Arrowfield sire Snitzel followed his Randwick double on Saturday with another pleasing result at Geelong on Wednesday.

Sydney visitor Top Drop scored a resounding victory in the Dual Choice Plate (1200m) and will now stay down south for his next start at Flemington.

Top Drop (4h Snitzel – Fine Red by Red Ransom) earned the trip away after a first-up win at Randwick in September.  “He tries his heart out every time,” trainer Gerald Ryan said.  “He’s always shown above average ability and will win a nice race one day.”

Ryan will find a suitable event for him down the famous straight-six during the Melbourne Cup carnival.

Top Drop was a Rosehill winner from four starts as a two year-old.  Returning at three, he was only beaten two lengths by Toorak Toff in the G1 Golden Rose and was then runner-up to Decision Time in the G2 Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick.

On his first trip interstate in January, the Snitzel colt was caught wide in the $1 million Gold Coast 3YO Guineas before running into a place behind Torio’s Quest.

Snitzel got Top Drop from an unraced daughter of Listed VRC St Leger winner Kilspindie (Danehill).  He cost $110,000 at the 2009 Gold Coast Magic Millions and is raced by a partnership that includes the Bradley Racing Syndicate, Scott Cameron, Norm & Carolyn Pinder and Wayne Harrison.

The Dual Choice victory sent his prizemoney past $376,000.

Ryan trained Snitzel to a G1 victory in the MRC Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield and he is the stallion’s front-man and biggest fan.  “The Snitzels are precocious at two and they train on.  Top Drop is a four-year-old now and he’s racing as good as ever.”

Snitzel stands alongside his own sire Redoute’s Choice at Arrowfield for a $27,500 (inc gst) fee.

The Snitzel yearlings averaged $150,000 at the 2011 Inglis Easter Sale and that was the best of any second-season sire at Newmarket.