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Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will take the shackles off Storm Boy at Rosehill this weekend.
Adrian Bott has confirmed growth colt Storm Boy will make his seasonal return within the San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill as he gears up in the direction of his main spring assignments.
The Tulloch Lodge three-year-old is amongst eight acceptors for Saturday’s dash, together with stablemate Mayfair and sensible first-up winner Gatsby’s for Chris Waller.
Bott expects the sturdy colt, who began a Golden Slipper favorite, to enhance with race health and as he’s stretched out in journey, however he’s additionally eager to see a aggressive return.
“He’s beginning to take form properly and he has matured up as you’d have hoped into his three-year-old season,” Bott advised Sydney’s Sky Racing radio on Wednesday.
“We noticed nice enchancment from his first trial to his second and there may be additional enchancment off the again of that trial.
“I do assume he’s going to be higher positioned and higher suited the deeper we are able to get into the marketing campaign, little question.
“Nevertheless it’s vital he has some racing in an effort to for him to get to these targets and be at his peak and at his greatest.”
Storm Boy will carry 57.5kg beneath the set weights plus penalties circumstances of the San Domenico Stakes (1100m), conceding at the least 1.5kg to his rivals, and can be partnered by Adam Hyeronimus.
Tim Clark rides stablemate Mayfair, who’s coming off two late-season runs as a juvenile throughout the winter, together with a Rosehill victory in July.
He’ll sport blinkers for the primary time at Rosehill after sporting them in a current trial win.
“He made good development at two and I at all times felt he was going to be higher at three for us,” Bott stated.
“He appeared notably sharp in his trial, he had the blinkers on which he will get on Saturday. He didn’t have that in first marketing campaign, however it could assist him coming again to the 1100 metres.
“He’s retaining a little bit of residual health as nicely off that marketing campaign. He appears in nice form.”
Anode and Shangri La Specific had been each nominated for the San Domencio, however Bott opted to not settle for with both, Anode requiring extra time earlier than his race return whereas Shangri La Specific as a substitute heads to the Up And Coming Stakes (1300m) on Saturday’s program.
The latter completed fifth within the Rosebud first-up when giving weight to his opponents and once more faces a troublesome job with 59.5kg, 5 kilos greater than his nearest weighted rival.
“He was giving the sector fairly a little bit of weight (final begin), which sadly he’s going to be compelled to do once more beneath these circumstances,” Bott stated.
“However we moreso need to see him getting out in journey to set him up for the races we’ve received in thoughts later within the marketing campaign.”
Undefeated barn mate Wanaruah additionally strains up for Tulloch Lodge within the Up And Coming Stakes.
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