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Kensington preview: Co-trainer Gerald Ryan anticipates strong performances from She Conquers and Harry's Evidence
A big drop in weight and a better surface can see handy filly She Conquers cause an upset according to co-trainer Gerald Ryan. She Conquers didn't appreciate the Heavy 10 at Newcastle last start when a safely held fourth behind Lunaite. Prior to that, she was a handy third behind Quartz Legend on a Good 4 over an unsuitably short 1000m at Kembla on April 19 before returning three weeks later to score by a nose from Lyles on a Soft 6 over 1200m. 'She has shown us that she has her fair share of ability,' said Ryan who trains in partnership with Sterling Alexiou. 'She ran really well on debut at Kembla to finish third then we took her to Canterbury and she went awful on the heavy track. A HUGE performance! ðŸ'¥ She Conquers sails down the outside to win Race 1 at Hawkesbury. @GRyanRacing @G1TySchil â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) December 15, 2024 The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! 'We decided not to run her on a heavy track again but she needed to have a run the other day. Her wheels just spun in the ground at Newcastle. 'She was good her two runs before that.' The three-year-old daughter of Unite And Conquer opened at $13 with TAB Fixed Odds and eased out to $19 behind Super Nui who was $2.50 out to $3.60 in the Hellbent @ Yarraman Park Handicap (1400m) but Ryan feels she shouldn't under estimated. 'She is a filly I have a little a bit of time for and I have always thought she is up to winning a race like this,' he said. 'The firmer the track, the better she will go and stepping up to 1400 metres. I expect her to acquit herself well. 'She carried 60.5kg at Kembla and drops to 54.5kg this week.' In the opening race, the TAB Handicap Maiden (1150m) Ryan and Alexiou saddle up Harry's Evidence. The three-year-old son of Harry Angel was backed into a pods-on favourite on debut when runner-up behind Columbia Blue at Hawkesbury on May 27. 'It was a good run on debut,' Ryan said. 'Even though he trialled at Warwick Farm last July, it was his first time away from home this time in and just got a bit lost and wandered around. Great to see COLUMBIA BLUE inherit some of the speed of his uncle, SUPER ONE! He was a $150k yearling from @BellRiver_BR at @inglis_sales Classic 2023. Thank you @PrideRacing & Adam Hyeronimus! â€' PR🟢VEN Thoroughbreds (@ProvenTbreds) May 27, 2025 'I would sooner see them do it in their trials than at their first race start but he ran well. 'He was just beaten by a fitter racehorse on the day who had that race experience.' The son of Harry Angel opened at $6 behind fellow Rosehill prepared gelding, Cold Brew at $2.90. 'You would think he will take plenty of improvement from the experience and he now has a decent hit out under his belt,' he said. 'I also think getting back on a better surface will help him. It was a Heavy 10 the other day. 'I think he will acquit him very well.' Ryan and Alexiou are hoping She Conquers and Harry's Evidence can end a run of near misses after six minor placings from their last nine runners. 'It gets a bit frustrating and hopefully they get a bit of luck go their way.' Ryan and Alexiou also have some good chances at their home track meeting on Saturday with Silentsar and High Blue Sea resuming while Pajanti is looking to bounce back after a luckless run at Rosehill two weeks ago. 'Silentsar and High Blue Sea have come back well and have trialled nicely,' Ryan said. 'Silentsar, the ground doesn't worry him a great deal but High Blue Sea prefers a firmer deck. 'If the rain doesn't come, he will be in there with a real chance. 'Pajanti was good first-up didn't have a lot of luck the other day.' â– â– â– â– â– Trainer John Sargent has three options this week with in-form stayer Casual Connection including a couple of stakes races but is leaning toward the easiest scenario at home. Sargent has Casual Connection nominated for the Listed Winter Cup (2400m) at Rosehill and the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (3200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday but feels the Benchmark 78 Handicap (2400m) on the Kensington is the way to go. 'It's an easier option on the Kensington obviously so we might go there,' said Sargent. 'It's not a strong field, Molly (Bourke) knows him well and it looks a good race for him.' Casual Connection has been up for quite a while but continues to race with plenty of zest with wins at two of his last five starts along with a handy third. The son of Complacent is coming off a near three length win from Wuddzz in this same grade and over the same distance at Randwick on May 24. ðŸ¤� Casual Connection relishes on the heavy track and brains them at Randwick! @jsargentracing | @MollyBourke7 â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 24, 2025 'While he is racing well and with confidence, we will keep him going in his grade,' he said. 'It's just across the road and he has raced well on the Kensington before although he hasn't won there. 'He runs on speed and can get going before the turn. He's a big, free rolling horse. 'As long as the track is soft or worse; that's what he likes. 'It should be ideal for him. We will just keep our fingers crossed.' Sargent has been pleased with lightly-raced three-year-old Vetwelve and feels he is knocking on the door for his first win in the Maiden Plate (1400m). The son of Grunt resumed this preparation with a third behind Kundabung over this track and distance in a Super Maiden on May 14 before a fourth behind Homeric but with excuses at Kembla on May 31. 'I thought his first-up run was very good but in his second-up run, he didn't handle the very heavy track,' Sargent said. 'He was in the worst going down near the rail and it just didn't work out. 'I think with the better track conditions this week, you will see a better horse. 'Nash (Rawiller) is back on this week. He rode him first-up so he knows him well. 'He is right in form now and he is as fit as we can get him this looks a good chance for him to clear the maiden ranks as long as he gets a trouble free run.'
