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Maher’s Jenni set to take battle-ready Autumn Glow into the unknown

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Kerry, C. (2026, October 14). Maher’s Jenni set to take battle-ready Autumn Glow into the unknown. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/maher-s-jenni-set-to-take-battle-ready-autumn-glow-into-the-unknown-20261014-p615i6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-14 · by Craig Kerry

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Ciaron Maher expects his horse Pride Of Jenni to challenge Chris Waller’s Autumn Glow in the $5 million King Charles III Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Autumn Glow is a five-year-old favorite with odds of $1.45, while Pride Of Jenni, a nine-year-old cult figure known for her front-running style, adds an unpredictable element to the race. Waller has prepared Autumn Glow with stamina-building work and acknowledges the pressure but remains confident in his horse’s ability to handle competition. Joe Pride’s Ceolwulf is also a contender, having won the last two King Charles III Stakes races.
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Ciaron Maher expects his nine-year-old mare Pride Of Jenni to handle pressure from Chris Waller's star filly Autumn Glow in the $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. Pride Of Jenni, a cult figure known for her heart-breaking style and breakaway win in the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick, is switching to race there again this year. This move has made the mile feature arguably the most anticipated race of the Everest program, overshadowing the $20 million showpiece expected to be dominated by defending champion Ka Ying Rising ($1.50 favorite). Autumn Glow, a $1.45 favorite in the King Charles III Stakes, faces her toughest test yet with Pride Of Jenni's entry, as Waller has prepared Autumn Glow with more slow, stamina-building work for this challenge.

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🔮 A draw in 18, which will come into 15 with emergencies out, will make it tougher for Bayliss to give Fully Lit ($10 TAB) a similar ride in a race stacked with speed, but he remained hopeful.
🔮 The son of Written Tycoon, now destined for a career at stud with a group 1 on his resume, will go for a spell and likely return in the Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in February. “He was only ever going to have four runs, and it was a tough run,” Ryan said.
🔮 The cracking pace set and the barrier helped him clock 1:14.05 on Saturday, bettering Trapeze Artist’s 2019 record of 1:14.19. Godolphin racing and bloodstock manager Jason Walsh said the group 1 CF Orr (1400m) at Sandown on November 14 could be next for Pericles. “We were talking about the CF Orr Stakes from here, but a little bit might depend on whether Beiwacht is turning up there as well, but that’s probably the next option,” Walsh said.
🔮 Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes-trained Federalist was also scratched from the Golden Eagle on Wednesday and will spell, cutting the field to 16. Star mare Sheza Alibi was $1.90 after drawing ideally in six for owner Fred Noffke and Victorian trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman.
🔮 “To look at her, you wouldn’t give much for her, but geez, she seems to have everything.
🔮 He took it on and couldn’t put it together, I suppose, so they asked me to train it.
🔮 “I always had an air of confidence she would run her best race today,” Maher said.
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
🔮 TAB senior trader Tim Ryan says Everest day favourites Ka Ying Rising and Autumn Glow are set to deliver a multimillion dollar “wipeout” on Saturday, after the blow of losing Pride Of Jenni from the King Charles III Stakes.
🔮 The six-year-old, expected to take his winning streak to 22 on Saturday and prizemoney past $37 million, has raced just once on rain-affected going, and won.
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Angel Capital Autumn Glow Joliestar Pride Of Jenni the Golden Eagle

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Autumn Glow PERSON · 5× Maher PERSON · 4× Waller PERSON · 3× Ceolwulf PERSON · 2× Jenni PERSON · 2× Chris Waller PERSON · 1× Ciaron Maher PERSON · 1× James [McDonald PERSON · 1× Joe Pride PERSON · 1× Ka Ying Rising PERSON · 1×

