Best Bets for Run To The Rose Day.

It's Yulong Run To The Rose day at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, where four Group races await on a rain affected track.

After copping a deluge on Wednesday, expect to see the Rosehill Gardens surface improve with drying conditions forecast. The track was put up a heavy (10) on Thursday morning, with the rail out six metres.

We head to the Asahi Super Dry Benchmark 88 Handicap (1100m), where the Jason Coyle-trained mare Catch The Glory comes up as our best bet.

The four-year-old Zousain mare gets a similar race shape in this stronger contest, after scoring a comprehensive victory over this course and distance in BM78 grade on August 30.

Jason Coyle thinks highly enough of the mare and believes she can race in Listed grade later in the spring.

Tim Clark takes the reins on Saturday and Catch The Glory drops 2.5kg on her last start win from the good barrier.

With the fast pace assured, Tim Clark has options from the draw and will be rocketing late with her solid closing splits.

Catch The Glory has been smashed in betting since early markets went up on Wednesday, firming from $11 into $4.60.
 

Our next best comes up in the Group 2 Irresistible Pools Sheraco Stakes (1200m), with the Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes'-trained Gangsta Granny.

The progressive Written Tycoon mare is capable of securing a Group race this campaign, and Saturday is the day she can do it with a fitness edge over some of her more fancied rivals.

It took the undefeated Autumn Glow every inch of the Randwick straight to run her down first up, resulting in a gallant second in the Group 3 Toy Show (1100m).

Undefeated second up in two preparations, Gangsta Granny can sit outside Lilac and shoot clear in the straight on the limit weight.

The $3 on offer looks acceptable and she's capable of putting a Group 2 on her CV.

SYDNEY SPECIALS

Race 5 No 9 Catch The Glory

Race 7 No 8 Gangsta Granny