While the unbeaten Zoustar filly Plaintiff was all the rage, Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou’s progressive Snitzel filly wasn’t having any of it, as she charged past the short-priced favourite in the run to the line to win the $250,000 G3 ATC James H B Carr Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.
Coming off an impressive last start victory in a class one at Hawkesbury, the B K Racing & Breeding colour-bearer settled with just two behind her in the run as the Gai Waterhouse and Andrian Bott trained Bellazaine went forward to take up the running.
Jordan Childs had the favourite wide, but travelling in a comfortable position, and considering she had come from barrier 17 of 17 last time out, tracking wide clearly wasn’t a worry.
As they headed into the home turn, the Brett and Georgie Cavanough trained Bird Whistle started to make a challenge, while those back in the field were starting to position themselves to make up ground.
With Plaintiff hitting the lead at the 200m, she looked as if she would maintain her unbeaten record, but Kerrin McEvoy had other ideas as he surged past the leader, pulling away to record the first black type success aboard Snitzel Dancer.
While beaten, $2.2m Inglis Easter yearling Plaintiff has done a great job to date with four wins and a second from her first starts, while the Chris Waller trained Karinska looked a little unlucky when going for a run to finish in third.
Co-trainer Gerld Ryan clearly highlighted that they’d always had a good opinion of the filly.
“We’ve liked her all the way along,” enthused Ryan. “Her first two runs back at Warwick Farm, I couldn’t understand them because she was going really well.”
“I just reckon she didn't like Warwick Farm. We took her to Hawkesbury, and she beat the old horses with a big weight. Then we decided to back off her and aim at this race with the idea of going to Queensland.”
As for where she will head next, Ryan indicated a few possible options in Queensland.
“Well, perhaps the Guineas against the boys or the Bracelet on the Gold Coast, because I've always believed this filly will run 2000 metres. The Oaks is only 2200m, but we'll just see how she’s going. We won't stretch her too far.
“It's good to see her live up to what she's shown all the way along.”
Riding the filly for the first time, Kerrin McEvoy was suitably impressed.
“(It’s) My first ride on her, so I got some confidence from Gerald and Sterling,” said McEvoy. “They just said ‘ride her where she's happy’. The further we went, the better she felt.
“She came on the bridle once I was able to pop off and get into some clear air at sort of the 600m, and she did the rest.
“I think she'll stay further. She's got a nice attitude. I'm sure Gerald and Sterling will have a dabble at that down the track. She'll keep developing and no doubt strengthen a bit more. Nice to see her take that step from a Class 1 to a bit of black type.”
With three wins and a second from seven starts with earnings of $83,650, the Sledmere Stud bred and sold filly was a $425,000 purchase by her trainers from the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.
Snitzel Dancer joins the dual Listed winner Pancho as one of two stakes winners from five to the races out of the G3 placed Written Tycoon mare Novel Dancer, who was interestingly sent to New Zealand in August last year where she was covered by G1 Blue Diamond winner Little Brose (Per Incanto), who had also been sold as a yearling by Sledmere Stud.
With her victory, Snitzel Dancer became the 171st stakes winner for the Snitzel, who will be represented by two weanlings from his final crop at the upcoming Inglis Weanling Sale.
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