The Theo Marks Stakes headlined the Rosehill card on Saturday and here is what the jockeys had to say about their mounts’ performances in the main races on the program.

The jockey reviews for all the runners in each of Saturday’s main races are below.

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Race 3 – Benchmark 78 Handicap (2400m)

Juja Kibo finishes strong for @cmaherracing with @Brown_ethan8 in the saddle! 💪 pic.twitter.com/2AHCEq6pek

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 13, 2025

1st – JUJA KIBO (Ethan Brown) He won really well. Things worked out well with the top weight and he’s done a good job to take care of them. I think he’s capable of better, a stayer to keep an eye on going forward.

2nd – CORMAC T (Jason Collett) Honest run. Every hope.

3rd – TAZIMA (Adam Hyeronimus) He’s gone well. I wouldn’t say he doesn’t run the 2400m so hopefully he can adapt next preparation and I think he’d be suited in races with a bit more tempo.

4th – CALIFORNIA GRASS (Zac Lloyd) Super run. She’s probably not quite up to Saturday class at the moment but one thing she does is try very hard. If they can find a race back in grade she’d be hard to beat next time.

5th – LEADERS LISTEN (Braith Nock (a2)) I erred by allowing the leaders to cross me too early and he never settled.

6th – FUNAMBULIST (Anna Roper (a2)) He got left flat footed when they sprinted off the slow tempo but he was doing his best work late. Better than it might have looked.

7th – BE REAL (Tyler Schiller) Things didn’t go to plan in the run and she had to do too much work.

8th – LASPIRIT DEELER (Jay Ford) She’s just not Firing.

9th – SUNSOURCE (Siena Grima (a3)) He didn’t appreciate the slow tempo and wanted to fight me in the run. That cost him late.

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Race 4 – Benchmark 88 Handicap (1800m)

Nkosi leads all the way and makes it two wins from three starts in Australia for the @BBakerRacing stable! @djgibbons22pic.twitter.com/rLCGDLkxrl

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 13, 2025

1st – NKOSI (Dylan Gibbons) The step up in trip today and with the blinkers on he was excellent. He’s a stayer going places because he has tactical speed, relaxes and then has a few gears to give when we get to the business end of a race.

2nd – GLAD YOU THINK SO (Joshua Parr) His effort was terrific. He’s just a horse that really doesn’t like the joint (Rosehill). His last 200m was excellent.

3rd – THE YEARS (Tim Clark) Good run.

4th – STRATHTAY (Nash Rawiller) He’s going well. It was pretty difficult to make ground today and we were on the back foot from the start. He stepped away awkwardly, so I was forced to race a pair further back than I wanted. I liked his work through the line, he only got going the final 100m.

5th – SUN ‘N’ SAND (Alysha Collett) Good effort and a bit more ground will help her cause going forward.

6th – SEVEN’S (Braith Nock (a2)) Got into a nice spot, travelled well. I was forced to get going at around the 600m but he was a bit disappointing late.

7th – KAPAKIRI (Zac Lloyd) Travelled too keenly throughout the race.

8th – HUTCHENCE (Siena Grima (a3)) Better today in the blinkers. Still looking for further.

9th – STATE OF AMERICA (William Stanley (a3)) Not suited. It’s an on-speed track today and he got back but he was ok late.

10th – BLAZING REBEL (Andrew Adkins) It’s a bit to hard here on a Saturday for him.

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Race 5 – Benchmark 88 Handicap (1100m)

Fire Star gets the job done first up at Rosehill for @SnowdenRacing1 with @AndrewAdkins103 on board! pic.twitter.com/nFjYeZ3L4U

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 13, 2025

1st – FIRE STAR (Andrew Adkins) Good to get him back and poking his head out. He had to be tough late and he was. He’s quite a quirky horse and I have a good understanding of him now and that’s a great way for him to start the prep.

2nd – CATCH THE GLORY (Tim Clark) Really good effort. Just came up a fraction short.

3rd – KERGUELEN (Chad Schofield) He was a certainty beaten.

4th – WORLD ALLIANCE (Jason Collett) Ran honest, not beaten far. Maybe a better horse at Randwick.

5th – BONITA QUEEN (Kerrin McEvoy) She improved today and I think drier ground again next time and she’ll be better again.

6th – ROMEO’S CHOICE (William Stanley (a3)) I just needed bit more luck early in the straight and it might have been interesting. Good effort from the horse.

7th – COLOURFUL EMPEROR (Nash Rawiller) It was a good effort. He was there to the 100m but Gerald (Ryan) thought he might need the run and I think he was right.

8th – FLYING FOR FUN (Zac Lloyd) A good, solid base run for the preparation.

9th – BOSTON ROCKS (Ashley Morgan) Disappointing on face value but a while between runs so he can improve a lot from the run.

