The major drawcard of the day is the $250 000 Inglis Classic (1200m), which is restricted to two year old horses purchased at the Inglis Classic sale last year, and has a field of ten impressive youngsters ready to make their mark.

Only two fillies are contesting the event, Chance Bye and Boomshakalaka. The Marc Conners-trained Boomshakalaka has drawn the coveted barrier one and will be ridden by Tye Angland.

But it is Chance Bye, drawn wide with the far outside barrier ten that has been named as the one to beat. Trained by Michael Tubman, the undefeated daughter of Snitzel is coming off a thrilling win in the Inglis Nursery (1000m) at Randwick and has been installed as the odds-on favourite for Saturday.

She is sure to face some formidable competition as the high calibre of rivals includes the Grahame Begg-trained Ilovethiscity (br. 6) due to be ridden by star hoop Nash Rawiller, and Rick Worthington’s Third Man, drawn ideally in barrier two.

Third Man is by the same thriving first season sire as the warm favourite Chance Bye, Snitzel.

The Mark de Montfort-trained Travaldo has finally had some success with the barrier draw, the young gelding jumping from barrier four. Travaldo has drawn poorly in the majority of his starts, but on Saturday with Mitchell Bell aboard he will be making the most of his natural gate speed and hopefully find a forward position early on.

The Racing NSW Rewards Club Inglis Classic is scheduled to run as race five at the meeting’s cracker eight-event programme and will jump at 3:50pm (NSW time).

2010 Inglis Classic Final Field & Preview:

Following last Saturday’s Christmas Cup Day, the last meeting at Rosehill Gardens will be the Barrier Trials on Tuesday 22^nd December then the thrills of thoroughbred racing begin again for another year in January 2010.

The first race meeting for the 2010 at Rosehill Racecourse is on Saturday 2^nd January followed by another Saturday Raceday on the 16^th.

The Sydney racecourse will also host two days of Barrier Trials on Tuesday the 5^th of January and Friday the 22^nd.

The most anticipated meeting for January 2010 at Rosehill Gardens, however, will be held on Saturday the 23^rd when the course is home to the Racing Rewards Inglis Classic Race Day.