Kelly Schweida's Better Than Ready to get strong test at Rosehill Ric McMahon is on board as he he rides Better Than Ready to victory and a 1200m course record at Randwick last year. BETTER Than Ready will this week be given a serious test of his big-race credentials when he lumps 59kg against older horses in an unusually strong off-season race at Rosehill. Trainer Kelly Schweida is leaving "all options on the table" for Better Than Ready, whose program will become clearer after Saturday. Schweida said the obvious options were the Royal Sovereign in Sydney or the Oakleigh Plate in Melbourne. He is mindful of giving Better Than Ready his chance at Brisbane's winter carnival, but if his form warranted it he would consider the VRC Newmarket (1200m) in March. "The whole operation is about winning a Group 1 race," Schweida said. He's worth something now, but if he can win a Group 1 you can multiply that figure many times The last-start Randwick track record-breaker gives weight away to rivals that include two-year-old stakes winners Ichihara and Raceway, along with fellow Brisbane traveller I'm Cool. "I'm a bit worried the 59kg might take something out of his sectionals," Schweida said. It's not ideal to miss the run last week (at Doomben), and if we miss out again on Saturday we will be starting to get a bit desperate. Schweida is likely to scratch if the Rosehill track is very heavy, but he was heartened by reports of improving weather in Sydney yesterday.