Here comes Bart (again) with Zazabeau

Bart Cummings continued his summer assault with Zazabeau claiming an overdue win at Rosehill to give the trainer his fourth Sydney win in a week. Bart Cummings continued his summer assault with Zazabeau claiming an overdue win at Rosehill to give the trainer his fourth Sydney win in a week.

Star Ripper, Latin News and Validated have all stepped up while Zazabeau was impressive coming from last to win Saturday's Rosehill Event Centre Handicap (2000m) to set up a start in the Summer Cup. Zazabeau was the slowest out of the gates and Glyn Schofield elected not to push him early, a tactic that paid off in the end. After getting Zazabeau ($5) off the rail, Schofield brought him down the outside to reel in the leaders. Rainbow Styling (4.80) was a short neck second with pacesetter Merensky Reef ($2.80 fav) another short half-head third away third. "It didn't look too good halfway through the race," Cummings said. "I told him not to go too early but he got a long way back."

Schofield said once the damage was done early he didn't want to make things worse. "When he made the mistake at the barrier there was no point in making another one," he said. "I had to save some ground to make up ground after getting left at the start." It was just the second career win for Zazabeau who finished second in the 2008 Christmas Cup and third in the Summer Cup, both over 2400 metres.

Stablemate Star Ripper will be Cummings' runner in next week's Christmas Cup while Zazabeau will be saved for the Summer Cup on Boxing Day. A slow-maturing son of Zabeel out of The Perfume Garden, Zazabeau is a full-brother to 1999 Melbourne Cup placegetter Zazabelle who finished third in a dead-heat with Lahar. The Cummings-trained Rogan Josh won the Cup that year.