Boom galloper ‘Rothesay’ looks set for a superb spring campaign, after trialling exceptionally on Tuesday at Rosehill.
After winning the trial, Rothesay's trainer Gerald Ryan said he expceted big things of the four year old, and is looking forward to Saturday week’s Theo Marks stakes, the entires first up assignment.
Rothesay displayed his enormous talent during the Brisbane winter carnival with a two and a quarter length win in the Group 3 Lord Mayor's Cup run over 1600m. This impressive showing was followed by a similar comfortable victory by three and a quarter lengths to win in the Group 2 Queensland Guineas over the same distance.
Ryan believes that his youngster is bigger and stronger than what he's been at this stage of any of his previous preparations, and looks ready for a forward showing first up.
"I sat down last week and watched the replays of his two wins in Queensland and he was impressive doing that,”
“In saying that, I still think he can improve.”
Rothesay is scheduled to progress to the Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m) at Randwick second-up and then the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield, meaning a start in the Epsom Handicap is unlikely for the four-year-old.
Rothesay has won four of his seven starts and earned almost four hundred thousand dollars in prizemoney.
