Cosmic ready to end jinx
MASTER trainer of two-yearolds Peter Snowden has dismissed the “back-up hoodoo” for brilliant colt Cosmic Force in the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill tomorrow.
And Snowden’s view is supported by one of the nation’s leading form experts, Gary Crispe, who believes the trainer is poised for a third Golden Slipper success.
“Cosmic Force could not have been more impressive in the Pago Pago last week, relishing the heavy track to space his rivals,’’ Crispe said.
It would be a remarkable rise to Slipper glory for $4.60 favourite Cosmic Force if he can win tomorrow because last Saturday morning the colt was a $51 outsider and wasn’t even qualified for the big race.
But Cosmic Force’s runaway Pago Pago Stakes win by more than seven lengths secured him a Slipper start .
The last two-year-old to win the Pago Pago-Golden Slipper double was Stratum way back in 2005. In fact, no Slipper winner since has raced
the week before. However, Snowden is confident Cosmic Force can cope with the quick back-up.
“Cosmic Force has just kept improving, something I always look for in a two-year-old,’’ said Snowden, who trains in partnership with his son Paul.
“What you see and what you get is often two different things but with this colt he just keeps on pleasing us.
“He looks amazing after his win last Saturday so the quick back-up is no issue.”
Team Snowden has won the Slipper with Sepoy (2011) and Capitalist (2016), with each having their final lead-in run two weeks before the race.