b g Moscow Society (USA) - Miss Perky (IRE) (Creative Plan (USA))
A winner of seven of his 14 starts, Snowy Morning has become one of Ireland's leading chasers and has only finished out of the frame on two occasions. The son of Moscow Society - who won two of his six starts in point-to-points -was successful on his first racecourse appearance, winning a bumper at Ballinrobe by the minimum distance in May, 2006. Following a good second on his first start over hurdles at Navan later that month, Snowy Morning greeted the judge in a competitive maiden hurdle at Punchestown in June, and followed up with an impressive 12 length victory on his chase debut at Navan in December. After a good second and another victory in low-key chases at Naas and Gowran Park, Willie Mullins let Snowy Morning take his chance in the Grade Two Ten Up Novice Chase at Navan in February, 2007, where the gelding produced a superb performance to prevail by four lengths, despite blundering at the penultimate fence. He continued to improve, beating all bar the future Gold Cup winner Denman in the Grade One Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in the following month. Perhaps feeling the effects of a long season, Snowy Morning posted a rare under-par display in the Grade One Champion Novice Chase at the Punchestown Festival in April, 2007, finishing a well-beaten fourth. He returned to England the following season and started his campaign as favourite for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury in December, but made a terrible error at the seventh fence, giving jockey Tony McCoy no chance. Snowy Morning returned to hurdles later that month, winning at Fairyhouse and Punchestown, before producing a solid display of jumping in the Grade One Irish Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on December 31, finishing third, six lengths behind winner The Listener. However, concerns over his jumping resurfaced in the Grade Two Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse on February 23, when Snowy Morning made several mistakes and could only finish third behind Afistfullofdollars and stablemate Hedgehunter.
Race Record: Starts: 14; Wins: 7 ; 2nd: 3; 3rd: 2; Win & Place Prize Money: £129,078.
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