Promising three-year-olds Pallaton and Skyhook share favouritism for Sydney\u2019s first stakes race of the new season, the Listed $200,000 The Rosebud (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Nominations have been extended for the feature race after only eight entries were taken on Monday but TAB Fixed Odds price assessors have framed an opening market with Pallaton<\/a> and Skyhook<\/a> at the top of betting at $3.50, just shading Blitzburg<\/a> at $4.<\/p>\n Following the washout of last Saturday\u2019s Royal Randwick<\/a> meeting, a bumper 239 entries were received for Rosehill<\/a> with every race on Saturday having at least 19 nominations with the exception of The Rosebud<\/a> and another three-year-old race, a Benchmark 72 Handicap (1300m) which has 12 early entries.<\/p>\n \u2022 PUNT LIKE A PRO<\/a>: Become a Racenet iQ member<\/a> and get expert tips \u2013 with fully transparent return on investment statistics \u2013 from Racenet\u2019s team of professional punters at our Pro Tips<\/a> section. SUBSCRIBE NOW<\/a>!<\/b><\/p>\n Sydney Cup<\/a> winner Arapaho<\/a> has been allocated the steadier of 65kg for the Spring Preview Handicap (1400m) but the stayer is expected to miss that race and instead resume in the Group 1 Winx Stakes<\/a> at Royal Randwick on August 23.<\/p>\n Bjorn Baker<\/a>, trainer of Arapaho, is still likely to have multiple runners in the race with Robusto<\/a> (62.5kg), Our Anchorage<\/a> (57.5kg), Highlights<\/a> (54.5kg) and War Eternal<\/a> (54kg) also entered.<\/p>\n Premier trainer Chris Waller<\/a> has eight entries for the Spring Preview including comeback stayer More Felons<\/a> (62kg) and The Metropolitan<\/a> winner Land Legend<\/a> (61kg). Emerging filly Karinska<\/a> is the Waller stable\u2019s only Rosebud nomination.<\/p>\n Rosehill will also host an all-important set of barrier trials this Friday after they were postponed for a second time on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The opening two heats for the Friday session are for Group-class horses and will be run on the course proper.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, trainer Joe Pride<\/a> has entered $12 million earner Private Eye<\/a> for the Group 2 $300,000 PB Lawrence Stakes<\/a> (1400m) at Caulfield<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n The weight-for age race has 21 entries with Private Eye rated $4 second favourite behind the Team Hayes<\/a>-trained Evaporate<\/a> at $3.<\/p>\n