10th – CONFESS OUR DREAMS (Tyler Schiller) She just bungled the start. I think she’s going really well so a good draw to get a soft run next time and she’ll be hard to beat.

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Race 6 – Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m)

There’s no catching him! 🔥

Sixties hits the front and proves too strong at Rosehill with @RachelK11 on board making it a @cwallerracing quinella! pic.twitter.com/R5Ep4TLRwi

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 13, 2025

1st – SIXTIES (Rachel King) I think he ran it out strongly. He probably just got a bit lonely at the end. He’s quite a casual customer and he began well but I had to give him a little squeeze just to let him know what we were doing today. Once he got there, he really relaxed and I felt like through the mid stages, he got a really good breather in. I was happy to give him a squeeze just before the corner so I did ask him a question quite early, but I thought this is probably going to be to our advantage and hopefully we could skip away, which he did and held on well at the end.

2nd – AUTUMN BOY (Jason Collett) Really happy with his return. Jumped clean and comfortable. Got close.

3rd – WITHOUT PEER (Chad Schofield) Really good run. I thought for him to run like that against this company in his first racing preparation is encouraging knowing he will furnish into a beautiful horse.

4th – BARBAROSSA (Tim Clark) Good honest performance.

5th – GRAND PRAIRIE (Kerrin McEvoy) He has run on really well. We didn’t begin as well as I would have liked and we ended up further back than planned. From the back he has run on. Put his best foot forward the last furlong and a half. A better draw sees him better placed. Improvement to come.

6th – POWERHOUSE (Dylan Gibbons) He did a terrific job. Had a beautiful run. What he did today he will improve on.

7th – FLYING ORCHID (Zac Lloyd) He is a lovely horse. Will appreciate a step up in trip. When the penny drops and gets some head gear he will really switch on.

8th – TOM VEGAS (Jay Ford) Went really well. Very raw, very inexperienced. Improved off the other day.

9th – SAN GIOVANNI (Andrew Adkins) Lovely run from him. He’s a horse looking for further. Did all the right things. Made good ground especially through the line.

10th – PROVIDENCE (Nash Rawiller) Just didn’t have any tactical speed whatsoever. I’d recommend a set of shades. I tried to be aggressive out of the gates. A bit disappointing.

11th – FEDERALIST (Tyler Schiller) I thought his effort was pleasing. It was a tragic barrier for him. He had to concede too much ground. I thought he did a good job late.

12th – CROWN THE KING (Ashley Morgan) Below his best today.

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Race 7 – Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m)

Manaal flies down the outside to win the Sheraco Stakes! 👏@MFreedmanRacingpic.twitter.com/rCdzH47ZcG

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 13, 2025

1st – MANAAL (Jason Collett) I loved that. Obviously (she was) really disappointing in Melbourne. We weren’t 100% sure why but to come back and the feel she gave me then, that was great. We say it all the time when they have a break and come back, ‘oh they’ve gotten bigger’, this and that. But she has actually. She’s sort of filling out more. She was a great two-year-old, but she’s starting to mature now into a really nice mare and that was great today.

2nd – DARK GLITTER (Molly Bourke (a)) Really underrated mare. Keeps going from step to step and that was improvement again today. I think 1400m she will knock off a good race soon enough.

3rd – GANGSTA GRANNY (Tyler Schiller) I thought she was gallant. Had to do it the tough way. Didn’t have enough pace from the bad draw. Just got stuck three deep outside of them. Top of the straight she let down strongly but couldn’t sustain it having that run.

4th – STEFI MAGNETICA (Rachel King) Really pleased with her. She had to go back from a wide gate. Probably not the way the track is playing today. Ran home super.

5th – AMEENA (Kerrin McEvoy) She was unlucky. Got held up behind the leaders which didn’t give a kick. Travelled kindly but held up then tight at the furlong. No luck at all.

6th – SPICY MARTINI (Dylan Gibbons) Very good. Tough effort from her up in class. I think up in trip she will travel longer and see a better finish.

7th – SEMANA (Tim Clark) Had the back of the winner throughout. Couldn’t quite maintain the back of that horse when he quickened.

8th – LILAC (Chad Schofield) She had a comfortable lead in front. Travelled well but found nothing.

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Race 8 – Group 2 Run To The Rose Stakes (1200m)

She’s all class! 🙌

Tempted wins the Run To The Rose and becomes the second filly to do so! @godolphin have won 6 of the last 7 editions! 💪@cmaherracing@Brown_ethan8pic.twitter.com/kV98PbGHnY

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 13, 2025

1st – TEMPTED (Ethan Brown) She let down really well. When I looked up at the top of the straight, knowing how the track was playing, I thought she would have to be really good to pick these up and she was. She really impressed. She gave me a lovely ride throughout. The race set up well for us but as I said the track has been quite on speed so all credit to her.

