Chris Waller’s stable is looking to God’s Window to lead their charge in the W J McKell Cup at Rosehill, with stablemate Rotagilla highly likely to compete in Queensland.

Rotagilla has remained in Brisbane since achieving a third-place finish at Eagle Farm earlier this month. Waller’s assistant trainer, Charlie Duckworth, has confirmed the horse will participate in Saturday’s Tattersall’s Mile (1600m) at the same venue, foregoing a middle-distance race at Rosehill.

“He is already up there anyway, and 2000 just sees him out because he wants to get a little bit keen, so he will stay over the mile up there instead,” Duckworth conveyed.

“He is a good little horse. He just needs speed on, and Tim (Clark) gets on well with him. That’s another factor for keeping him up there.”

With Rotagilla’s Brisbane assignment confirmed, God’s Window will be the sole representative from the stable in the Listed W J McKell Cup (2000m), which is the feature event on the Rosehill card.

Waller has a previous victory in the winter feature, having won with Skyman in 2022. God’s Window is arriving in strong form, having won over a mile at Randwick two starts ago and finishing second to Formal Display over the same course and distance on June 6.

Now in his second Australian racing campaign, God’s Window was considered competitive enough overseas to contest the 2024 Epsom Derby. While his wins have been over 1709m, he has secured placings in races extending to 2414m.

“Both runs back over a mile have been really good,” Duckworth commented.

“He has drawn slightly sticky, but he is relaxing better than he ever has, which has been a bit of a concern for him.

“He had a tick over trial last week. He’s right in it.”

Market leaders concur, with God’s Window listed as the $3.70 favourite. Zaphod, a placegetter in the Gosford and Lord Mayors Cup, is at $5, while Rotagilla is a $8.50 chance in Brisbane.

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