Peter Snowden is starting to think he’s finally worked out what makes Touristic tick after the gelding’s win in the Lord Mayors Cup.
Touristic, now six years old, launched this campaign in January and is set for his ninth run of the prep in the Listed Winter Cup (2400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
“Maybe he takes eight runs to get fit,” Snowden joked.
“There was nothing wrong with the last one. It was his peak performance.
“He looks a treat. His work was great again on Tuesday morning so we’ll go to the races confident he can run well again.”
The gelding has built a tidy record with five wins from 37 starts and more than $580,000 in earnings.
Although most of his success has come over shorter distances, he ran a solid second in the Grafton Cup (2350m), showing he can handle staying trips.
Snowden is more focused on track conditions than the step up in distance.
“I don’t think the 2400 metres will worry him,” he said.
“The give in the ground has been good for him. Not a bog but just a nice (soft) seven, eight. That’s a perfect track for him.”
He’s also nominated Hopper and Wave Breaker for Rosehill, though both may be scratched due to wide barriers.
At Eagle Farm, Snowden’s stable is well represented, including key chances Coco Jamboo and Tashi in the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes (1300m).