Team Snowden colts set to be a carnival Force

The Snowden stable’s winter form find, Raging Force, is nearing his spring return with a stakes assignment on the horizon. The Cosmic Force colt burst into prominence with a winning hat-trick through the winter, wrapping up with a stylish victory at Rosehill on July 5.

After a two-week freshen-up, he is set to trial at Randwick on August 19 before resuming in the San Domenico Stakes later this month.

“He will go to the San Domenico,” Snowden confirmed.

“Touch wood, he looks really well. A million bucks. He only had two weeks off but it was a bit of a mental freshen-up.

“He will present well and he’ll run well.”

Stablemate Beadman is also progressing well after his brilliant eight-length romp in the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial (1200m) in May. Both horses were late starters, having been kept on ice to overcome niggling issues.

Raging Force’s first season was interrupted by an injury in the Breeders’ Plate (1000m), forcing him to miss months of racing. Snowden says the enforced break may prove beneficial.

“My horses were given plenty of time to mature, especially Beadman and Raging Force and it generally does pay dividends,” he said.

“It’s different if they’re up and running and strong. To be fair, Raging Force, if he hadn’t had an incident he would have been up and running earlier but it forced him out for four months and put him back a bit.

“Beadman, he had a few little issues too that had to be sorted out. They’re both behind him now and he looks absolutely amazing. He is probably another three weeks away from a trial but he looks that great he could be trialling tomorrow.”

The Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) takes place at Rosehill on August 30.