A capacity field of 13 three-year-old colts and geldings have accepted for the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon.
Having finished third upon resumption in The Rosebud (1100m) at Listed level, the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained The Instructor heads betting markets at +360.
The winner of the Blue Diamond Stakes Preview back in January, the son of Russian Revolution is expected to be hard to beat second-up, with jockey Adam Hyeronimus keeping the ride.
Unbeaten colt Kandinsky Abstract holds the second line of betting, with James McDonald booked to ride.
Having not been seen since claiming a Canterbury maiden on May 3, the Zoustar colt is expected to be in for a fruitful campaign, as the Waller-trained sprinter is towards the top of futures markets for some of the best three-year-old Group 1 races this spring.
The Waterhouse & Bott barn holds a strong hand in Saturday's Group 3, with Introducing and Butch Cassidy joining stablemate The Instructor in the final field for the San Domenico Stakes.
Group 3 winners Barber and Libertad are also set to return in Saturday's 1100m scamper, with both horses destined to progressively step up in trip as the campaign goes on.
The Group 3 San Domenico Stakes is the second leg of the quaddie on the 10-race program at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon.
San Domenico Stakes 2023 final field
| No. | Silks | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Corniche | James Cummings | Nash Rawiller | 6 | 57.5kg |
| 2 | | Barber | James Cummings | Joshua Parr | 13 | 57kg |
| 3 |  | Libertad | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 12 | 57kg |
| 4 |  | The Instructor | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 8 | 56kg |
| 5 |  | Introducing | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 4 | 55kg |
| 6 | | Butch Cassidy | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Brett Prebble | 2 | 55kg |
| 7 |  | Armed Forces | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | 3 | 55kg |
| 8 |  | General Salute | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Kerrin McEvoy | 5 | 55kg |
| 9 |  | Kandinsky Abstract | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 11 | 55kg |
| 10 |  | Fire Star | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tom Sherry | 7 | 55kg |
| 11 |  | Moravia | Michael Freedman | Tyler Schiller | 9 | 55kg |
| 12 |  | Cigar Flick | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | 10 | 53kg |
| 13 |  | Untouchable Legend | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Dylan Gibbons | 1 | 53kg |