Champion jockey James McDonald is wanting ahead to getting again aboard Autumn Glow Feb. 28 when the 4-year-old mare bids to make historical past within the Verry Elleegant Stakes (G1) at Randwick Racecourse. The Chris Waller-trained daughter of The Autumn Solar has received her opening 9 begins, and can emulate Black Caviar if she will win her tenth this weekend.
“You’ll be able to’t do a lot better. She’s unbeaten, before everything, she’s profitable by margins and beating the very best within the nation,” McDonald advised Racing NSW. “I used to be blown away with the reception she received after the Apollo and I can solely think about that is going to develop. If we will promote her correctly there can be loads of folks there.”
Winner of the Epsom Handicap (G1) and Golden Eagle, Autumn Glow returned first-up within the Apollo Stakes (G2) Feb. 14 with a dominant 2 3/4-length success over stablemate Aeliana.
“One factor about Glow is she hasn’t put a foot fallacious, she loves her racing,” McDonald added. “I feel (race caller) Darren Flindell sums it up properly, she’s born a winner. Winners win, losers lose. She simply wins. It does not matter, moist or dry, 1,100 meters or a mile, it does not matter.
“It is thrilling for everybody concerned. Her followers. Coach Chris. Chris Harwood who rides her each morning. Myself. Her strapper Tshepiso Moagi. I’ve in all probability left a number of out.”Join BloodHorse Each day
Joe Pleasure has admitted that Ceolwulf is more likely to want some vital rainfall within the lead-up to Saturday if he’s to beat Autumn Glow within the 1,600-meter (about 1-mile) Verry Elleegant. Autumn Glow is favored to increase her unbeaten sequence to 10 Saturday, with Ceolwulf ending 5 lengths behind that rival when sixth within the Apollo first-up for this preparation.
“I am not even fascinated about profitable probabilities as a result of truthfully, if that mare reveals up with what she did the opposite day, you are in all probability not going to beat her at this stage of the preparation for us, with no blinkers and so early on,” Pleasure mentioned. “His greatest likelihood of working very well could be if the observe is moist, so I’ve received my eye on that. That is in all probability what punters need to hear from me, ‘is there an opportunity your horse may win? Effectively sure, but it surely must be moist, I’d assume.’ Hopefully the primary 4 or 5 and I will be glad. That can be field ticked going ahead and I am going to know that he’s on observe. However I am very pleased with him.”
Co-trainer Adrian Bott is one other to concede that taking over Autumn Glow on this weekend’s Verry Elleegant seems a tricky job, however is hoping for a constructive return efficiency from twin group 1 scorer Sir Delius. The 5-year-old Frankel whole completed off final marketing campaign with wins within the Underwood Stakes (G1) and Turnbull Stakes (G1), kicking off that preparation with a first-up second within the Chelmsford Stakes (G2).
Picture: Mark GattSir Delius wins the 2025 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington Racecourse
“We noticed him first-up final preparation run a very good trustworthy race over the mile behind Lindermann (within the Chelmsford), hopefully he can run an identical type of race,” Bott, who trains in partnership with Gai Waterhouse, advised Racing NSW. “They are not going to be the best situations for him, the mile is properly in need of his greatest and he is bumping into a number of horses with the good thing about a run. We have tried to maintain an identical routine with him early. His first two trials had been notably pleasing and sharp, that newest one was just a little dour which they’ll do by that stage of the preparation. He is a horse that does what he must in his work. As soon as we noticed him totally underneath strain and examined on the elite stage the best way he responded was fairly unbelievable.”
Tempted primed to land first Group 1 in Encompass
Ciaron Maher is assured that his The Everest (G1 runner-up Tempted can put up a giant effort in Saturday’s Encompass Stakes (G1) at Randwick. Godolphin’s 3-year-old filly has solely run at 1,400 meters (about 7 furlongs) on one different event when third within the Golden Rose (G1) again in September, a run that preceded her second to celebrity sprinter Ka Ying Rising within the Everest.
A primary-up win within the Eskimo Prince Stakes (G3) has the daughter of Avenue Boss all set for this weekend’s step again as much as group 1 firm.
“She’s creating on a regular basis. She had a lightweight prep final time round, she was superb in any respect her runs,” Maher advised Racing NSW. “She’s solely 3, she’s nonetheless furnishing so she’s a bit stronger and a fraction heavier. All of the mannerisms are fairly comparable, she was fairly good first-up. I am not involved in any respect (about 1,400 meters), she ran a peak first-up final time round and ran again two weeks and the winner was clearly superb. I believed we had been strong. That is why we took the additional week, we took on the colts and he or she carried out accordingly.
“She’s two begins on a delicate for 2 wins, she’s but to run on the heavy so she might be higher. I am very assured she’ll enhance off her first-up run and from what she’s proven she ought to be extraordinarily arduous to beat.”
Planet Pink, Observer Conflict once more in Australian Guineas
The Mick Value and Michael Kent Jr.-trained Planet Pink will tackle previous rival Observer for the fourth time in his profession in Saturday’s Australian Guineas (G1) at Flemington Racecourse. The son of Admire Mars leads the head-to-head 2-1 however the newest assembly between the pair noticed Planet Pink end second behind the Godolphin horse within the Autumn Stakes (G2) first-up Feb. 7.
“He is a pleasant, uncomplicated gelding and he’ll present up, however every part should go proper for us to show it round on Observer,” Value mentioned. “My opinion is not any I can not (beat Observer) however that’s not how we’re coaching him. My opinion is Observer is the clear good horse, and we’re there to do our greatest.”
Planet Pink scored a debut win from Observer in a maiden at Pakenham final Could, with Planet Pink once more forward of Observer (third) when runner-up within the Caulfield Guineas (G1). Nonetheless, the gelding acquired 2 kilograms from Observer final begin whereas they are going to race off stage weights this weekend.
“I am undecided how we beat Observer,” Value mentioned. “We rode our horse chilly first-up and I believed it was an excellent run, a long-sustained run. He is going properly and hopefully he can take up a extra ahead place within the race. He is had a very good prep for the race, he is sound, he is received good situation on him, and I’ve received sufficient horse to go to Sydney for one thing afterwards, however I have never labored that out but.”
