The Gold Coast Bulletin

Slick Snitz off to final in Sydney

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MURWILLUMB­AH trainer Matthew Dunn’s talented Snitz secured a start in the $500,000 NSW Country Championsh­ips Final with a brilliant win at Grafton yesterday.

Snitz landed some big bets when he burst through along the inside to claim the $150,000 Country Championsh­ips Qualifier (1400m).

Dunn said the three-yearold was unlikely to have another start before the rich Randwick final on April 7.

Snitz was heavily backed into $1.55 favouritis­m – including a bet of $24,000 at $1.70 – before scoring by a nearly a length from early leader Ferniehurs­t ($18) with Iggy The Moocher ($17), a stablemate of the winner, nearly three lengths away third.

Dunn said Snitz, who has six wins from 10 starts, had improvemen­t ahead of the final.

“He has a few lengths up his sleeve,’’ Dunn said. “He had to go to 1400m second-up with a little trial in between runs.”

Snitz has vaulted into equal second favouritis­m at $7 with Suncraze and Victoriem behind Kopi Luwak ($4.60) for the Randwick final.

Dunn also had success with La Scopa and Tristan de Angel yesterday, while Gold Coast trainers Melissa Leitch (Courage Within) and Trevor Whittingto­n (They Call Me Rose) also had winners.

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