Trainer Jason Deamer saddles up Just In Time at Rosehill
Trainer Jason Deamer admits Just In Time will need to overcome the 'unknown' in her bid to bring up a winning hat-trick in heavy conditions at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Just In Time is twice a winner on soft tracks but faces a significant heavy test for the first time in her career in the Jockeys Celebrations Day Benchmark 78 Handicap (1400m).
Deamer has Just In Time, a $5 equal favourite, racing at the top of her game and expects her to run another bold race if she can rise the challenge in the wet.
The Newcastle trainer and Dynamic Syndications also had Just In Time entered in the Congratulations James McDonald Benchmark 78 (1400m) alongside African Daisy but elected to split up the mares, with the former set to carry 2kg less with 55kg in the later race.
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'It looks like we've made the right decision at this stage, she just gets a nice light weight and a good barrier (3),' Deamer said.
'The only unknown is the wet track.
'She gets the lightweight and she is rock hard fit.'
Deamer's is the third stable of Just In Time's lightly-raced but successful career.
The daughter of Justify was originally trained by Richard and Will Freedman before having three winless starts for Ciaron Maher following a lengthy stint of more than a year on the sidelines.
Since arriving in Deamer's care early this preparation she hasn't put a foot wrong.
She followed up an impressive first-up win at Hawkesbury with a dominant success with 60kg on her back at Newcastle last start.
'They have been nice wins,' Deamer said.
'The first one was Midway conditions and the other week was provincial so a little bit restricted but still, they were nice wins.
'I know she had a few niggling injuries earlier in her career and just needed some time to get over them.
'She is a very big, strong mare and she has been going well this preparation.'
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Deamer will gradually step Just In Time up in trip this weekend and expects she will be suited by the task.
'We kept her fresh that last one and she gives the impression she will probably run a mile,' he said.
'I would say she will for sure. She's got a very big stride on her and Dynamic have always believed she would.
'The 1400m should be a good test on Saturday especially in the wet conditions.'
Stablemate African Daisy hadn't won for close to two-and-a-half years before breaking the long drought last start in a Midway Benchmark 72 (1200m) on July 5 at Rosehill.
Another wet track could hold the key to African Daisy ($26) replicating the performance with Tim Clark aboard.
'It has been a while between drinks for African Daisy,' Deamer said.
'Her form this time was disappointing but the wet track last start helped her with the blinkers on.
'It was a lovely ride by Tim Clark.
'It's a step up in distance but she seems to have taken a lot of confidence since that win. She is bouncing around and the main thing for her is going to be the wet track on Saturday because she just loves them.'
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Tuileries ($1.65 favourite) is the clear horse to beat with champion jockey James McDonald making his Saturday metropolitan return to pilot the Peter Snowden-trained mare.
Rosehill Gardens will undergo a track inspection from Stewards on race day morning with the Bureau Of Meteorology forecasting between 10-40mm for the Parramatta region on Saturday.
The track missed the bulk of the rain on Thursday but is destined to be in the heavy range if racing gets the green light for the first day of the season.
The first day of the new metropolitan racing season is also the Australian Turf Club's Jockeys Celebration Day with all the premiership winners from 2024/25 set to be celebrated across the card.
Originally published as Trainer Jason Deamer heading into the unknown with Just In Time at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday
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