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Run To The Rose 2026 Betting Tips - The Focus Is on Value

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Alex Marsh
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Last updated: Wed. 09 Sep. 2026 17:02

The 2026 Run To The Rose at Rosehill brings together a highly anticipated field of three-year-olds. St Gotthard is early favourite, but tips include Under Focus as the best bet, Central Europe as top value, and Revengeance as the roughie with big performance prospects. Both Under Focus and Central Europe showed promise in their returns and offer strong value, while Revengeance is expected to improve second-up from a favourable draw. The preview details the competitive field, market odds, and expert race tips.

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  • The Run To The Rose brings a strong field of three-year-olds to Rosehill over 1200m
  • Several leading spring prospects use the Group 2 as a key stepping stone towards bigger targets
  • Full betting preview and selections for the Saturday, September 12 feature
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Rosehill hosts the 2026 Run To The Rose, a key Group 2 lead-up for three-year-olds. (Getty)

The 2026 Run To The Rose brings together a strong field of three-year-olds over 1200m at Rosehill on Saturday.

Several runners arrive with solid juvenile form behind them, while others are looking to build on encouraging first-up performances as they progress towards bigger spring targets.

For the 2026 Run To The Rose, St Gotthard heads the early market at $2.70 with BetRight.

2026 Run To The Rose Tips


2026 Run To The Rose Best Bet - Under Focus

One of the more underrated colts in this field could be Under Focus, who was well supported at a big price when resuming in the Listed Rosebud on August 15.

The Kris Lees-trained colt was ridden cold from a wide draw and got home strongly over 1100m, producing some of the better closing work in a race that looked short of his best trip.

He has since been kept up to the mark with an August 31 trial, where he was given an easy time in second behind Skyhook, who had won two of his previous three starts at Group level before a spell.

There was also plenty to like about his first campaign, with Under Focus finishing runner-up on debut as the pick of the on-speed brigade in a maiden won by The Next Episode, before breaking through at Randwick-Kensington and later contesting the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes.

With the first-up run under his belt, a tick-over trial since and a kinder draw this time around, Under Focus gets a much better setup and appeals at an each-way quote.
2026 Run To The Rose Value Bet - Central Europe

The market drift was notable when Central Europe resumed in the Rosebud, and there was enough in that run to suggest the extra distance here will suit.

After overracing through the early and middle stages from a midfield position, the son of Frankel found the sharp 1100m test against him when the sprint went on, but picked up again late.

Both starts in his first campaign came over 1200m, beginning with an unlucky narrow defeat to subsequent Group 1 winner Campione D'Italia before he started $2.20 favourite and finished third behind Warwoven in the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes.

He looked one-paced late in that second juvenile run, but in hindsight may simply have been looking for the paddock, with plenty of time subsequently given to him ahead of the spring.

Central Europe profiles as the type who could progress through the Golden Rose over 1400m and potentially even be freshened for a Coolmore Stud Stakes tilt, while an in-form Zac Lloyd takes the reins.
2026 Run To The Rose Roughie - Revengeance

There is a strong case that Revengeance simply needed his first-up run after missing the entire autumn and returning from almost 10 months off in the San Domenico Stakes.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt raced twice as an early juvenile, placing in the Group 3 Breeders' Plate before winning the Golden Gift at Rosehill on November 8.

He weakened late when resuming in the San Domenico on August 29, with the long break and lack of recent racing likely telling once the pressure went on in a fast-run race.

There was significant improvement from start one to start two during his first preparation, and he now gets the benefit of race fitness along with barrier one to help him settle close to the speed.

It remains to be seen where he sits against the better three-year-olds, but with every chance to land on the speed from a low draw, Revengeance looks capable of producing a much sharper second-up performance at a big price.

2026 Run To The Rose - Field & Odds


No.HorseTrainerJockeyBarrierWeightOdds
1FireballChris WallerTim Clark958.5kg$51
2Tron BoltChris WallerTyler Schiller1058.5kg$17
3BerzeliusMichael FreedmanNash Rawiller857.5kg$31
4Music TimeGratz VellaKerrin McEvoy1357kg$13
5WarwovenBjorn BakerRachel King757kg$9.50
6RevengeanceGai Waterhouse & Adrian BottAdam Hyeronimus157kg$23
7St GotthardChris WallerJames McDonald457kg$2.70
8PlagiarismGai Waterhouse & Adrian BottRegan Bayliss357kg$21
9CormierPaul Messara & Leah GavranichChad Schofield655kg$13
10Stormy MarcoChris Waller1155kg
11Central EuropeChris WallerZac Lloyd255kg$6
12Under FocusKris LeesDylan Gibbons555kg$6.50
13Castillo KingMichael FreedmanTommy Berry1255kg$11
Odds courtesy of BetRight & correct on 10/09/2026.

Verdict

Our tips for the 2026 Run To The Rose are:

Best Bet1: Under Focus Each Way $6.50 at Bet Right - 6 Units
Best Bet2: Central Europe Each Way $6.00 at Bet Right - 3 Units
Best Bet3: Revengeance Each Way $23.00 at Bet Right - 1 Unit
Under Focus
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Central Europe
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$6.00 - 3 Units
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Revengeance
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$23.00 - 1 Unit
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