A handful of impressive juveniles stepped out in barrier trials at Rosehill on Tuesday morning, setting up a fascination start to the season's feature races.

The John O’Shea-trained Solar Charged stole the show at Rosehill, winning her heat by an emphatic 7-1/2 lengths.

“She did it very easy, she was only sent out for a soft trial, but she has been going very well and we weren’t surprised with the effort today,” O’Shea said, fresh from returning from a week’s holiday.

“That was as slow as Corey Brown could hold her.

“She’s a very talented filly and is heading in the right direction.”

Solar Charged’s next public outing is scheduled to be in the Group III San Domenico Stakes on August 7, which is shaping as an outstanding early season event.

The Gai Waterhouse-trained Brightexpectations and Masquerader, who also won his trial are pencilled in to line-up in what is shaping as a San Domenico Stakes to remember.

After winning the Todman Slipper Trial, Masquerader missed the Golden Slipper with a muscle injury to his back, but trainer David Payne reports that he is happy with how he has returned to the stable.

“He is much more mature, much stronger and is completely over his injury,” Payne said.

“We just wanted to get him going this morning and he trialled really nicely.

“I’m not fully decided on where he will have his first run, possibly it will be the San Domenico, but he will trial again before hand.”

Hinchinbrook, from the Gerald Ryan stable, was another star two-year-old at Rosehill on Tuesday to win a trial.

“He’s pulled up good and he did what I wanted him to do without being asked too much,” Ryan said.

“He’ll have another trial then run in either the Run To The Rose on August 14 or the Starlight Stakes on the same day.”

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