Quine can add another chapter to her chequered career in the Racing.It’s A Rush Handicap at Kenilworth tomorrow.

This well bred Querari filly has won two out of three but there was a nine-month gap between her first two victories and in the Champagne last time she lost ground at the start while her rider came in reporting that she showed no interest in racing. Not exactly encouraging but the facts behind it all reveal a rather different picture.

“After winning first time she got loose on the track at home, did a cartwheel on the concrete, cut herself badly and fractured her pedal bone,” explains Andre Nel who had her ready to win on her return.

“In the Champagne three weeks ago she had so much against her – it was her second run after injury and she didn’t enjoy the soft ground. Even so she probably ran up to her rating.”

Nel, who had 53 winners in a brilliant first season as private trainer to Sabine Plattner, is worried that the going could again be detrimental to Aldo Domeyer’s mount. But the ground has been drying and no further rain is forecast before Sunday. Although she has an extra furlong to travel her pedigree suggests she will probably get it.

Andre Nel

Baroness Mary, 66-1 when a close-up fourth on debut, will probably start favourite in the first and looks the one to beat. “I thought she would run a good race the first time and the price was probably just due to the riding arrangements,” says Brett Crawford. “She has come on since then and I am again expecting her to run well.”

Corne Orffer takes over but it looks quite close with Contessa Fantasia ( a head in front of the selection three weeks ago) and Elusive Touch who was little more than two lengths further back despite running green. “We are excited about this filly and she has come on quite a bit,” reports Adam Marcus.

In race two Nel has a big chance with Ovar who beat Olympian a comfortable length and a half last time. But the Vaughan Marshall runner is 2kg better and Craig Bantam claims a further 4kg. That may swing the balance. Another to note here is Le Harve despite his four month absence.

Justin Snaith, three winners here on Tuesday, should take race three with Glorious Goodwood who threw away his chance when favourite six weeks ago by dropping his head when the pens opened and losing at least two lengths. The extra furlong should be in his favour.

The lightly raced but improving Eleadora has three lengths to find with Brinkley in a modest race for the 2 000m maiden and Paddy Kruyer’s filly gets only marginal preference.

William Longsword showed plenty of promise on both his starts and may be good enough to beat Hammie’s Game in the Quinte Plus Handicap despite this being his first run for three months.

Michael Clower