"Today is the first day I can say he did everything right," Snowden said on Saturday.
"He bounced perfect, he travelled good off the hot speed, he relaxed good and then he quickened into his stride.
"To me that's only a touch of what the horse's ability really is.
"We popped him over some obstacles [at Flemington] on Friday so he's had quite a bit of it. It seems to stimulate the horse and relax him and it's enough to sort of keep his mind occupied and off silly things."
Snowden said the dual group one winner in Sydney as a 2-year-old had coped with the jumping and a couple of solid left-handed gallops since running third in the Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill behind Manawanui and Smart Missile.
"We've done a lot with him and I think it's brought the horse right on and, hopefully, he just goes on with it in a fortnight's time," he said.
Helmet, who has won five of his eight starts and been placed in the other three, was at $4 with TAB Sportsbet for the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 8, behind $3.20 favourite Smart Missile, with Moment Of Change at $5.50 and Manawanui at $6.50.
* The Cox Plate looms as a target for powerhouse entire Toorak Toff after he rewarded the faith of his trainer Rick Hore-Lacy with a group one comeback victory in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.
Ridden by Craig Williams, Toorak Toff, who was retired a year ago because of a breathing problem, was having only his third run since a throat operation and beat stablemate Pinnacles, ridden by Chris Symons, to give the Caulfield trainer a dream result in Saturday's feature event.
"It is very satisfying," Hore-Lacy said. "To get a quinella is just unbelievable."
Toorak Toff was in the first four all the way and charged to the line 1 lengths ahead of Pinnacles and pacemaker Master Of Design who was a long head away third.
The win was confirmation to Hore-Lacy that Toorak Toff was back to his best and opens a huge range of options for him including the Cox Plate.
Hore-Lacy said he entered the 4-year-old for next month's weight-for-age classic at Moonee Valley on a whim but is now warming to running him in the event.
"It may not be such a fanciful idea now," Hore-Lacy said. "On that run you have to have a think about it."
Toorak Toff was the winner of Sydney's Golden Rose last spring but Hore-Lacy said that his record at the elite level should be better as he was unlucky as a 2-year-old in the Champagne Stakes and AJC Sires' Produce Stakes in Sydney.
"He's always been a good horse," Hore-Lacy said. "With all the problems that he's had it is just wonderful to see him come back and beat a good field like that the way he did. "
Toorak Toff, who couldn't find a home at stud last season, had his comeback run in The Goodwood (1200m) in Adelaide in May.
But he got back too far and finished near last, much to the disappointment of Hore-Lacy. However, an encouraging first-up fifth when beaten a length by Lone Rock at Flemington three weeks ago was a sign that he was on the verge of winning again.
"This time in everything has gone smoothly," Hore-Lacy said.
Hore-Lacy said Toorak Toff and Pinnacles were entered for next Saturday's Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick but were more likely to clash again in the Group One Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield in two weeks.
Hore-Lacy rolled the dice with his Rupert Clarke runners after he had earlier scratched three-year-old Chase The Rainbow from the Caulfield Guineas Prelude because he feared the track was too hard.
Hore-Lacy trained 1986 Rupert Clarke winner Canny Lass while Williams improved his record to four wins in the last seven years.
Sydney colt Smart Missile started favourite but was fractious and was never a chance when he was slow out of the gates and last most of the way.
He made some ground to finish 10th.
- AAP
