Few runners at Rosehill on Saturday will arrive with the depth of form that Just Party brings, though his racing pattern has often made life difficult.

The talented four-year-old was Stakes-placed behind Broadsiding at two, finished within a length of Lady Shenandoah in Group company at three, and went agonisingly close in last year’s Tapp-Craig (1400m) and Callander-Presnell (1600m).

He has, however, managed just one win from 14 starts due to his backmarker style, which demands tempo and a touch of luck.

Still, co-trainer Gerald Ryan insists he possesses elite raw talent.

“If you want him to, nothing will run a better sectional than him,” Ryan said.

Although he has spent much of his career tackling Stakes grade, Ryan has deliberately lowered the bar this preparation to try lifting his strike rate.

Just Party will chase win number two in a $160,000 Benchmark 94 over 1400m, with Ryan targeting similar races through summer.

“There are a few of these benchmark races coming up in the next month,” Ryan said.

“I think there’s three he can run in, so he’ll be aimed at them, and we’ll just try to get some stake money.”

The gelding resumes second-up after closing strongly for fifth behind Brave One at Newcastle in a race dominated by leaders.

That effort followed two unplaced runs during the Brisbane winter carnival, where he was unsuited by the venue shift in the Fred Best Classic (1400m) and later struggled on Eagle Farm’s shifting surface in the Gunsynd Classic (1600m).

“When the race meeting was called off at Eagle Farm and transferred to Doomben, Doomben wasn’t his track and it was bad going,” Ryan said.

“Then he went to Eagle Farm, Nash (Rawiller) rode him, and he wouldn’t stretch out at Eagle Farm like a lot of horses.

“But he has come back well. His two trials were good, and his run at Newcastle was good.”

This will be the first Saturday since August 2 that Rosehill has not hosted a Black Type or feature event.

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