The action of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival continues at Rosehill Gardens today, Saturday March 17, for Coolmore Classic Day 2018 – scratchings and a full Rosehill track report detailed below.
Egg Tart is firming favourite in 2018 Coolmore Classic betting on the Group 1 at Rosehill Gardens today. Photo: Jenny Barnes.
Rosehill Track Report – 17/03/2018
- Rail: True
- Penetrometer: 5.05
- Weather: Fine
- Track Type: Turf
- Track Rating: Good (4)
- Irrigation: Nil last 24hrs; Nil last 7 days
- Rainfall: Nil last 24hrs; 20mm last 7 days
The Sydney forecast is for a fine and sunny day and with zero chance of any rainfall, the current Good (4) Rosehill Track Rating is set to remain across the card making for an ace day of autumn racing.
The Rosehill racing action gets underway from 12:15pm (AEDT) and the nine race card continues through until 5:30pm (AEDT) with seven Group status races for punters to enjoy across the afternoon.
The marquee event is obviously the star-studded line-up of fillies and mares in the 2018 Coolmore Classic (Race 7) where the two widest-drawn runners – #16 Slightly Sweet (19) and #19 Shumookh (18) – have been scratched.
Updated Coolmore Classic odds at Ladbrokes.com.au are all about the Chris Waller-trained Egg Tart ($5) who is out to be the first favourite to salute since Aloha (2011).
The Sydney Cup horses do battle in the first Group race of the day – the Sky High Stakes (Race 2) – and the final spots in Saturday week’s Golden Slipper field are up for grabs to the winners of the Magic Night Stakes (Race 3) and Pago Pago Stakes (1200m).
The Group 2 support acts are the Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) for the three-year-old where Coolmore Classic scratching Shumookh is the hot favourite and the Ajax Stakes (Race 8) for potential Doncaster Mile runners.
See below for the full Coolmore Classic Day race program, autumn Group racing betting tips and Rosehill scratchings before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au for the afternoon’s top odds.
Rosehill Scratchings – 17/03/2018
- Total Scratchings: 10
Race 1 (12:15pm) – $100,000 Catanach’s Handicap (1900m)
- #10 Ready For Success (11)
- #12 Red Dubawi (2)
Race 2 (12:55pm) – Group 3 $350,000 Harrolds Sky High Stakes (2000m)
- No current scratchings
View our full 2018 Sky High Stakes Betting Tips
Race 3 (1:30pm) – Group 3 $175,000 Canadian Club Magic Night Stakes (1200m)
- No current scratchings
Race 4 (2:10pm) – Group 3 $175,000 Café Culture + Insitu Pago Pago Stakes (1200m)
- #9 Roosevelt (3)
Race 5 (2:50pm) – Group 3 $150,000 Schweppes Maurice McCarten Stakes (1100m)
- No current scratchings
Race 6 (3:30pm) – Group 2 $200,000 Chandon S Phar Lap Stakes (1500m)
- #11 Dancers (12)
- #12 To Your Health (8)
Check out our exclusive Phar Lap Stakes 2018 Tips & Betting Preview
Race 7 (4:10pm) – Group 1 $600,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m)
- #16 Slightly Sweet (19)
- #19 Shumookh (18)
View our insider 2018 Coolmore Classic Betting Tips & Update
Race 8 (4:50pm) – Group 2 $200,000 Hyland Race Colours Ajax Stakes (1500m)
- #5 Interlocuter (8)
Check out our top 2018 Ajax Stakes Tips & Odds
Race 9 (5:30pm) – $100,000 TAB.Com.Au Handicap (1350m)
- #3 Wild ‘N’ Famous (5)
- #9 Philosophy (9)
*All times quoted are local (AEDT) and subject to change
