Justin Snaith will not be tempted to run Snowdance in the Grade 1 Cape Guineas on December 16, saying it would come too soon after her easy win in Saturday’s WSB Cape Fillies Guineas.

The last horse to win both races was the Geoff Woodruff-trained Star Effort, who did it in 1991 on January 5 and February 2 respectively.

However, Snaith rates Snowdance up with the best fillies of the past and added, ”One of the best thing about her is she is so versatile, I could put her against the best over 1000m and she would win too. But the most incredible thing about her is she is so immature, so although she still has to prove herself against colts, she still has her whole career ahead of her.”

African Night Sky (Liesl King)

Snaith revealed when jockey Bernard Fayd’Herbe had learnt that some were saying Snowdance had been flattered by her 4,25 length victory in the Western Cape Fillies Championship over 1400m, he had retorted, “Don’t worry, she will win the Guineas by further.” He was proven correct as he eased her down some way before the line and she still won by 3,25 lengths.

Snaith, comparing Snowdance to the best fillies he had trained, which includes Vodacom Durban July winner Dancer’s Daughter and a few other Grade 1 winners, said, “Ebony Flyer was a freak and if she had not had a wind problem would have been the best filly this country has ever seen. We gave her two wind ops and she still won a Group 1 after that.”

However, he was not discounting Snowdance becoming the best filly he had trained, pointing out her immaturity again. He also pointed out she was to date free of issues and was typical of a “tough daughter of Captain Al bred at home in South Africa.”

Snowdance has come out of the race well and the Grade 1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes on Sun Met day will likely be her next start.

Snaith ran one-two in Saturday’s race as Street Cry filly Oh Susanna came from last with a storming finish to just get up for second, despite having to be switched from the inside to the outside.

Snaith would not be drawn into rating how good this long-striding Australian-bred was yet and said, “She has a long way to go and takes her races hard.” However, he believed she would be one of the horses to beat in the Grade 1 Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes over 1800m on January 6 if she came through her preparation well. She also has the Majorca on her program.

Snaith had five winners on Saturday and one of them, the Captain Al colt Kasimir, clinched a hattrick when winning a Graduation Plate over 1000m in which he was the highest merit rated horse on 99. Snaith said Kasimir had improved since the winter, when shin-soreness had bothered him. He is being targeted at the US$500,000 CTS 1200 on Met Day.

Snaith has a chance of doing the Guineas double as he will likely have three runners in the Cape Guineas, Do It Again, Cot Campbell and Sir Frenchie, who have all been in good form and are all doing well at home. However, he singled out Twice Over gelding Do It Again as being “very progressive”. He added, “With the long run in he will give the best in the country a go, although Tap O’ Noth is the one to beat.”

Fayd’Herbe has already chosen Do It Again as his Cape Guineas ride.

Meanwhile, it looks increasingly likely Snaith’s Winter series Triple Crown hero African Night Sky will have to go in to the L’Ormarin’s Queen’s Plate with just one run under his belt, his 1,75 length fifth to Edict Of Nantes in a Pinnacle Stakes race on November 11 over 1400m. However, he will be given a public racecourse gallop on Cape Guineas day.