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Cavalry charge has Ryan cheering again

23rd Jan 2012

Sydney Morning Herald - Chris Roots - Sunday, 23 January 2012

TRAINER Gerald Ryan continued his outstanding record for Triple Crown Syndication as Cavalry Rose overcame difficulties and immaturity to win the Inglis Classic at Rosehill yesterday.

The Charge Forward filly was on debut and it took her the length of the straight to pick up the gallant Diamond Earth and take home $150,000 from the race restricted to Inglis Classic Sales graduates.

''She was the most inexperienced and perhaps uneducated [in the race],'' Ryan said. ''She showed that in the straight.

''She has had two jump-outs and a barrier trial and I had thought about giving her another trial on Tuesday but I decided not to. This [race] had been her goal all along and I didn't want to gut her with a trial as she is only a two-year-old filly.''

Cavalry Rose joins a growing list of Triple Crown winners for Ryan, which includes Hot Snitzel, Swerte Bella and Flying Snitzel.

''It is a good race to win for them [Triple Crown] at this time of year around the sales,'' Ryan said.

Cavalry Rose's inexperience seemed likely to count against her halfway down the straight when Diamond Earth, a winner of two Inglis bonuses, put a couple of lengths on her. The small Diamond Earth, prepared by Anthony Cummings, found the 1200 metres a fraction too far and Glyn Schofield got Cavalry Rose to arrive in time.

''She just really felt it over the last 75 metres,'' Diamond Earth's jockey Peter Robl said.

That was when Cavalry Rose knuckled down and chased hard.

''She overcame a fair bit of adversity to win,'' Schofield said.

''She took fright of Gai [Waterhouse's] horse [Snippetsboy] when I took hold of her and lost about three lengths.

''She just copped a little bump turning for home and [Diamond Earth] got away from me. She wasn't really sure what to do in the straight but as she got closer to the leader she really put out her head.''

Cavalry Rose charged late to score by a long neck from Diamond Earth with Taxmeifyoucan 6¼ lengths back in third.