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Group 1 winning son of So You Think pleases Forsman in trial at Rosehill

Group 1 winner Quick Think (So You Think) could be set for a trip to Queensland after the four-year-old colt showed his co-trainer Andrew Forsman enough in his 1030 metre trial at Rosehill on Tuesday. 

The son of So You Think (High Chaparral) landed the Chairman's Quality (Gr 2, 2600m) a week out from the Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) but a minor high-suspensory strain forced the colt to sit out a crack at the 3200 metre race. 

"It was nothing major, but it was enough to not push on to the Sydney Cup, where he could have aggravated it further," Forsman said.

"Being a stallion, he had needed those runs prior to the Chairman's just to hit peak fitness.

"Everything was lining up pretty well. He was going to have to run on a quicker track than what he won the Chairman's on. It was a shame not to get him to that race, but I think we made the right decision."

The four-year-old finished fourth - two lengths from the winner No Impediment (Unencumbered) in the trial and Forsman said a Brisbane campaign will now be considered.

"I thought it was good for him over 1030 metres," he said. "A little bit of give in the ground helped him be competitive, but over that distance, that is about as good as we could have hoped for.

"We have to be realistic that we have lost a bit of time with him. That is something we are going to have to work out post this trial and also see how his next week of work goes.

"The race we have in the back of our mind is The Q22 (2200m), a weight-for-age race on June 12. There is a race the week before that we might use as a lead-up.

"A lot of it is weather-dependent. First, we have to make a call on how he has come through the trial, which will take a few days.

"Then we will look at a long-range weather forecast and decide, knowing that if he does get up there, he will need a rain-affected track to be competitive at weight-for-age over that distance."