Hamilton trainer Barbara Marshman is hoping smart sprinter Snapparazi can give her a breakthrough Warrnambool feature race win in the Wangoom Handicap.Snapparazi showed he was up to a race such as the Listed $126,000 feature on Wednesday when he won over 1200m on Melbourne Cup day at Flemington.The Arazi four-year-old has raced only twice since with Marshman explaining there were genuine excuses for the gelding's last-start failure when second last behind champion Black Caviar in the Group One N
Hamilton trainer Barbara Marshman is hoping smart sprinter Snapparazi can give her a breakthrough Warrnambool feature race win in the Wangoom Handicap.
Snapparazi showed he was up to a race such as the Listed $126,000 feature on Wednesday when he won over 1200m on Melbourne Cup day at Flemington.
The Arazi four-year-old has raced only twice since with Marshman explaining there were genuine excuses for the gelding's last-start failure when second last behind champion Black Caviar in the Group One Newmarket (1200m) at Flemington on March 12.
"His tongue tie came off on the way to the barrier and the barrier attendants put it on too tight and he was very uncomfortable during the race," Marshman said.
"It turned out to be an expensive exercise. It cost $8,500 to start.
"I was going to run him down the straight at Flemington on Anzac Day but it was too close to this race so I scratched him."
Marshman has gone close to winning the Wangoom twice with Sir Swayze who finished second to Peg's Gift in 1995 and third to Bellzevir in 1997.
She also ran second with Hollinger in the 1986 Warrnambool Cup won by Mint Master.
"I actually prefer training stayers because with sprinters you have to get them fit and keep them fresh at the same time," Marshman said.
Holly McKechnie will ride Snapparazi who drew barrier seven in a field of 16 with four emergencies.
Local trainer Matthew Williams is hoping to have a two-pronged attack in the Wangoom with Flying Tessie and third emergency Uxorious.
Saturday's Caulfield winner Anteros has been scratched after drawing the outside barrier, paving the way for the Robbie Griffiths-trained Cascabel, the first emergency and a last-start Caulfield winner on Easter Saturday, to gain a start.
Flying Tessie goes into the Listed 1200m feature fresh after a six-week break since finishing seventh to Miss Chatter over 1400m at Caulfield on March 19.
On that occasion she was sent out favourite but jockey Ben Melham told stewards the Testa Rossa mare did not appreciate racing on the firm track.
The five-year-old looks a great chance in what is an open race on her performance when runner-up to subsequent Group One Coolmore Classic winner Aloha in the Group Three PFD Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on March 5.