Pedigree to fore at Hastings; Fresh start for Sacred Flyer; Weight a major concern; Sense of timing about smart mare; Stallion parade at Karaka

Late mail and best bets for Rosehill; Sunshine Coast, Flemington and Kembla Grange on June 28 from racing editor Chris Scholtz.

Refuse To Bend; Canny Lad; Not A Single Doubt; High Chaparral; Paco Boy

He might have Group One runners in Brisbane and Adelaide on Saturday but it’s all quiet on the home front for Darley’s new head trainer John O’Shea as he settles into his new role at Warwick Farm.

Popular trainer Guy Walter’s patience with Jacquinot Bay should pay dividends this afternoon when the gelding takes place in the Schweppes Benchmark 95 Handicap at Rosehill.