Luck to play a factor for Snitty Kitty in Denise’s Joy Stakes

Snitty Kitty
Promising filly Snitty Kitty has been dealt a horror draw of 19 for this Saturday’s Denise’s Joy Stakes at Scone as it looks to win back-to-back races

SNITTY Kitty has looked like a potential group filly this campaign having won two of its three starts which included a 2.25-length win over its stablemate last start.

The Henry Dwyer-trained three-year-old justified its favouritism tag at Caulfield when beating If Not Now When by more than two lengths and a shot at the $150,000 Denise’s Joy Stakes was given to the daughter of Snitzel, but it will require some luck from the visitors draw.

The three-time winner has been given barrier 19, with only Miss Debutante drawing worse in barrier 20. Snitty Kitty was a wealth of speed which will need to be called upon to cross in front of the field.

“The visitors draw… they looked after us didn’t they?,” Dwyer quipped. “She’s pretty one dimensional in that respect (going forward).

“She needs to be positive from the gates otherwise she doesn’t get into it.”

It wins last start in, however, a positive for the filly which has now won three of its seven starts with two placings. Dwyer believes the form out of its last two starts will stack up nicely for Saturday at Scone.

“She did a good job (last start). She is improving all the time which is good,” Dwyer said.

“She won an open class fillies race at Caulfield last start and most of these are coming off similar form in Sydney.

“She was pretty impressive and won pretty easily, and I reckon she’ll improve another length off that too – that puts her right in it.”

It finished second behind Merriest at Caulfield two back and it has subsequently run fourth behind the likes of Sweet Sherry and Fuhryk in the Group 2 Euclase Stakes at Morphettville last Saturday.

“There were some stakes-performed fillies in behind her, including Merriest which went to Adelaide and ran well in a stakes race over there, so the form is good,” Dwyer said.

Dwyer also lines up talented filly Leotie, which looked good winning three races last campaign, but it has since struggled to find its best form.

Dwyer is looking for improvement this Saturday in the Pancare Foundation Plate and the rise in distance to 1400m will suit.

“We’re more looking for a return to form from her,” Dwyer admitted. “She’s been pretty disappointing.

“We’re hoping with the step up to 1400m and the improved fitness that she can show something like her true form.”

Another interesting runner for the Dywer stables is European import Passover, which improved significantly last time out at Warrnambool on a rain-affected surface.

“They bought him at the Tattersalls Horse in Training Sale over in Newmarket in November. He came over in the quarantine and he’s been in work here since,” Dwyer said.

“He’s had two runs, disappointing first up at Bendigo over a short trip and was just having a fitness run. He was good at Warrnambool, but still looking for further.

“I reckon he’s a wet tracker and a stayer. He’ll get the distance on Friday, hopefully he gets the track with it.

“It’s pretty much a jumpers flat on Friday, so we’d want to get pretty close.”

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