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Promising three-year-old Peck needs to start winning if he is to avoid missing more feature races later this year.

That is the assessment from trainer Peter Snowden who has brought Peck back to Sydney for Saturday’s Rosehill meeting after the colt failed to gain a start in the Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) two weeks ago.

Peck was being aimed at the Classic in Brisbane but his prizemoney of $27,367 was only enough to be third emergency in the race won by Shootoff.

“He’s got no prizemoney and he’s got no rating,” the trainer said.

“If we’re looking to go to better races he’s got to do something. He needs to win a couple of races to get his rating up.”

Snowden, who believes Peck would have been competitive had he forced his way into the Derby, said the son of Pivotal had returned to Sydney in good order ahead of Saturday’s That’s Fishy Handicap (2000m).

“He has had a mucked up preparation and things haven’t gone his way,” Snowden said.

“But his work has been good and he’s in good order.

“He has got talent but he’s just very new and doesn’t know how to race properly yet.

“The only way to teach them is to race them.”

The winner of two of his eight starts, Peck is yet to win on a metropolitan racetrack despite being an early favourite for the Queensland Derby after his eye-catching fifth against older horses in the Listed Rowley Mile earlier this campaign.

He then missed the start on the Kensington track at his next outing, finishing sixth, and could only manage 11th in the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) in Brisbane at his most recent run.

Peck is the $4.20 favourite for the three-year-old benchmark 71 event on Saturday with stablemate Zachary on the fourth line of betting at $6.

Nash Rawiller will partner Zachary while Josh Parr, who won on Peck at Kembla first-up in April, has the ride on the favourite.

Rawiller has also been called on by Snowden to partner another up-and-coming three-year-old, Scarf, in the Riviana Foodservice Handicap (1350m).

Scarf has won his past two starts after a let-up, including a tough win at Randwick on June 11 over 1400m carrying 59kg from the widest barrier.

“He’s in good order but he can’t draw a barrier. He has drawn 13 out of 16,” Snowden said.

The grey son of Lonhro won a Benchmark 80 against older horses two starts back then won a benchmark 80 against his own age last start.

“This is a benchmark 90 so it’s another test against something harder,” the trainer said.

“We’ll get a good guide on Saturday as to whether we look for something in the spring.”

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