Jockey Joe Azzopardi is brimming with confidence and excited to be teaming up with Snow God for a second campaign, a three-year-old that he thinks has plenty of upside<\/p>\n
Azzopardi has a big opinion of the Playing God gelding and believes he can deliver a late season victory when he returns to racing at Bunbury on Saturday.<\/p>\n
After an impressive set of trials, Snow God started a red-hot favourite on debut and lived up to his rating with a stellar first up performance in January.<\/p>\n
He gave punters heart palpitations when he appeared to be running for second after Niccimota kicked clear with a handy lead in the straight, but he was able to quickly gather her in and score by just under a length.<\/p>\n
Snow God couldn\u2019t back up and repeat the performance next start when fourth to Want A Winner but may not have been at his best and was immediately spelled after returning with an elevated heart rate.<\/p>\n
Snow God resumes in the Tabtouch Past The Post Handicap (1000m) and after a strong gallop earlier in the week, Azzopardi is confident he can make his presence felt strongly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI galloped him on Tuesday morning and he went really good,\u201d Azzopardi said on Tabradio.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe barrier makes it a little tricky and we are going to need a little luck from the draw, but if we get the right run, off his work, he should be very hard to beat.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a nice horse and still has to put it all together, but you don\u2019t see many horses work better than him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s got a big motor; he goes good and I have a lot of time for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll win some nice races quickly, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n
Snow God is $4.80 with Tabtouch and second favourite behind Terratif ($2.90).<\/p>\n
Azzopardi is also bullish about the winning prospects of Amazing Cheat in the Swan Draught Handicap (2231m).<\/p>\n
The Donna Riordan-trained mare has won two of her past three races and tackles her first trip beyond 1800m.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s so honest and so consistent,\u201d Azzopardi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe never runs a bad race and up to the 2200m for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s shown all the signs that she\u2019ll stay.<\/p>\n
\u201cDrawn soft, no weight, so she gets every opportunity to run out the trip.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way she\u2019s going, I think it\u2019s a real winnable race.\u201d<\/p>\n
At $5.50, Amazing Chaet is on the third line of betting.<\/p>\n
Dun With The Blues holds $3.10 favouritism and Snazzler is $4.60.<\/p>\n
Azzopardi doesn\u2019t discount Planet Cash running a cheeky race in the Nixon Electrical Handicap (1400m).<\/p>\n
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