Peter Snowden is aiming to keep his strong end-of-season run alive with Cassiel, who lines up at Randwick on Saturday in The Agency Real Estate Handicap (1000m).

Having trained six winners in the past fortnight, Snowden opted to scratch Cassiel from Canterbury’s heavy track on Wednesday and instead target the weekend’s improved surface.

“It was a heavy nine (at Canterbury). I almost went with him but I thought, if he got beaten a head at Canterbury and it was a good four on Saturday, I’d be kicking myself,” Snowden said.

“So I made the decision to pull out and wait for Saturday.

“He’s a nice horse. Still learning but he is starting to put it all together now and it’s coming through in his efforts on the track.

“He is racing very well, consistently without overdoing it and he is finding the line really well. He’s a chance on Saturday.”

Cassiel, by Harry Angel, is unbeaten in two starts this preparation, with wins at Canterbury and Hawkesbury. He’ll be attempting to extend that streak to three on Saturday at Randwick.

Snowden’s recent highlights include a Group 1 win by Tashi in the Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m), and a dominant performance by two-year-old Raging Force last week at Rosehill.

“That was the highlight of the year,” Snowden said.

“For that horse to win that race was just so good. She had been so unlucky so many times and to finally get a Group One meant a lot.”

At $5 in the early markets, Cassiel will be one of two Snowden runners at Randwick, alongside California Sunrise ($14) who contests the Precise Air Handicap (1400m).

With 11 wins from his past 50 starters going into Thursday’s Gosford program, Snowden’s stable continues to fire, making betting interest in Cassiel at Randwick all the more compelling.