Longer-term goals will be trainer Chris Waller's main reason to start suspect wet tracker Snow Alert at Rosehill on Saturday.Unless there is a track upgrade bordering on the miraculous, Waller is almost resigned to Snow Alert being a bit player in the $100,000 Winter Championship (1500m)."Had it been a dead track I would have been very confident with him because he's come back in great shape," Waller said."He's a smart horse but he's just no good on heavy tracks. He does need to run though to en

Longer-term goals will be trainer Chris Waller's main reason to start suspect wet tracker Snow Alert at Rosehill on Saturday.

Unless there is a track upgrade bordering on the miraculous, Waller is almost resigned to Snow Alert being a bit player in the $100,000 Winter Championship (1500m).

"Had it been a dead track I would have been very confident with him because he's come back in great shape," Waller said.

"He's a smart horse but he's just no good on heavy tracks. He does need to run though to ensure he's on target for some staying races later in August and September."

Rosehill remained well into the heavy range on Friday.

Snow Alert, a Daniel Ganderton mount, has been unplaced in three starts on rain-affected going.

In Snow Alert's defence, two of those runs were at stakes level, the most recent when last - a little more than two lengths from the winner Fravashi - in the Group Three South Pacific Classic during last year's AJC autumn carnival.

Nevertheless, Waller's reservation over Snow Alert in the mud remains steadfast, even taking into account the merit of a nearly four-length barrier trial win at Newcastle a fortnight ago.

With a beefed-up Hugh Bowman in the saddle, Snow Alert carried the excess with a minimum of fuss as he dominated the last 200m of the 1000-metre trial.

Snow Alert will be racing for the first time since ending an autumn campaign with a close second in the Scone Cup.

The Scone defeat came 13 days after the galloper sat wide before winning the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury.

Both races were run over 1600 metres, giving Waller reason to think Snow Alert has a future as a middle-distance horse.

"He's been a consistent horse and we're keen to just try him over a bit further and if he can get over a bit further he might take that next step and win a Group race," Waller said.

"We'll see how he goes but maybe races like the Premier's Cup and the Wyong Cup will be in order."

Snow Alert was an $11 chance with TAB Sportsbet on Friday, the same quote as stablemate Altered Boy.

Last-start Winter Stakes winner Mr Unforgettable has been the best-supported runner in early betting.

The Kevin Moses-trained sprinter has firmed into outright favouritism at $4.60 to give apprentice on the move Blake Spriggs another stakes success.