Weichong Marwing flies in for five rides at Kenilworth tomorrow in a bid to add to his Cape Town tally this term after landing the valuable Lanzerac Ready to Run on Safe Harbour from 16 summer season mounts.

Weichong Marwing

Punters should note that tomorrow’s rides are the result of calls from his agent rather than local trainers’ booking him (and paying his airfare) for fancied mounts. Indeed two of the three for Justin Snaith look more like stable second strings.

But the former champion has a big chance on Mike Robinson’s pair – Second Nature (race six) and Sun At Midnight two races later – as both are in sparkling form.

“Second Nature is working like a bomb and has come on since her last run,” reports the Philippi trainer. “Sun At Midnight is also working very well and I think both fillies will just about win.”

Sun At Midnight is on a hat-trick and has gone up 3kg for her last win. She could have most to fear from Trip The Willow and once-raced winner Ahoy Me Matey. It’s first time out of the maidens for Second Nature and she is drawn badly but her trainer’s confidence is infectious. Riverboat Queen looks the danger.

Punters have been waiting six weeks to get their money back on Blow In The Box after Bernard Fayd’Herbe famously reported “he blew it in the box.” The slow starting colt should get off on terms in the first but Captain Ram’s form reads better – Brett Crawford thought enough of him to put him in the Somerset – and he gets the vote.

Marwing rides the Snaith newcomer Floating On Water in the next but preference is for stable companion Varside who has repeatedly gone close. Big Mistake is the form horse here although he has been off since Met day when he finished over a length in front of Varside in the Kuda Sprint.
Grant van Niekerk, who rides Varside, may also win the next on Queen Of Alamo even though the two-year-olds are finding it tough to beat the older horses so far this season. What A Winner has superior form but didn’t seem to be able to handle the firm ground last time so Shadow Warrior could be the one for the forecast.

Things start to look difficult from race four onwards but Hero Quest keeps running well and the Crawford runner gets a tentative vote.

By Michael Clower