“THE horse is expensive but he’s out of a very good mare from a running family and he’s probably the best Snitzel I’ve seen,” was the quote from Damion Flower, who with trainer Gerald Ryan, went to A$1.6 million to land the Snitzel colt out of Dehere mare Mirror Mirror at the end the second session of Book 1 at the 2016 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale. Ryan, who trained Snitzel with Flower as a part-owner, added: “I reckon he’s the best colt I’ve seen in the last three years.”