Ryan Shows Faith In Rose Hopeful Peltzer

The Golden Rose puzzle will become clearer at Rosehill when the first seven horses in early markets clash in a crucial lead-up race.

The cream of Sydney’s three-year-old colts will go head-to-head in and trainer is satisfied deserves his place among them.

Peltzer made a belated appearance as a juvenile and posted three impressive wins in as many starts but he needed to prove he could take the next step to stakes level.

He did that with a solid first-up second behind runaway winner in the San Domenico Stakes, beating home Golden Slipper placegetter Mamaragan who is among Saturday’s Rosehill rivals.

The pair comprise a select but quality field of seven in the Group Two The Run To The Rose (1200m) in which Group One-winning juveniles , King’s Legacy and Queenslander all make their seasonal returns.

For Peltzer, the race is another stepping stone as he continues his march towards the $1 million Golden Rose.

“These seven colts are probably the flag bearers here in Sydney,” Ryan said.

“He’s up there with them.

“I thought his first-up run was good. They were going fast up front and he was carting the others up to them.

“He probably got out of his comfort zone but there was one part of the race where he ran the best sectional.”

Peltzer was outsprinted over 1100 metres first up and Ryan expects him to take further improvement from Saturday.

won the corresponding Golden Rose lead-up 12 months ago before going on to claim the Group One and this year’s renewal also looks the right springboard.

The seven horses contesting The Run To The Rose are the first seven in Golden Rose markets with Farnan a clear-cut favourite for both.

Ryan is less there will be a standout among this year’s crop and says the best two-year-olds from last season still need to show they have come back as three-year-olds.

“They look to have come up good and they’ve got good form but they’ve got to prove it,” Ryan said.

If Peltzer can upset Farnan on Saturday, he will give Ryan and co-trainer the first stakes win of their fledgling partnership.

The colt was a $7.50 chance with TAB fixed odds on Friday with Farnan holding sway as a $2.40 favourite, ahead of Rothfire ($4.40) and ($4.60).

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