The three-year-old finished eighth in the Group 1 Golden Rose at Rosehill Gardens, behind winner In The Congo.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott runner led from the start, holding out a fast-finishing Anamoe, with Coastwatch third.

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While Jamaea fell short of victory, Kiama's Matthew Sandblom was celebrating a win.

The businessman and breeder is a part-owner of In The Congo and stands to benefit from what will now be a lucrative career as a stallion for the Snitzel colt.

The stable was initially preparing the horse for the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes in Melbourne, however Bott said they will now reassess their plans.

"We're mindful he's been up for a while and he's kicked a big goal now," Bott told Sky Racing. "We'll see how he comes through that, it was a tough race today.

"We expect him to bounce out well, he's that type of horse. But most importantly, we want to do the right thing by him.

In claiming the victory, In The Congo turned the tables on Run To The Rose winner Anamoe.

On that occasion, the Godolphin horse stormed home late to edge his rival at Kembla Grange.

The conditions at Rosehill on Saturday were perfectly suited to In The Congo, with horses struggling to make up ground down the straight.

Jockey Tim Clark was able to control the tempo of the race before kicking clear along the rail.

Anamoe was one of few horses to surge home down the centre of the track, the short-priced favourite coming within a head of running down the leader.

The conditions largely nullified Jamaea's devastating kick. Jockey Brock Ryan endured a tough run, the apprentice struggling to find clear air at the top of the straight.

Once he did, the filly was unable to reel in her rivals and finished mid-pack.

Waterhouse and Bott knew their runner had to take the speed out of their rival's legs and they were thrilled Clark was able to execute their plan.

"We knew he had that high cruising speed and he's got the ability to be able to sustain that," Bott said. "That's what we wanted to do today, make it a real test for a few of the others.

"Take away some of their brilliance, bring in his assets, which as I said is his high cruising speed and the toughness that he's got.

"He's so well deserving, he wears his heart on his sleeve every time he steps out, so he's deserving of a victory like this."

Jamaea's result came as stablemate Cuban Royale finished third in the Midway earlier in the day.

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