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Snoopy can get favourite punters off to a winning note in The Cove Hotel Handicap at Sandown on Wednesday.
Snoopy contests the opening event at Sandown where he is quoted at around even money in a field of six.
It is a small but competitive field comprised of a few promising sorts but in particular the son of Lope De Vega.
The three-year-old has been given time to mature since a debut at Seymour where he won by four lengths over 1209m.
It was a soft success and returned the colt a Timeform rating of 98.
Such a figure is one suggestive the Team Hawkes-trained galloper can go on to bigger and better things this campaign.
Feature nominations for the Golden Rose, Caulfield Guineas and the Cox Plate from the stable are further indicators Snoopy should be taking out a Benchmark 64 3YO Handicap at a Sandown midweek meeting.
Snoopy sits nicely clear of his rivals on 12 month weight adjusted ratings and his nearest rival in this area has noticeably more racing under his belt.
Team Hawkes’ runner certainly shapes as the most progressive type in the field and the colt can showcase this on Wednesday.
More Than Most for David Hayes and Tom Dabernig is the obvious danger.
He resumes after a four start maiden campaign where he held his own at stakes level and wrapped it up with a maiden success at Cranbourne.
Having settled back and run on in most of his career outings, expect the same again here from the More Than Ready colt.
At least in a small field of six, the three-year-old won’t be asked for too much over the final stages with only a handful of lengths likely to cover them from start to finish.
Love Goes On was a smart debut winner at Wodonga over 1200m a fortnight ago.
It wasn’t the strongest looking maiden on paper however he won the event well and at least possesses race fitness his two above mentioned rivals in this.
Patch Adams has returned in good order this campaign and was a last start maiden winner at Horsham.
A fourth on resuming at Gawler behind Jacksay also reads well with the winner since rattling home for a second at Flemington last Saturday.
It is Snoopy though who gets the nod in the opening event at Sandown on Wednesday on his way towards bigger and better things.
