Randwick Guineas placegetter Brandenburg (NZ) (Burgundy) will try to add his name to the three-year-olds to beat older horses in feature races this season when he runs in the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m).
Trainer John Sargent has decided to run the colt in the Group One weight-for-age race at Rosehill on Saturday.
Sargent was delighted with Brandenburg’s work on Tuesday morning and confirmed his plan to run him in Saturday’s 1500m-race as a lead-up to the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) on April 4.
The colt’s trackwork convinced Sargent to run Brandenburg rather than give him a barrier trial on Friday.
“He’s going to run and Glen Boss will ride,” Sargent said.
“If he runs well he’ll go into the Doncaster with 49 kilos.
“I was going to trial him but he galloped well this morning and he won the Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill a couple of starts ago. There’s no reason not to. It’s a good form race for the Doncaster, so he’ll be running.
“Also, we’re low down the order of entry for the Doncaster, we’ve realised now, so we probably want to get some more points to get in there.”
Brandenburg is equal 50th in the Doncaster ballot.
