best Bet: Morning Sun

Morning Sun and Age Of Sail locked horns on Australian debut, with the latter getting the upper hand in the shadows of the post at Warwick Farm on January 10. We want to make the case Morning Sun can turn the tables on Saturday getting to the 2000m second-up into the campaign. The gelding by Muhaarar had to get to the outside of some tiring galloper last start, while the eventual winner got a lovely run towards the inside running rail, ultimately proving the difference in the 0.3-length margin. Morning Sun appeared to be finishing best, suggesting the 2000m would be ideal for this lightly raced five-year-old, and with James McDonald hopping aboard from gate two, this guy will prove hard to beat in this intriguing BM78.

Best Bet

Race 6 – #4 Morning Sun (2)

5yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham | J: James McDonald (58kg)

+230 with Unibet

Best Value: Rush Hour

It’s been almost a year off the scene for the Nathan Doyle-trained Rush Hour, and we’re giving him an each-way chance in the Rosehill finale. The now three-year-old was a strong winner on the Gold Coast in the 2YO Debutants in January 2023 but wasn’t quite able to go on with the job, suffering a setback at Randwick in the Group 2 Skyline Stakes (1200m) on February 25. He was no match for the likes of Corniche and the eventual Golden Slipper winner, Shinzo, but kept on evenly to be defeated by 5.8 lengths. His trials leading into this haven’t set the world alight, but with online bookmakers happy to let you on at the price, we’re willing to take the risk on Rush Hour in the last.