Sandown Guineas winner Kidnapped exceeded his trainer's expectations in the spring and Peter Snowden is hoping the gelding can take another step up in the autumn.Kidnapped resumes in Saturday's Group Two Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill against the likes of Manhattan Rain, Shoot Out and More Than Great although Snowden is looking more towards the Group One Randwick Guineas (1600m) on March 13 with the son of Viscount.Snowden used the same race last year to launch the autumn campaign of ano

Sandown Guineas winner Kidnapped exceeded his trainer's expectations in the spring and Peter Snowden is hoping the gelding can take another step up in the autumn.

Kidnapped resumes in Saturday's Group Two Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill against the likes of Manhattan Rain, Shoot Out and More Than Great although Snowden is looking more towards the Group One Randwick Guineas (1600m) on March 13 with the son of Viscount.

Snowden used the same race last year to launch the autumn campaign of another Sandown Guineas winner, Caymans, who finished second in the Hobartville before running third in the Randwick Guineas and fourth in the Rosehill Guineas.

Kidnapped claimed three stakes races in a row in the spring culminating in the Group Two Sandown Guineas (1600m) on November 14.

Despite winning four of his nine starts Kidnapped is yet to win the Sydney way of going and Snowden is still not convinced he's at his best racing clockwise.

"He raced well in the spring but it's a different ball game now in the autumn," Snowden said.

"He did more than I thought (in the spring) and he's just got to take another step now.

"He wants further than the 1400 metres but he'll be competitive and if he can run in the first four I'll be happy."

Kidnapped's stablemate Divorces puts her Golden Slipper credentials on show in the Group Two Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) against a quality field of juveniles including Widden Stakes winner Georgette Silk, Magic Millions runner-up Ambers Waltz and exciting Kembla filly Chance Bye.

Divorces has only had one start where she was back in the field before finding the line strongly for a close second to fellow Silver Slipper hopeful Intertidal in November.

"She did a few things wrong and was about four lengths further back than I thought she would be that day," Snowden said.

"Had she been in the spot I thought she would have been in she would probably have won the race but she still made up a lot of ground."

Snowden said with horses like Chance Bye and Georgette Silk in the Silver Slipper, Divorces can't afford to get too far back again this time.

"She needs to be handier and if she does that I think she'll be competitive," he said.

Divorces is currently a $26 chance with TAB Sportsbet for the Golden Slipper.

A lot of eyes will also be on Snowden's impressive last-start winner Launay in the first event at Caulfield on Saturday after the son of Lonhro made a huge impression winning by five lengths at Sandown on February 10.

That was the gelding's second win in three starts including two from two this preparation.

"He's got to do it again tomorrow," Snowden said.

"He's a nice horse but is still immature."

Snowden also believes the addition of blinkers to two-year-old Garvan will help him in the Listed Chairman's Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield after he "stargazed" at Moonee Valley first-up when second to Love In Spring.