War horse Theseo has joined a select group of horses to claim back-to-back victories in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill.The Gai Waterhouse-trained six-year-old missed the spring with a leg problem but came back to his best to win the Chipping Norton Stakes two weeks ago in a battle with Rangirangdoo.The result was the same in Saturday's 2000m race but the margin was greater with Rangirangdoo ($4.60) three-quarters of a length from the $2.80 favourite.Nash Rawiller urged Theseo forward to take the

War horse Theseo has joined a select group of horses to claim back-to-back victories in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill.

The Gai Waterhouse-trained six-year-old missed the spring with a leg problem but came back to his best to win the Chipping Norton Stakes two weeks ago in a battle with Rangirangdoo.

The result was the same in Saturday's 2000m race but the margin was greater with Rangirangdoo ($4.60) three-quarters of a length from the $2.80 favourite.

Nash Rawiller urged Theseo forward to take the lead and in his usual style the gelding dominated from the front.

"He is very special," Waterhouse said.

"He has a lovely action and does it at both ends of the race, he's just a very exciting horse."

Rangirangdoo raced without blinkers and his trainer Chris Waller was pleased with his third Group One second.

"Theseo is very tough, it was certainly no disgrace to run second," Waller said.

"This run might toughen him up and make a man out of him.

"I think the drop back to a mile (1600m) in the Doncaster after the 2000 metres might really harden him up because it's a tough mile at Randwick.

"But he went straight today without blinkers which he wouldn't have done a few months ago and he ran out the 2000 metres which he wouldn't have done a few months ago. He's still learning his craft."

Waterhouse said she had not yet decided whether Theseo would press on to the BMW (2400m) in two weeks or go to the Doncaster two weeks later.

"There's no final decision," she said.

"We don't have to make it today.

"We'll enjoy a glass of champagne and think about it.

"There is also the Singapore Airlines Cup in May to think about.

"We've got time to make up our minds and we'll take that time."

Rawiller will be happy wherever he goes.

"He is such a tough horse, the toughest I've ridden," he said.

"It's a credit to Gai and all the team."

Lee Freedman was more than happy with third-placed Speed Gifted ($26) who finished three-quarters of a length from Rangirangdoo.

The winner of the Metropolitan Handicap, Speed Gifted missed the Melbourne Cup and has had an interrupted autumn due to hard tracks in Melbourne.

"He's back on track," Freedman said.

"The mile-and-a-half will suit him perfectly in two weeks and I'm looking forward to the BMW now."

New Zealand trainer Kevin Gray was pleased by Daffodil's fourth and encouraged by Hugh Bowman's intention to stick with her in the BMW.

"It was a very hot day, she handled it and I was happy," Gray said.

"Hugh Bowman said he thought the distance of the BMW would suit her better and he wants to stay on her so that's good."

The jury is still out on Alcopop ($15) who ran six lengths last with jockey Dominic Tourneur saying he was a little disappointing.