Gerald Ryan hoping Snitzerland breaks her Group 1 drought in Sangster Stakes Trainer Gerald Ryan with racehorse Snitzerland. TRAINER Gerald Ryan is trying to break two Group 1 droughts with brilliant filly Snitzerland at Morphettville on Saturday. Snitzerland is among the nation's finest sprinters but she will be chasing her first Group 1 win in $400,000 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m). And Ryan revealed he hasn't won a major in Adelaide since his Ramyah won the 1992 South Australian Oaks. "I'd only been training a couple of years when Ramyah gave me my first Group 1 winner," Ryan said. I haven't won a Group 1 race over there since - actually my last Adelaide runner was with Recurring who ran second in the 2004 Goodwood. At this time of the year I'm usually sending my top horses to Brisbane for the carnival but with the weather the way it has been up there, there is a real chance of striking some wet tracks. The Sangster Stakes and The Goodwood next month are worth the same money so we thought we'd set Snitzerland for Adelaide. Snitzerland has won seven of her 13 starts and more than $1.5 million - but she is still a maiden at Group 1 level, her best efforts including a close second to Pierro in the Golden Slipper last year and another second placing to Bel Sprinter in The Galaxy last start. "She's trained on really well and her work this morning was outstanding," Ryan said last night. I'm sending her to Melbourne by float (last night) and then on Thursday she will continue on to Adelaide. She's a good traveller so that won't bother her. Snitzerland, who will be ridden by Corey Brown in Adelaide, is among 25 entries for the Sangster Stakes that also includes multiple Group 1 winners Ortensia, Sea Siren and Yosei. At Royal Randwick on Saturday, Ryan will be represented by Charlie Boy in the Group 1 $400,000 Champagne Stakes while Hot Snitzel prepares for his Brisbane campaign when he lines up in the Listed $100,000 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m).