2nd – BEIWACHT (Adam Hyeronimus) He has gone really well today. Wasn’t expecting a horse to go past us that quick at the furlong. She has run really well the filly. The speed of the race help[ed mid-race to find a nice rhythm. I do think he’s going to may be a risk going to the Golden Rose over seven furlongs. That will all depend on the race shape.

3rd – SKYHOOK (Kerrin McEvoy) Ran fantastic. Just had to manoeuvre into the clear. Finished very well. 1400m will be right up his alley. Hard to beat in the big one.

4th – WODETON (Jason Collett) He was great. Just had to give them a big start. Was back and wide but loved his last 150m.

5th – STATE VISIT (Chad Schofield) Lovely first-up run. They were too sharp but he’s a gorgeous colt.

6th – RAGING FORCE (Zac Lloyd) He bounced really well. When he did the horse in barrier one Prestar just made us work a bit too much. He was found wanting late.

7th – RIVELLINO (Nash Rawiller) He’s still finding the line. That is the beauty of today’s run. He needs every bit of the 1400m. He may even get a mile later on. Happy going into the Golden Rose.

8th – PRESTAR (Ashley Morgan) He is a beautiful horse. He was a bulldog from the yard to the gates and raced that way for the first furlong.

9th – NEPOTISM (Tyler Schiller) Pleased with his run. Didn’t have a lot of pace early. Gave him a dig to see if he could hold a spot from the good draw but he couldn’t. Going forward I’m pleased with the way he has finished off. Going to need 1400/1600m.

10th – NORTH ENGLAND (Tim Clark) He will take significant improvement from today’s run.

11th – KING OF POP (Joshua Parr) Considering the speed of the race, you would expect him to finish three or four lengths better than he did. Below his best.

12th – HIDDEN ACHIEVEMENT (Rachel King) Happy enough with him. A bigger, stronger horse this preparation. He has lost a bit of that early speed. Wants a bit of ground this time in.

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Race 9 – Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m)

Autumn Glow stays perfect! 🌟

She keeps her unbeaten record intact with victory in the G2 Theo Marks Stakes.@KPMcEvoy@cwallerracingpic.twitter.com/UoI1hlapKa

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 13, 2025

1st – AUTUMN GLOW (Kerrin McEvoy) Timmy (Clark) came over and just wanted to keep me on the rail. On a short-priced favourite I didn’t really want to be third the fence in an ideal world. So I just came back and she travelled ever so well. She was up and ready to go on the corner. I got her mobile and probably hit the front early enough but she’s a star in the making, which we already know.

2nd – GENERAL SALUTE (Tim Clark) Excellent performance. Couldn’t be prouder of him.

3rd – PIER (Ethan Brown) Rapt. Obviously against the pattern of the day. He peaked late but rounded his race off well.

4th – EL CASTELLO (Braith Nock (a)) Definitely short of his pet trip. I thought he executed well, followed the winner the majority of the way. Just found that last little bit a bit sharp.

5th – ESPIONAGE (Rachel King) Really pleased with him. Did a bit of work from the outside gate. Pleased with how he kept chasing to the line.

6th – ENCAP (Jason Collett) Ran great. He was terribly sluggish from the gate. Gave them too much of a start at this level but what he did the last two furlongs was good.

7th – STRAIT ACER (Andrew Adkins) He was OK. I was pleased with him. Would have liked to have seen him run through the line a bit better. He’s an older horse who will take a run or two to get complete fitness. Will enjoy stepping up through his distances.

8th – FEMMINILE (Alysha Collett) A little bit sharp for her. Ran through the line nicely.

9th – DEMOCRACY MANIFEST (Zac Lloyd) He is just looking for further.

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Race 10 – Benchmark 78 Handicap (1500m)

1st – CRISTAL CLEAR (Braith Nock (a2)) He showed his versatility today. Put him in behind them then we got to the outside and he really knuckled down strongly to gun the leader down. Good win.

2nd – CAPTAIN FURAI (Nash Rawiller) I thought he had every chance. Lovely horse, had the winner where I wanted it, stole a march, it had to come to my outside and was too good.

3rd – NARBOLD (Jason Collett) Played up in the gates, the barrier manners well and truly cost him. Got home ok late but was never a winning chance.

4th – ANYTHINK GOES (Kerrin McEvoy) He ran great. I reckon he switches off better when he can sit behind the speed so in an ideal world that’s how I’d like to ride him.

5th – BROSNAN (Tyler Schiller) Honest run. The way he was late off a tough enough run makes me think he might get a bit further than 1500m.

6th – VIENNA VIXEN (Zac Lloyd) The way the track played today we rode her upside down and went to the front. It’s probably not her go but she tried hard.

7th – HARLOW MIST (Molly Bourke (a2)) Good starting point for the prep.

8th – JUSTELA (Jay Ford) Disappointing.

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