The Peter Snowden-trained Pied A Terre has the Group One Golden Rose as an option after making it two wins from as many starts at Flemington.
The son of Ad Valorem surprised Snowden with the way he won on debut over 1200m at Moonee Valley on July 2.
But there was no element of surprise on Saturday when he was sent out $1.80 favourite in the ACG Security Hcp (1400m).
Ridden by Dean Yendall, Pied A Terre travelled well three wide with cover and soon had the race at this mercy when let go, scoring by three-quarters of a length from the fast-finishing Motorised ($8) with Mister Milton ($41) a neck away third.
“Dean rode him confidently, exposed him pretty early, but he was a little bit too good,” assistant trainer Paul Snowden said.
“He’s still learning and still looking around, it was a good win.
“We wanted to see him do it again basically to make sure his first win was no fluke, but he’s put them away quite convincingly.”
The stable is now looking towards three-year-old features early in the new season.
“You only get one crack at these three-year-old races so you have to make the most of it,” Snowden said.
“I think he’ll get a mile (1600m) on his ear no problem, it’s just a matter of whether the (Caulfield) Guineas just might come a bit too quick for him – time will tell but we’ll have to sit down and have a good think about what we do with him now.
“Obviously the Golden Rose is an option for him too before he comes back down here.”
The $1 million Golden Rose (1400m) is run at Rosehill on September 10.
Melbourne stable foreman Paul Snowden said Pied A Terre had indicated he could measure up in better races.
“The horse has a good constitution, he’s very quiet in himself and well mannered and I wouldn’t say that he couldn’t do it but we’ll leave it up to the horse,” he said.
“Everything he does at home is so effortless. He’s got a big stride and just cruises through his work.”
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