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Winning the first Group 1 of the Victorian racing season, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace’s 6yo mare Snapdancer, a daughter of Coolmore’s Royal Ascot hero Choisir, had made a play for the $15 Everest by recording a stunning all the way win in the Memsie Stakes.
Won a few years back by Vega Magic, who went to finish second, beaten three parts of a length behind Redzel in the first running of the Everest, Snapdancer will be aiming to be the first winner of the world’s richest sprint to come through the Memsie Stakes.
“The Memsie was the plan after she was second in the Tatts Tiara (Group 1) but we didn’t look beyond that,” Spicer said. “The Everest shapes as a great race for her if we can a slot.
“I think Randwick 1200m is her best trip, and we have had a talk to a couple of slot-holders.”
With three runs over the Randwick 1200m for two wins and a second highlighted by victory in the Group 3 Triscay Stakes, it will be interesting to see which path the mare may take to the 415m event if she can secure a slot.
“She races best fresh, so she could go down the beach and get ready and we know she can run good time at Randwick,” Spicer said.
Snapdancer is likely also to get an invite to The Invitation over 1400m a week after The Everest.