Mandy Cottell looks back at the support races on the Festival Stakes program.

Trainer James Ponsonby is considering bypassing Wednesday’s Rosehill meeting and giving in-form galloper Socrates his chance in Sunday’s $100,000 Taree Cup.

James Ponsonby, prolific in harness racing including Group 1 glory, continues to consolidate in a code switch with an eye for a bargain and a wayward talent into the TAB Highway $120,000 Class 3 over 1800m at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

A snapshot of the races run at Randwick on Saturday.

James Ponsonby has the Carlton Wyong Gold Cup in his sights if his stayer Alloway can taste success in Sunday’s Cup Prelude.