Racing: Bowman far from scared of Mosheen

Sydney's premiership leading jockey Hugh Bowman. Photo / Sarah Ivey

Sydney's premiership leading jockey Hugh Bowman is far from running scared of star filly Mosheen and is confident Streama has the ability to topple the favourite in the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill today.

The two group one-winning fillies will clash for the first time in the 2000m feature with Mosheen installed the $1.55 favourite with TAB Sportsbet ahead of Streama at $2.40.

Mosheen has claimed back-to-back group one wins in the Australian Guineas and Randwick Guineas, while Streama was beaten into fifth last start when taking on older horses for the first time in the Coolmore Classic.

Bowman has formed a wonderful partnership with Streama in the past 12 months and has confidence in the filly to bounce back today.

"If Streama races up to her best I'm confident we can beat Mosheen," Bowman said.

"But I have a lot of respect for Mosheen. She's a triple group one winner, an outstanding filly and deserves to be favourite."

Streama steps to 2000m for the first time in the Vinery, while Mosheen won the VRC Oaks last spring over 2500m.

"It [2000m] is a query, but I'm confident she will run really well," Bowman said.

"I must admit I was a bit disappointed at first the other day after the Coolmore, I really thought that was the race for her.

"But as it turns out the track was playing opposite to how I rode her that day and that's no fault of hers.

"I thought she sustained a gallop right to the line and the only ones to beat her were group one performers.

"I think she was far from disgraced and with all due respect to Mosheen, I'm looking forward to taking her on."

Bowman has ridden Streama in all 11 of her starts, which have netted five wins.

The daughter of Stratum won the Flight Stakes by 6 lengths in the spring and has three other group two wins to her credit.

Such has been the dominance of Mosheen and Streama that the next filly in yesterday's market was She Goes To Rio at $23.

Trainer Kerry Parker will saddle up $41 chance Aliyana Tilde in the Vinery but he isn't approaching the event as a race for third place.

The filly was a closing third behind Vinery rivals Appearance and She Goes To Rio in the listed Keith Nolan Classic (1600m) last start and Parker can't wait to see what she can do over today's trip.