A year on from his maiden win in the Clarendon Stakes, Media World is back at Hawkesbury aiming to add the Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m) to his resume.

The Yulong colt performed well through the spring, placing in the Listed Dulcify Quality (1600m) and racing against quality types like Autumn Glow and Lady Shenandoah. Trainer Peter Snowden chose to skip the Sydney autumn carnival features, instead targeting a Warwick Farm midweek race first-up, where Media World won impressively.

“I didn’t think he was up to the really good races so I purposely backed off him and brought him in a bit later,” Snowden said.

“So far, he has ticked that first box off at Warwick Farm the other day and had a really good win.

“Hopefully he can go to Hawkesbury and do a similar thing.”

Tyler Schiller takes the ride on Media World from barrier 11, while Chad Schofield is aboard stablemate Fearless, who jumps from the widest barrier in the capacity field.

Fearless, who placed in last year’s Champagne Stakes (1600m), arrives third-up following a midfield effort in the South Pacific Classic (1400m).

“Fearless is going really well and he will be very well suited there,” Snowden said.

“He is third-up and he had a hard run the other day, which topped him off nicely.

“I’ve always liked him and a wet track will only help his chances.”

Both colts are being considered for a Queensland winter campaign, depending on how they perform on Saturday.

“The normal progression if they’re going well enough, and they’ve got to be going well, is the Fred Best Classic, and then maybe onto the Stradbroke (Handicap) if they’re to venture that far,” Snowden said.

“We will just take one step at a time and get through Hawkesbury first.”