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Snippets winner set for Sydney Championships

Royal TudorTrainer Rod Ollerton announced ambitious, long-term plans for Royal Tudor after the Snippetson three year-old won the Hyland Race Colours Hcp (1500m) at Rosehill.

Royal Tudor improved his strike-rate to 4 wins in 8 starts with a narrow victory over More Than Fabulous on Saturday. Jockey Christian Reith steered a course close to the rails while the runner-up scouted wide from the second-half of the field.

Ollerton will set him for the $400,000 Provincial Championships at Randwick in April.

“He’s got a good record and is still a bit raw,” Ollerton said. “I might give him one more start this time in but I have to make sure we’re still eligible for the Provincial Championships. He’s a big, strong horse and I’m expecting him to be even better next year.”

Snippetson has upgraded the pedigree of Royal Tudor. His first three dams – Cute And Cuddly (Danehill Dancer), All That Jazz (Encosta de Lago) and Abbey Tavern (Palace Music) were either unraced or unplaced.

“He’s still pretty green but very tough with a lot of upside,” Reith explained. “He should have won with more authority but his greenness cost him a bigger margin.”

Snippetson is covering his first Sunspeed book at Scenic Lodge and he has three yearlings nominated for the 2016 Perth Magic Millions that were conceived in the Hunter Valley. Among them is the Dawson Stud filly (Lot 166) from Moonee Valley winner Tarp (Bletchley Park).

Sniper pay day in Inglis Sprint

Lady SniperScenic Lodge sire Snippetson has banked another lucrative purse with Lady Sniper in the $250,000 Inglis Sprint (1100m) at Randwick.

The Bjorn Baker trained filly will head for spell following a promising first prep in Sydney. “I told the owners she would be right in the finish,” Baker said after the filly scored by a neck despite scouting wide on Saturday. “She will go out now and come back in the autumn.”

Lady Sniper (3f Snippetson – Lady Titus by Arena) is from a half-sister to the Mister C stakes winners Misty Dawn & Easy Landing and was a $20,000 buy for Boomer Bloodstock (FBAA) at the 2014 Inglis Classic Summer Sale.

She had broken her maiden at Beaudesert on Australia Day before transferring to Baker for a second-up win at Canterbury in October.

Lady Sniper’s connections have pocketed over $230,000 and the filly also earned her trainer a pair of Swarovski binoculars on Saturday. “It’s a credit to Craig Rounsefell of Boomer Bloodstock,” Baker declared. “She only cost $20,000 and look at her now – I thought she was a standout in the parade ring.”

Snippetson’s Melbourne based filly My Poppette won the G2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m) in October and his Queensland flyer Security Belle is being set for the Capricornia 2YO Classic (1200m) after a dominant debut at Rockhampton last month.

Scenic Lodge stands Snippetson for a $6,500 (plus gst) service fee. He has sired the winners of $1.25 million this season and is second on the Sunspeed sires’ table behind Scenic Lodge champion Blackfriars ($2.32 million).