With three wins in only four starts, the lightly raced three-year-old Decorum has emerged as a prospect for the Group One Rosehill Guineas.
Trained by Michael Freedman and jumping at $1.65 in betting, the colt capitalised on his recent first-up score at Warwick Farm by grinding out victory in Wednesday’s Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1600m) at the same course, wearing down Lancelot Du Lac ($2.80) by a narrow half-length margin.
As the full brother to 2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes champion Switzerland, Decorum demonstrates a preference for stamina-testing distances over his brother’s sprint prowess, and victorious jockey Tommy Berry agrees on his bright outlook.
“I just can’t wait to get him to 2000 (metres). He feels like he’s looking for that sort of ground,” Berry said.
“There is definitely a good race in him. I’m just not sure which one it is.”
Entries are in place for Decorum in multiple autumn carnival majors, including the Randwick Guineas and Rosehill Guineas.
Among the frontrunners for those is Spring Champion Stakes graduate Attica, resuming Saturday in Randwick’s Hobartville Stakes, whom Berry likens to Decorum.
Specifically, Attica had to dig deep to defeat Decorum in their joint debut at Warwick Farm last season, en route to Group 1 success three starts beyond.
“Not that I’ve ridden Attica, but I’ve seen plenty of him, he reminds me a little bit of him a ‘prep’ ago, so he’s a prep behind him,” Berry said.
“He’s one of those horses, he’s a real working class horse and when the penny drops, which probably won’t be until the spring, he’s just going to keep going the way he’s going.
“The Randwick Guineas might be a little bit sharp for him, but you’ve probably got to go there on your way to a Rosehill Guineas.”
Decorum arguably posted the day’s top result, yet Nash Rawiller dominated the riding stakes with three winners from the opening trio of races.
He piloted late addition Satirically for Tulloch Lodge to win first-up, before striking again with Wolf Gap from Anthony and Sam Freedman and Straand Beauty for John O’Shea and Tom Charlton.
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