{"id":104627,"date":"2025-05-15T22:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104627\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T22:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:17:19","slug":"2025-scone-carnival-preview-peter-snowdens-multiple-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104627\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Scone carnival preview: Peter Snowden’s multiple hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exciting colt Beadman delivered Peter Snowden<\/a> one of the most emphatic winners of his career last weekend so it bodes well that his heavy-handed Scone<\/a> assault this Saturday includes a filly with form around his explosive juvenile.<\/p>\n

Beadman<\/a> scored by “one of the biggest margins” Snowden has ever trained when the well-named colt score by an astonishing 8-1\/4 lengths in the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial<\/a> at the Gold Coast<\/a> last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Snowden has since sent Beadman for a spell but his trainer will unleash the only horse that has beat him when Akaysha makes up part of a two-pronged attack with Miss Freelove in the Listed $200,000 Woodlands Stakes (1100m).<\/a><\/p>\n

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Akaysha prevailed over Beadman on debut before only getting gunned down late by a flying Grand Eagle<\/a> last start over the Randwick<\/a> 1100m.<\/p>\n

“She has got some good form behind her that’s for sure,” Snowden said.<\/p>\n

“I’ve always thought she was a nice filly.”<\/p>\n

Bookies rate Akaysha<\/a> ($3.90) as Snowdens’ better chance in the Woodlands Stakes but stablemate Miss Freelove<\/a> ($7.50) is certainly no slouch.<\/p>\n

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Miss Freelove wasn’t far away on debut and backed up the performance with an impressive all the way victory on a heavy track over 1100m at Canterbury Park<\/a> last time.<\/p>\n

“Miss Freelove is good and handled the track really good the other day,” Snowden said.<\/p>\n

“She is a real wet tracker and I think she is doing a good job.<\/p>\n

“She always showed us good ability so it’s no surprise to see her doing as well as she did.”<\/p>\n

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Love for all ????<\/p>\n

The fav Miss Freelove is too good for them at Canterbury!@KPMcEvoy<\/a> | @SnowdenRacing1<\/a> | @aus_turf_club<\/a> | @TrilogyRacing1<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/M9xDMmvTAN<\/a><\/p>\n

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Miss Freelove has the superior draw in barrier one while Akaysha is drawn out in gate 13 but Snowden expects every horse should get their chance on the Scone track.<\/p>\n

“It’s a really good start there with about three furlongs to the first corner,” he said.<\/p>\n

“The barriers aren’t that big of an advantage but it’s always good to draw close and no doubt it should help Miss Freelove as well.”<\/p>\n

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\u201cI like her!\u201d<\/p>\n

The future is bright for Miss Freelove, hear from Peter Snowden and @KPMcEvoy<\/a> ????@SnowdenRacing1<\/a> | @aus_turf_club<\/a> | @TrilogyRacing1<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/LNmhuspIIN<\/a><\/p>\n

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Snowden has Scone’s two-day carnival on his radar throughout the preparation for lightly-raced filly Wave Breaker.<\/a><\/p>\n

Wave Breaker, a drifter from $11 to $17 shortly after markets opened, gets the opportunity to snare valuable black type in the Listed $200,000 Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m)<\/a> with Kerrin McEvoy<\/a> booked.<\/p>\n

The daughter of Pierata heads into the race a month between runs following a narrow second behind One Destiny<\/a> at Warwick Farm<\/a> first-up.<\/p>\n

“This has been the target race for her all prep,” Snowden said.<\/p>\n

“She is in good order and is going to go up there in really good shape.<\/p>\n

“She has a nice gate to get a good run and is as fit as we can get her.”<\/p>\n

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One Destiny holds on and wins at $41 fixed odds! ????@grnickson<\/a>@MollyBourke7<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/wsoW0lWlQy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Snowden is expecting a bounce-back performance from Fire Star<\/a> ($26) in the Listed $200,000 Ortensia Stakes (1100m)<\/a> after the gelding failed to fire in the Hawkesbury Gold Rush last start.<\/p>\n

Fire Star, a winner of four straight city races last preparation, never went a yard in the heavy conditions and didn’t beat a runner home.<\/p>\n

“It’s a total forget run,” Snowden said.<\/p>\n

“He was out of the race and just did nothing but there is nothing wrong with this horse.<\/p>\n

“He is going great and Andy Adkins<\/a> knows him well and will be with him on Saturday so I think you will see a different horse on Saturday.”<\/p>\n

Snowden won the Ortensia Stakes in partnership with son Paul with That’s A Good Idea<\/a> a decade ago.<\/p>\n

He’s yet to win the Listed $200,000 Luskin Star Stakes (1300m)<\/a> and will rely outsider Ka Bling<\/a> ($31) to change that.<\/p>\n

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.@ZacLloydx<\/a> gets a FOURTH!<\/p>\n

Ka Bling makes it back to back wins for @SnowdenRacing1<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/ulyhuTnaNk<\/a><\/p>\n

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The son of Capitalist was last seen finishing fifth in the Tamworth Cup (1400m) and jumps from barrier 12.<\/p>\n

“The draw is OK but it’s a very good field,” Snowden said.<\/p>\n

“Again it’s not a bad start there from the 1300m so he will get his chance if he is good enough despite the wide draw.”<\/p>\n

Snowden’s only runner not in a stakes race is Zealously<\/a> ($3.70 favourite) in the Gro Events Benchmark 78 Handicap<\/a> (1100m) with the gelding set to appreciate a drier track than he’s faced in recent starts.<\/p>\n