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Wild Ruler won’t just be making up the numbers in next month’s TAB Everest – that’s dual Everest winning trainer Peter Snowden’s assertion after the four-year-old was selected by Yulong Investments to run in the $15m race.
On the back of his Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) win at Moonee Valley, where he defeated The Inferno who was also snapped up for Everest, Snowden said Wild Ruler is taking his place in the Everest at the perfect time.
A year ago, after he won the Gr.2 Roman Consul Stakes, the horse’s connections elected to knock back an Everest invite.
Wild Ruler was announced as a TAB Everest runner on the anniversary of his win in the Listed Heritage Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill and in the autumn he won the Gr.2 Arrowfield Sprint (1200m) at Randwick where he’s won four of his six races.
His only defeat at Randwick came first-up this spring where he chased Nature Strip home in the Concorde Stakes (1000m) and his Moir win showed he’s improved from that effort.
Of course, Peter and Paul Snowden prepared Redzel to win the first two editions of the TAB Everest and that experience in knowing what’s required was a factor in Yulong’s decision to team up with the stable.
Sam Fairgray, Yulong’s Chief Operating Officer, said Yulong boss Mr. Zhang is pleased to be partnering with Wild Ruler’s owners including Newgate and China Horse Club and the Snowden stable.