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The switch of Pride Of Jenni to race at Randwick, the scene of her amazing breakaway win in the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), has built the mile feature into arguably the race of the Everest program, overshadowing the $20 million showpiece expected to be dominated by defending champion Ka Ying Rising ($1.50 favourite).
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🔮 The switch of Pride Of Jenni to race at Randwick, the scene of her amazing breakaway win in the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), has built the mile feature into arguably the race of the Everest program, overshadowing the $20 million showpiece expected to be dominated by defending champion Ka Ying Rising ($1.50 favourite).
2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald
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Ciaron Maher expects Chris Waller-trained superstar Autumn Glow to handle the pressure his front-running wonder Pride Of Jenni brings on Saturday when they clash in the $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1600m). asserted
they → expect → Stakes
But he says you can never be sure when a horse meets Jenni for the first time. asserted
horse → say → time
The switch of Pride Of Jenni to race at Randwick, the scene of her amazing breakaway win in the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), has built the mile feature into arguably the race of the Everest program, overshadowing the $20 million showpiece expected to be dominated by defending champion Ka Ying Rising ($1.50 favourite). asserted
switch → race → Rising
Autumn Glow is a $1.45 favourite in the King Charles to score a 14th win in 15 starts, with her only loss coming when being tested beyond 1600m in this year’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes. asserted
loss → score → Stakes
The five-year-old faces another challenge on Saturday when taking on Maher’s nine-year-old Pride Of Jenni, which has become a cult figure with her runaway, heart-breaking style up front. asserted
which → face → front
Waller said he has put more slow, stamina-building work into Autumn Glow in preparation for the test. asserted
he → say → test
“Pride Of Jenni is a fantastic horse, and a great horse for so many years, so we won’t be letting her out of our sights,” said Waller, who has Angel Capital and Joliestar in the Everest. asserted
who → let → Everest
“Then it’s up to [jockey] James [McDonald] to determine how far away he lets her get, and what horses are behind Autumn Glow, if there are horses behind her, and summing the situation up. asserted
horses → ’ → situation
“The beauty of the race, it’ll only be a smallish field [of six], so that means you can’t get separated too much, and we can keep her in our sights. asserted
we → mean → sights
We’re confident that we can be fighting out the finish and hopefully winning. asserted
we → ’re → finish
“She’s had some good tests. asserted
She → have → tests
She won the Golden Eagle last year against a big field. asserted
She → win → field
She’s won races with wide draws. asserted
She → win → draws
She’s taken on good horses before, and she’s beaten these types of horses before. asserted
she → take → horses
It’s the pressure of the race, I guess, that you can’t quantify. asserted
you → ’ → that
How fast they’re going to run. asserted
they → go → ?
Are they going to run a track record? asserted
they → go → record
So they’re the unknowns, but she’s certainly beaten some good horses before. asserted
she → ’re → horses
Waller and Maher are both wary of fast-finishing, Joe Pride-trained Ceolwulf, which is shooting for a third consecutive win in the race and is coming off an impressive second carrying topweight in the Epsom Handicap. asserted
which → finish → Handicap
Maher said the unknown was how Autumn Glow would cope. asserted
Glow → say → ?
“Ceolwulf has raced Jenni and he absorbs that pressure and probably enjoys racing her and it plays into his hands,” said Maher, who has Tempted and Jimmysstar in the Everest. asserted
who → race → Everest
“Autumn Glow is the class horse of the race, but the unknown is when they haven’t raced her. asserted
they → race → her
Some horses just don’t like it at all. asserted
horses → like → it
There’s been many horses in the past that you would think would beat her, but she just takes them out of their comfort zone and they just don’t enjoy it. asserted
they → think → it
“Autumn Glow seems to be one out of the box. asserted
Glow → seem → box
She’s pretty special, so you would think a stronger-run race, she would be able to absorb that. asserted
she → ’ → that
If any horse can, she would be able to, but there’s still that unknown. asserted
she → ’ → ?
But Ceolwulf, he’s going to enjoy that.” asserted
he → go → that
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