There were three Group and Listed trials at Rosehill on Friday morning, so let’s take a look at how that unfolded with some talented 3YO’s primed to return including Cherry Bomshell, Chilly Girl and Berzelius, plus G1 Australian Derby winner Green Spaces looks to be in a good space!
Only 3YO in this trial was G2 ATC Percy Sykes Stakes winner Cherry Bomshell, who was having her second trial and interestingly was ridden by Queensland jockey Ben Thompson, who steered her to three wins from four starts last season.
She was a close third in this trial held together, but the eye-catching run was from G1 Australian Derby winner Green Spaces, who steamed home for fourth. Still a stallion, he is entered for the Cox Plate, so everything is on the table for the son of Street Boss (USA).
Apocalyptic won the G1 ATC Flight Stakes last spring, but was second and fourth in her only two runs in the autumn, so not quite up to her previous high standard. This was her second trial and was certainly encouraging in a trial with a close finish and plenty of good runs.
3YO Trapeze Artist filly Chilly Girl won her only start at two in the G3 ATC Widden Stakes against a fairly average field of fillies, but does appear to have come back very well and is pretty much untapped.
G2 winner last season at three, Hellbent mare Savvy Hallie led all the way to win her heat in her second trial back and given her good fresh record in the past looks ready to go again for a good spring.
3YO Extreme Choice colt Berzelius won the G2 Queensland Sires Produce and was fifth in the G1 JJ Atkins on the heavy. He looked sharp and well here and with residual fitness over some of the other 3YOs could make his presence felt in the early spring Black Type races.
