Normal service at the Scone Cup carnival has resumed for Peter Snowden as Flippant scored an appropriate win for the trainer in the Listed Woodlands Stakes.

Snowden began his career in Scone before he was lured to Sydney to work for Crown Lodge, the stable owned by Bob and Jack Ingham as part of a bloodstock portfolio which also included the Hunter Valley-based Woodlands Stud.

He stayed on when Bob Ingham sold out to Sheikh Mohammed but after training a host of feature Scone winners when in charge of the Darley operation, Snowden branched out with his son Paul.

The newly formed partnership did not have a runner during last year's carnival.

And they missed out on Friday but Flippant more than made up for any disappointment on Saturday when she scored an explosive win over 1100 metres to earn to Brisbane winter carnival start.

Well supported to start favourite and racing in blinkers the first time, Flippant ($3.20) began brilliantly from a wide barrier to lead and she was never seriously challenged, winning by 2-1/4 lengths.

"With the blinkers she didn't know what to do so she just went for it," jockey Hugh Bowman said.

"I've got to say I was very surprised. I didn't expect her to win like that."

Flippant is raced by a syndicate which includes prominent Scone nursery Yarraman Park Stud, the home of her sire Hinchinbrook.

Snowden has picked out a Listed race in Brisbane where he is hoping Flippant's size and strength will be a telling factor once again if she strikes good ground.

"She is a big, strong filly who looks more like a three-year-old," Snowden said.

"After she won at Muswellbrook she had two runs on heavy tracks but she really appreciated getting back on the firm today."

The Gai Waterhouse-trained Harlem River ($9) gave the winner a seven-length start into the straight before making late ground with Miss Antaeus ($13) also running on to finish another half length away.

Jockey Mitchell Bell suffered a suspected broke wrist when he fell from Big Wheels in the Cressfield Handicap.

Big Wheels had to be euthanised as Leaders Road caused an upset to make it a hat-trick of wins and give apprentice Sophie Young her first metropolitan winner.