GARY Portelli will pit his big guns against each other when his star filly Fireburn and gun colt Sejardan resume in the Group 2 Run To The Rose (1200 metres) at Rosehill on Saturday.
Fireburn won the Golden Slipper and the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes and was named Australia’s champion two-year-old last weekend.
Sejardan won three of his five starts including the Group 2 Todman Stakes at Randwick before he finished ninth in the Golden Slipper Stakes.
TopSport has Fireburn a $6 chance with Sejardan a $9 chance in the three-year-old event.
In an open race, the Kacy Fodgen trained Best Of Bordeaux, who disappointed when a first-up fifth despite finding trouble is favourite at $3.70 with the Tony Gollan trained Nettuno next best at $4.60.
James Cummings who trains the $5 third favourite in three-year-old filly In Secret said it was one of the strongest Group 2 races he had seen.
“She’s had three starts and she’s improved every start, so you can’t ask for much more,” Cummings said.
“I thought she returned with a little bit left in hand. Therefore, she hasn’t been flattened by the first-up performance.”
In Secret finished an unlucky first-up second in the Silver Shadow Stakes behind Zougotcha as she was held up for a run in the straight.
“It’s a pretty good set-up for her, but as good as the set-up is there’s no hiding from the fact this is one of the strongest G2s around,” he said.
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