Satono Glow's Roman Consul Stakes triumph eyes Coolmore Stud Stakes

Satono Glow made it a hat-trick of feature race victories for three-year-old fillies against the colts when she finished with exceptional closing speed to win the Group 2 $300,000 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

Under the training of John O'Shea and Tom Charlton, Satono Glow conceded hot favourite Paradoxium at least five lengths at the top of the straight but unleashed a devastating turn of foot to secure an exciting win.

This victory was the third leg of a clean sweep for fillies in successive feature races on the Rosehill card, following Proxima Dea's success in the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes and Chuchichschtli's win in the Listed Tapp-Craig.

"She's a very, very good filly," O'Shea commented.

"He's a good colt (Paradoxium) so for her to run him down, it was a big effort."

Satono Glow ($2.60), ridden by Zac Lloyd, accelerated so rapidly that she was able to pull clear and achieve a widening one-and-a-quarter lengths winning margin from Steel Will ($12), with Why So Hard ($21) a neck further back in third.

Paradoxium, which had been heavily backed into $2 favouritism, skipped clear around the bend and seemed to have plenty in hand in the straight, but shortened stride in the final 100 metres and faded to fourth.

Lloyd, who also rode Proxima Dea to victory, stated he was confident Satono Glow could overhaul Paradoxium, even when the filly was giving the leader a considerable start at the 400m mark.

"At the pace they went, I was able to get into a spot, and I thought if I could get her balanced up and give her the chance to show her acceleration, I could win," Lloyd explained.

"Obviously it is hard coming the widest around Rosehill and picking up pretty good horses like Paradoxium but once I bought her out, picked her up, she was coming pretty quick.

"She is very smart, and as you saw in the mounting yard and again after the race, she is so professional and knows her job.

"It is half the battle. The other half is ability, and she has a lot of it."

O'Shea holds a very high opinion of Satono Glow and confirmed the filly would be given her opportunity in the Group 1 $2 million Coolmore Stud Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on October 31.

Satono Glow's return to racing was a brilliant win in the Cap d'Antibes Stakes at Flemington, however, O'Shea decided to bring her back to Sydney for the Roman Consul Stakes.

"We wanted to see where we fit in, she's ticked every box so far, and this race traditionally has always provided good form for the Coolmore," O'Shea stated.

"We wanted to bring her home, keep her under our eye, and that was the rationale behind that.

"I thought she did a good job first-up and then she has had a little tick-over trial.

"It has all worked nicely so far so hopefully we can have a good next three weeks and turn up in Melbourne to give a good account of herself."

The Roman Consul Stakes has proven to be a reliable guide to the Coolmore Stud Stakes in recent years, with horses such as Zoustar (2012), Brazen Beau (2013) and Switzerland (2025) achieving the coveted double.

In updated Coolmore betting, TAB Fixed Odds have firmed Satono Glow into $6 equal third favouritism with St Gotthard, trailing behind the $3 favourite The Next Episode and Natural Fling at $5.

Satono Glow's record now stands at four wins from five starts – a record O'Shea contends should be unbeaten – and her career earnings have climbed to $485,200.

She has already demonstrated her value as a purchase, with O'Shea securing the filly for $260,000 at the 2025 NZ Karaka Yearling Sale.

"We put together a syndicate of people to buy five fillies (each season) under the guidance of James Bester," O'Shea explained.

"No one knows more about fillies than James. He has bought Hips Don't Lie among some other great fillies.

"He has helped us select this filly and a couple of others. They have done really well over the last couple of years and now they have got a real good one."

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