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30-05-2025
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Rosehill Gardens Saturday tips, inside mail: $14 chance set for ‘peak' performance
Khumbila, named after a mountain in the Himalayas that has never been climbed, is set for a 'peak' performance of his own when he resumes in the Midway Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Gerald Ryan, who trains in partnership with Sterling Alexiou, said rising five-year-old Khumbila was coming up well for his winter preparation before revealing the origin of the horse's name. 'Apparently Khumbila is a mountain close to Everest which has never been climbed, they say it is too hard,'' Ryan said. 'This horse is by All Too Hard so that is where he got his name.'' Khumbila, the racehorse, has only had 12 starts but has shown glimpses of talent with two wins and five minor placings. Ryan believes Khumbila might be better suited when kept to sprint distances after failing when pushed out to 1500m last spring. 'We might have stretched him too far last preparation chasing that Four Pillars race,'' Ryan said. 'Then we brought him back to a shorter journey at Wyong and he ran terrific to finish third. 'But he got 'crook' and had a temperature after that run so we sent him for a spell.'' Khumbila impressed in a recent Rosehill 900m barrier trial when a close third to stakes winners Robusto and Semillion. The Ingham winner Robusto returns with a strong trial win at Rosehill on Friday. The @BBakerRacing gelding, a last start second in The Lakes, runs down Semillion in the 900m heat with Khumbila in third. @tabcomau — Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) May 9, 2025 'I thought he trialled nicely, he has returned in good order and is going really well,'' Ryan enthused. In latest TAB Fixed Odds betting, Khumbila is at generous odds of $14 for the Midway for which the Paul Murray -trained Harry's Bar is the $4 favourite. The Ryan and Alexiou stable has two runners for their home track meeting with Pajanti going second-up into the TAB Handicap (1200m). Pajanti returned with a fast-finishing second to Memoria at Randwic k last month and Ryan said it had been a deliberate tactic to give the mare four weeks between runs. Memoria leads from start to finish to take out Race 7 at Randwick! @Leesracing — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) April 26, 2025 'We feel Pajanti is good fresh so we waited a month for this race,'' Ryan said. 'Then she has three weeks into the Gai Waterhouse Classic. We are trying to get some black type with her as she is an expensive mare.'' Pajanti is at $9.50 in latest betting behind the Joe Pride -trained Weeping Woman at $4.60. At Eagle Farm, Ryan is hoping promising Just Party gets some luck in running after drawing right off the track for the Group 3 $300,000 Fred Best Classic (1400m). Just Party, a son of unbeaten US Triple Crown winner Justify, resumed with a fast-finishing second to Media World in the Hawkesbury Guineas earlier this month. They again clash in the Fred Best Classic with both rated at $8 behind the Chris Waller -trained Angel Capital at $3.10 favourite. ðŸŒ� Media World hangs on in the G3 @hawkesburyrc Guineas and makes it two in a row! @SnowdenRacing1 | @G1TySchil | @YulongInvest — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 3, 2025 â– â– â– â– â– Race 1: Zebra Finch $4.80-$4.60 Race 2: Boys Night Out $3.30-$2.80, Warrior For Peace $5-$3.50 Race 3: Harry's Bar $4.20-$4, I Am Brave $6.50-$4.40, Lady Extreme $8.50-$4.60, Vegas Raider $12-$6 Race 4: Hopper $12-$7 Race 5: Ellipsis $11-$4.60, Massira $19-$10 Race 6: Pure Alpha $7.50-$5.50, Little Cointreau $7.50-$6, Scalextrics $18-$9.50 Race 7: Kerguelen $3.30-$3.10, Unstopabull $11-$6, Spanish Fox $26-$10, Smashing Time $26-$11 Race 8: Glory Daze $11-$4.60, Major Beel $8-$6, Private Legacy $8-$6.50, Touristic $11-$7.50, Shahzad $26-$12 Race 9: Misterkipchoge $8-$5 including a $1000 each way at $7/$2.30, Cormac T $8-$6.50, Anderson Bridge $15-$8, Half Yours $11-$8.50 with a bet of $2000 at $9, Good Prize $19-$10 Race 10: Weeping Woman $8-$4.60 A filly chasing a third win from five starts has been strongly fancied to make it two wins from two start this preparation at Rosehill on Saturday. Story: @ClintonPayne ðŸ'‡ — Racenet (@RacenetTweets) May 30, 2025 • Ray & Duff's Rosehill Saturday tips: $3 best bet â– â– â– â– â– EARLY QUADDIE TIPS Race 3: 7,8,9,14 Race 4: 2,6,12,13 Race 5: 1,4,5,13 Race 6: 3,4,5 QUADDIE TIPS Race 7: 2,10,16 Race 8: 1,5,8,9 Race 9: 2,4,7,8 Race 10: 7,9,10,17 James Molony is looking at a runner with a bit of value in Race 1 at Rosehill ðŸ�‡ Sign up to Racenet IQ to start using the Sectionals feature ðŸ'‰ Imagine what you could be buying instead. — Racenet (@RacenetTweets) May 29, 2025 • Shayne O'Cass's race-by-race tips, analysis for Rosehill Gardens on Saturday â– â– â– â– â– PRICE CHECK The Lord Mayor's Cup (race 8) is an open race with plenty of market moves. GLORY DAZE (5) has been the bigger firmer from $11 to $4.60 while rivals MAJOR BEEL (1) has tightened from $8 to $6 and PRIVATE LEGACY (9) from $8 to $6.50. TOURISTIC (8) ($11-$7.50) and SHAHZAD (13) ($26-$12) are other big firmers. Glory Daze powers home to win at Randwick for @cmaherracing at big odds! ðŸ'° — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 24, 2025 • Rosehill Turf Talk: Ray Thomas's $41 tip in key Saturday feature â– â– â– â– â– SECTIONAL STARS Race 3 No.14 I AM BRAVE was very impressive on debut at Scone during the two-day Cup carnival, winning her maiden over 1000m in a swift 57.07s despite the soft track conditions. She ran her final 600m in 33.85s as she raced clear of her rivals. Race 7 No.9 UNSTOPABULL turned for home with his 14 rivals in front of him but he switched back towards the inside and drove through the field, finishing fast for fifth to Zealously. He would have run his last 600m in sub-34s, one of the fastest closing sectionals of the day. Zealously with a big win after leading all the way at Scone! ðŸ'¨ @NockBraith | @SnowdenRacing1 — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 17, 2025 • â– â– â– â– â– TRIAL POINTERS Race 3 No.5 KHUMBILA is resuming after a five-month break but he trialled very well at Rosehill on May 9 when third to stakes winners Robusto and Semillion. Khumbila, who was fresh and keen in the trial, raced three wide without cover throughout the 900m heat and was still closing off nicely to finish within a length of the winner. Race 7 No.3 FULLY LIT hasn't raced since the Golden Slipper last year when he ran 10th to Lady Of Camelot. Fully Lit showed plenty of ability last season winning the Inglis Millennium and also finishing a close second in the Black Opal. He's had two barrier trials to prepare for his comeback, finishing third after racing wide to I Am Brave at Randwick on April 24 then racing on speed and holding his ground when third to Ellipsis at Warwick Farm two weeks ago. The @GaiWaterhouse1 -Bott 2YOs are unstoppable! ðŸ'¥ Fully Lit wins the $2 million @inglis_sales Millennium from a tricky draw in tough fashion. — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) February 10, 2024 • Gibbons' injury silver lining: 'It was a break I didn't know I wanted but needed' â– â– â– â– â– BEST BET Race 7 No.10 KERGUELEN is a promising Godolphin sprinter resuming after six months. He has not missed a top two finish in five starts, winning twice, including his runaway win on debut at Kembla nearly a year ago when he put 10 lengths on his chasing rivals in heavy going. He also won at Warwick Farm in heavy going that same preparation. Trainer James Cummings has given Kerguelen two very easy trials to prepare for his comeback, the most recent when he was kept under a tight hold before finishing a close sixth to Angel Capital on the Polytrack at Warwick Farm. He handles wet tracks and sprints well fresh. Angel Capital (#HarryAngel), the multiple Group winner, stepped out at Warwick Farm trials today ðŸ'‡ — Darley in Australia (@DarleyAus) May 22, 2025 • Schiller to be sidelined for six weeks with fracture â– â– â– â– â– VALUE Race 4 No.12 LIKE LUKEY resumed in the Scone Country Cup and came from near last on the turn with a strong run through near the inside to finish second, beaten less than a length by all-the-way upset winner Who Ever Thought. Like Lukey's comeback effort at 1400m was eye-catching, going out to 1500m suits, she's drawn well and should settle closer to the lead, and she won second-up by a big margin when last in work. Like Lukey is very genuine and terrific each way value around $12.
