Scissor Kick vindicated Paul Messara's decision not to hand in his training licence yet, but The Rosebud threw up more Golden Rose questions than answers as the midweek graduate conquered his more-fancied rivals.
Lightly raced three-year-old Inglis graduate Scissor Kick came with a strong finishing burst to win the Listed ATC The Rosebud over 1200m at Randwick on Saturday.