Racing: Juveniles show fitness at workouts

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SYDNEY - Two of this season's top Sydney juveniles are on a collision course in the San Domenico Stakes after impressive barrier trial performances at Rosehill.

Unbeaten colt Masquerader and the John O'Shea-trained speed filly Solar Charged were a couple of the standouts at Rosehill yesterday, where dual stakes winning colt Hinchinbrook also had the first public hitout of his new campaign with a trial win.

Both O'Shea and Masquerader's trainer David Payne said their charges were on track to resume in the San Domenico (1000m) at Randwick on August 7.

Solar Charged led all the way in her 900m heat to win by 7 lengths with Corey Brown in the saddle.

Apprentice Nathan Berry was in the hot seat on Masquerader in his 900m trial and after being held up behind the leaders, the classy colt sped along the fence to post an impressive one-length win.

"She is going very well," O'Shea said yesterday of Solar Charged. "She did well [in the paddock] and that was evidenced by what she did this morning."

Hinchinbrook, meanwhile, won't be there on San Domenico Stakes Day on August 7 with trainer Gerald Ryan to use The Run To The Rose (1300m) at Rosehill a week later as the colt's spring launching pad.

The Fastnet Rock colt got up along the fence with Blake Shinn in the saddle to win by 1 lengths.

- AAP