As the big wet continues across New South Wales the action of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival also continues on a soggy Rosehill Gardens track today, Saturday March 12, with the latest Coolmore Classic Day 2022 scratchings and track report detailed below.

Espiona is the filly to beat in the 2022 Coolmore Classic field this weekend. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Rosehill Track Report 12/03/2022

Australian Turf Club                    

• Rail: True
• Penetrometer: 6.11
• Weather: Fine
• Dual Track Meeting: N
• Track Type: Turf
• Track Rating: Heavy 9
• General Comment: Finalised 12/3 – 7:45am – Late Rider Race 10 No. 18
• Irrigation: Nil
• Rainfall: Nil last 24hrs, 225mm last 7 days

The weather in Sydney today is only partly cloudy and with little chance of the heavy rainfall that has plunged the state into wreckage the past week, there could potentially be an afternoon upgrade to the current Heavy (9) Rosehill track rating.

Rosehill racing gets underway at 12:20pm (AEDT) and the bumper ten-race card is set to continue through until 5:55pm (AEDT).

Punters are strapping in for a huge day of action and the first of the Group races sees the Golden Slipper-bound fillies face off in Race 2 at 11:55pm (AEDT) with the running of the Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m).

Eleven of the original acceptors remain in the mix after the scratching of #1 Queen Of The Ball (5) and #3 Moko (7) and favourite to best handle the testing conditions is She’s Extreme out wide.

Next-up it is the boys’ turn in the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) at 1:30pm (AEDT) #7 Cool Amigo (9), #8 Nolan (12), #10 Standing Order (10), #11 Brosnan (5) and #13 Custodian (11) have all come out and the untapped Hawkes Racing-trained Magic is the one to beat.

An important Group 1 Doncaster Mile lead-up follows with Race 4 at 2:05pm – the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) – where only seven remain after the withdrawal of #4 Atishu (7) and it is Ellsberg at an odds-on quote in the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Race 5 has the second-tier sprinters facing off in the Group 3 Maurice McCarten Stakes (1100m) where #1 Gem Song (10), #7 The Face (6) and #8 Glistening (2) are the scratchings.

A quality three-years-old event is slated for Race 6 at 3:20pm (AEDT) and the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) has six coming out: #3 Silent Impact (9), #4 Cape Breton (8), #6 Gracilistyla (6), #7 Son Of Sangio (10), #8 Hinged (2), #10 Espiona (11), and #13 Cap Estel (13).

In the updated 2022 Phar Lap Stakes betting markets, Chris Waller’s Light Fingers winner Fangirl is into odds-on territory to beat the boys and return to winning form third-up.

A class line-up of potential Sydney Cup-bound staying types run in the Group 3 Sky High Stakes (2000m), a race worth $350,000, at 4:00pm (AEDT) and #6 Torrens (10), #7 Toomuchtobear (7) and #8 Alakahan (2) are the scratchings.

The meeting’s marquee race is set to run as Rosehill Race 8 at 4:40pm (AEDT) with the fillies and mares running in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m).

The 2022 Coolmore Classic field has four scratchings: #5 Shout The Bar (15), #10 Le Lude (14), #13 Kiku (11) and #16 Fangirl (5) and clear favourite is Waller’s lightly-raced filly Espiona.

See below for the full Rosehill scratchings and Coolmore Classic Day 2022 jump times before heading online to Ladbrokes.com.au for the weekend’s top markets.

Rosehill Scratchings – 12/03/2022

• Total Scratchings: 35

Race 1 (12:20pm) – $100,000 Midway Handicap (1200m)

• #9 Esteemed Lady (5)

Race 2 (12:550pm) – Group 3 $175,000 Cellarbrations Magic Night Stakes (1200m)

• #1 Queen Of The Ball (5)
• #3 Moko (7)

Race 3 (1:30pm) – Group 3 $175,000 Bowermans Pago Pago Stakes (1200m)

• #7 Cool Amigo (9)
• #8 Nolan (12)
• #10 Standing Order (10)
• #11 Brosnan (5)
• #13 Custodian (11)

Race 4 (2:05pm) – Group 2 $200,000 Hyland Race Colours Ajax Stakes (1500m)

• #4 Atishu (7)

Race 5 (2:40pm) – Group 3 $160,000 City Tattersalls Group Maurice McCarten Stakes (1100m)

• #1 Gem Song (10)
• #7 The Face (6)
• #8 Glistening (2)

Race 6 (3:20pm) – Group 2 $200,000 Chandon Phar Lap Stakes (1500m)

• #3 Silent Impact (9)
• #4 Cape Breton (8)
• #6 Gracilistyla (6)
• #7 Son Of Sangio (10)
• #8 Hinged (2)
• #10 Espiona (11)
• #13 Cap Estel (13)

Race 7 (4:00pm) – Group 3 $350,000 Furphy Sky High Stakes (2000m)

• #6 Torrens (10)
• #7 Toomuchtobear (7)
• #8 Alakahan (2)

Race 8 (4:40pm) – Group 1 $600,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m)

• #5 Shout The Bar (15)
• #10 Le Lude (14)
• #13 Kiku (11)
• #16 Fangirl (5)

Race 9 (5:20pm) – $130,000 Vale Alan Brown AM Handicap (1350m)

• #1 Wairere Falls (7)
• #2 Dream Circle (10)
• #7 Katalin (1)

Race 10 (5:55pm) – $130,000 Cerrone Handicap (1900m)

• #1 Mr Gee (15)
• #8 Agnelli (12)
• #10 Military Mission (2)
• #11  The Guru (11)
• #13 Arnaqueur (19)
• #17e Main Stage (16)

*All times quoted are local (AEDT) and subject to change