New Zealand bred filly hoping for a Roman Consul Glow up
Emerging sprinter Satono Glow (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) has already made one trip to Melbourne to start her campaign, and if all goes to plan, she will be making another at the end of the month.
A setback leading into her scheduled resumption in Sydney led trainers John O'Shea and Tom Charlton to reroute to Victoria where the three-year-old was a brilliant winner of the Cap D'Antibes Stakes (1100m) at Flemington.
While there was the option to stay in the southern capital, Charlton said they decided to bring her home for Saturday's Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill, knowing she already had a solid grounding down the straight course for her ultimate aim of the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) on October 28.
"This race – bringing her back home and preparing her from here – we thought would be preferable to going to the Danehill (Stakes)," Charlton said.
"She's had two goes at the straight, so we don't feel like we need to do that by any means. We know each time we've prepared her from Sydney and trucked her down (she's won), so we'll try to replicate that, all being well, in the Coolmore.
"The Roman Consul has such a good record going into the Coolmore in recent years and that was the main factor."
The only filly in the Roman Consul Stakes field, Satono Glow was the subject of an Everest feeler, with one slot holder contacting connections to gauge if they might entertain a start in the $20 million race.
Given her relative inexperience, the idea was quickly quashed, but Charlton hoped it would be a different scenario in 12 months.
"We felt that wasn't the right race for her. We're trying to build her profile and she's still young," he said.
"We didn't think it was the right set-up for her at this stage. Hopefully next year."
By Rich Hill Stud stallion Satono Aladdin, Satono Glow was a $260,000 purchase by O'Shea Charlton Racing and James Bester Bloodstock from Windsor Park Stud's Book 1 draft at the 2025 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka.
She is out of the Pins mare Electrode (NZ) and is a half-sister to Group Two-placed Kitty Flash (NZ) (Ace High). Electrode is a winning half-sister to Group Three winner So Wotif (NZ) (Iffraaj) and Listed winner Bonniegirl (NZ) (Darci Brahma).
