Rosehill Turf Talk: Mitch Cohen spies a $3 special on Saturday

Form analyst Mitch Cohen has a former smart juvenile firmly in his sights at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, while Shayne O’Cass is spruiking a half-brother to an Everest winner.

Form analysts Mitch Cohen thinks he’s spied an upcoming winner on Saturday at Rosehill Gardens, while Shayne O’Cass has his keen eye on a two-year-old half-brother to an Everest winner.

They debate all the key chances on the 10-race program in this week’s edition of Turf Talk.

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Shayno: Hello Mitchy. My take on tomorrow; great two-year-old race to start, super intriguing Highway and a really competitive Winter Challenge and Schweppes Sprint. Where should we start?

Mitch: G’day Shayno. I was hoping for your usual history lesson on the feature race and we may as well start there. I think the market has it right with Robusto and Accredited but leaning the way of the former. He was back to his best behind Estadio Mestalla in the Winter Stakes and should love the step up to 1500m.

Estadio Mestalla is the star player in the Listed Winter Stakes and wins at big odds! ⚽️❄️

That's separate doubles to @PrideRacing and @djgibbons22 at Rosehill today! 🙌@aus_turf_clubpic.twitter.com/eWBClKpNP6

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 5, 2025

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Shayno: I made Phearson my best bet on the card. Look at the CV. He is a Liverpool City Cup winner, Festival Stakes winner, he won a Provincial Championships Heat, was runner-up in a Goulburn Cup and I black booked him out of the Winter Stakes.

Mitch: The last time we saw With Your Blessing he was only narrowly getting beaten in a Group 3 Liverpool City Cup by Iowna Merc. His trials tell me he’s ready to pick up where he left off this weekend. He’s one of my best on the program in the Schweppes Sprint.

😇 With Your Blessing bolts in at Randwick!@JTRacingRwik | @aus_turf_clubpic.twitter.com/qMBqtMuycZ

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) February 15, 2025

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Shayno: It is never easy, or common, that horses come from well back and win at 1100m at Rosehill but Disneck has done it twice before and ran a huge race in the Golden Gift, same track and trip, on debut. I like him at the price.

Mitch: Two-year-old racing is always good viewing at this time of year. Are there any spring contenders here? I think there might be. Alphard looks a really good bet for mine. He was a certainty beaten on debut at Canterbury.

Shayno: Not sure what barrier 12 means to Spice Prawn. Can’t see it being an outright positive bit if Peter Snowden is happy to start her, I’ll be with her. Keep an eye on Royal Air Force, the Wootton Bassett half to Think About It.

Mitch: I am backing two in the Highway, Shayno. Pony Soprano is a nice horse on the way up and is ready for a big return here. Saving on First Landing. The draw is awful but his run behind Storm The Ramparts last start has him winning this with even luck.

Pony Soprano get the respect and the win at Port Macquarie pic.twitter.com/lks1DBRfPK

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) January 24, 2025

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Shayno: I am not if he’ll still come or not but this horse Nation Changing is worth the price of admission if only to see how he measures up in that Highway.

Mitch: My banker this week Shayno? Look no further than Spywire in race five. Giddy up!

Originally published as Rosehill Turf Talk: Mitch Cohen spies a $3 special on Saturday