Snowden Racing Stable Prepares for Decisive Moment in Civic Stakes
Warwick Farm – In the upcoming Listed Civic Stakes (1400m) at Warwick Farm, the Snowden Racing stable will be hoping for a strong performance from their two runners, Mirra View and Substantial, as they look to potentially send their talented mare Mirra View off to the breeding barn on a high note.
Mirra View, a five-year-old mare by More Than Ready out of Mirrasolo (by Redoute’s Choice), has struggled to recapture the form that saw her win the Listed Mona Lisa Stakes (1350m) at Wyong last year. After finishing 12th, 11th, and 12th in her three runs this campaign, trainer Peter Snowden admits that the Civic Stakes could be her last chance to make a case to continue racing.
“Mirra View has probably been lacking her true ability this time in, she’s been a bit plain. She’s probably getting close to the breeding season. She really needs to put something forward tomorrow to make a case to keep her going,” Snowden told SKY Racing.
While Mirra View could be lining up for her final race start, the stable’s other runner, Substantial, will be looking to build on his strong debut form in Australia. The former William Haggas-trained galloper recorded his first win in a Class 6 at Eagle Farm before a spell and was only 2.8 lengths off Civic Stakes favorite Tamerlane at his Australian debut in March last year, now meeting that horse 6kg better at the weights.
“Substantial is first up from a spell, he looks very good the horse, he’s in great shape, he ran a lot of placings [but] won the last one he had in Brisbane before he went out for a break, [he] came back in very good order,” Snowden said. “He’s normally good fresh, his first two or three runs are his best runs so he’ll be competitive in a pretty tough race but he’ll run a solid race.”
The Snowden stable will also be represented in Race 6, a benchmark 72 over 1300m, with their runner Need Some Luck, but Snowden admits it will be a tough test against the Godolphin-trained Kerguelen, who is the $1.90 favorite after winning by 9.5 lengths on debut at Kembla Grange.
As the curtain potentially closes on Mirra View’s racing career, the Snowden stable will be hoping for a strong showing from both their runners in the Civic Stakes, as they look to end the season on a high note.
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