Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted June 22, 2023 Journalists Share Posted June 22, 2023 Comrade Rosa (yellow cap) held off Opal Ridge to claim the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes. (Photo: Darren Winningham)Comrade Rosa is looking to do more than just make up the numbers on Saturday in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm. The final Group 1 for the winter racing season is worth $700,000 for fillies and mares over 1400m and will be fiercely contested. Trainer Tony Gollan is confident that his four-year-old daughter of Capitalist has shown her ability with back-to-back wins in the Listed Helen Coughlan Stakes ($7) and Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes ($17). 2023 Dane Ripper Stakes replay Winner: Comrade Rosa Ryan Maloney retains the ride having partnered the mare on four occasions for three wins and a second. Comrade Rosa has a career form line of six wins and five placings from 18 starts, earning $462,205 in prize money for connections. Coming from the John O’Shea stable to join up with the Gollan Racing team in December, she was beaten in her stable debut by more than two lengths when finishing runner-up at Ipswich in January. With great improvement, she has won four of her next five starts to emerge as a serious contender for the Tatts Tiara. “She has gone from a horse who couldn’t muster any speed or hold a spot, to a horse who can jump and put herself in a position,” Gollan said. “She looks absolutely brilliant going into the Tatts Tiara. “She has done such a good job in a short time and I’m awfully proud of the job she has done. “She has coped with racing and with each run she has looked better and she is definitely better again now.” Comrade Rosa is paying around $16 with top Australian bookmakers for Saturday’s feature, and Gollan believes she is sure to come in shorter. If successful, she will deliver the Brisbane-based master trainer his seventh career Group 1 to go with his soon-to-be 10th consecutive Brisbane training title. In her way is the Luke Pepper-trained Opal Ridge, who will look to have her revenge having lost to Comrade Rosa in the Dane Ripper. The three-year-old daughter of Rubick is a $3.30 favourite in Tatts Tiara betting markets, while the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Ruthless Dame ($5) is the only other runner in single digits. 2023 Tattersall’s Tiara field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Electric Girl Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jaden Lloyd 4 57kg 2 Kiku Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 17 57kg 3 Palaisipan Chris Munce Kyle Wilson-Taylor 16 57kg 4 Foxy Frida Andrew Noblet Billy Egan 20 57kg 5 Chain Of Lightning Peter Moody Luke Nolen 9 57kg 6 Roots Chris Waller Tim Clark 10 57kg 7 Mirra Vision Peter & Paul Snowden Larry Cassidy 18 57kg 8 Chaillot Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted Ben Thompson 11 57kg 9 Lady Of Honour Ben & JD Hayes James Orman 3 57kg 10 Excelida Ben & JD Hayes Celine Gaudray 13 57kg 11 Comrade Rosa Tony Gollan Ryan Maloney 5 57kg 12 Charmmebaby Lawrie Mayfield-Smith Andrew Mallyon 14 57kg 13 She’s All Class Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jake Bayliss 12 57kg 14 Tycoon Evie Peter & Paul Snowden Mark du Plessis 15 57kg 15 Ruthless Dame Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 19 55.5kg 16 Opal Ridge Luke Pepper Tyler Schiller 6 55.5kg 17 Revolutionary Miss Peter & Paul Snowden Joshua Parr 22 55.5kg 18 Brookspire (1E) Chris Waller Damien Thornton 21 57kg 19 Salateen (2E) Tony Gollan TBC 8 57kg 20 More Prophets (3E) John Thompson Samantha Collett 2 57kg 21 Essonne (4E) Richard Litt TBC 1 57kg 22 Aureus Angel (5E) Chris Munce TBC 7 57kg More horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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