Racing: Galloper on song for BMW

SYDNEY: A win for No Wine No Song in today's A$2.25 million ($2.83 million) The BMW at Rosehill would be a fitting reward for a galloper who has come back to top-level racing after suffering two tendon injuries in as many years.

Trainer Kevin Moses has been patient with the 2008 Sydney Cup winner and appears to have the honest stayer on target for the country's only 2400m Group One weight-for-age event.

"He's done two tendons before but I'm happy with him now, he's going well and I hope the rain keeps up because he likes the wet a lot better than hard, dry tracks," Moses said.

The 8-year-old is being aimed at the Group One Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick this month in what will be his fourth attempt at the race.

He finished sixth in 2006, third in 2007 and won in 2008.

The gelding missed the Cup last year through injury.

No Wine No Song returned from injury this autumn and had his first start in 12 months, and only his second run in 21 months, when he finished last in the Group Two Apollo Stakes (1400m) won by Danleigh.

The stayer came through the run unscathed and since then his fitness has gradually improved, and so too have his results.

"There are some nice, tough horses in there on Saturday but he [No Wine No Song] can stay," Moses said.

Theseo was the A$3.20 favourite for The BMW with TAB Sportsbet on Thursday with Speed Gifted (A$4.80) and Daffodil (A$7.50) the only other runners under double-figure odds.

No Wine No Song was at A$23.

- AAP