Jockey Glyn Schofield will give his vote of confidence to emerging star Manawanui making a late bid for the $1 million Golden Rose following his slashing win in the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday.Manawanui is not nominated for the Group One race on September 10 but connections have the option of paying a $50,000 late entry fee to ensure him a start.Trainer Ron Leemon wants to let the dust settle before making a decision and says Schofield's opinion will be paramount

Jockey Glyn Schofield will give his vote of confidence to emerging star Manawanui making a late bid for the $1 million Golden Rose following his slashing win in the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday.

Manawanui is not nominated for the Group One race on September 10 but connections have the option of paying a $50,000 late entry fee to ensure him a start.

Trainer Ron Leemon wants to let the dust settle before making a decision and says Schofield's opinion will be paramount.

"I'd like to let everything settle down and talk to Glyn and the owners," Leemon said.

"If we go to the Golden Rose I only want to go if Glyn thinks the horse can win."

When asked his thoughts on a Golden Rose start, Schofield was all for it.

"It's a very good idea," Schofield said.

"I said to Ron at trackwork on Thursday, 'Take him to the races today (Saturday) and with the prizemoney he wins pay up the late entry because whatever he does, whether he wins or runs second or third, he will be improving on that'."

Manawanui ($2.25 fav) settled midfield and when Schofield shook him up in the straight he exploded clear to score by 4-1/4 lengths over Queenian ($7.50) with Detours ($3.40) a half-head away third.

Leemon said Manawanui would take plenty of improvement from the effort describing him as "about 85 per cent fit".

He also revealed there had been interest in the three-year-old from Hong Kong and while connections were keen to keep racing him Leemon admitted all horses were for sale at the right price.

"But at my age and my stage of life and that of the others, we want to enjoy it," Leemon said.

Nash Rawiller rode runner-up Queenian and said the winner was a nice horse.

"The first time that horse (Manawanui) trialled I thought he was a very good horse and I think he's proved that today," Rawiller said.

Kerrin McEvoy said Detours didn't appreciate the heavy ground.