Rosehill Guineas Tips, Race Preview and Selections – 19/3/2022

Five Group 1’s will be run and won this Saturday at Rosehill, including the Rosehill Guineas over 2000m.

A small field of three-year-olds have accepted for the $600,000 staying feature, and we are set for another fascinating duel between last-start Randwick Guineas winner Converge, and runner-up Anamoe.

The Rosehill Guineas race has always been a nice lead-up into the Australian Derby or the Doncaster Mile during The Championships later next month, and our thoughts on each runner can be found in our preview below.

Has drawn right alongside his rival Anamoe for a third tilt. Ran third in the Hobartville Stakes two back, but settled much closer in the Randwick Guineas and let down beautifully 300m from home to win by the narrowest of margins. Untried over 2000m but will be hard to hold out again if he produces that same turn of foot.

Failed to live up to expectations when 13 of 15 in the Australian Guineas fresh. Was sensational during the spring though, rising through the grades quickly to cap his prep off with a two-length win in the Spring Champion Stakes. Certainly capable of much better and is worth forgiving on his first-up run after drawing wide. Does look a query racing on a heavy track for the first time but is still a smart young three-year-old in the making.

Strips fitter for two runs back and was the winner of the Group 2 Stutt Stakes over the mile at The Valley third-up during the spring. Unplaced in three starts at Group 1 level, but does have form around Hitotsu after running fifth in the Victoria Derby last year, and fourth in the Australian Guineas a couple of weeks ago. Not sure the tempo suited him last time out and he’ll certainly appreciate getting out over further at this stage of his prep. Maps to settle midfield and should be making his presence felt late.

5. Raging Bull (5)

• Group 1’s: 0
• Record: 8-1:0:2
• Track: 3:0-0-2
• Distance: 1:0-0-0
• Trainer: David Payne
• Jockey: Sam Clipperton
• Odds: $51.00

Had plenty against him second-up in the Randwick Guineas and was entitled to weaken badly down the straight. Still looks tested at this level but was far from disgraced over further in both the Spring Champion Stakes and the Victoria Derby during the spring.

6. Sword Point (7)

• Group 1’s: 0
• Record: 7-2:1:0
• Track: 1:1-0-0
• Distance: 1:1-0-0
• Trainer: Chris Waller
• Jockey: Nash Rawiller
• Odds: $34.00

Facing Group 1 level for the first time. Stuck on well for fourth at Canterbury last time out on a Heavy 9 and was an impressive four-length winner over the track and distance before the freshen-up. Could be a sneaky knockout chance.

Won back-to-back starts at Newcastle and Kensington before coming undone in the Randwick Guineas up in grade. Doesn’t mind some sting out of the track but is untried out past the mile.