Miranda Frost looks good for the Racing.It’s A Rush Conditions Plate at Kenilworth tomorrow and the Joey Ramsden-trained filly should notch up the third success of her career.
She was giving weight all round when second over the trip last time, her Cape Town stable is on song with three winners here on Tuesday and only Felicity Flyer comes out better at the weights.
Felicity Flyer ran below her best when starting third favourite for the Olympic Duel last time but the Bass-Robinson stable is in the sort of form that makes anything possible. Never mind the July, it even had a winner at 25-1 on Tuesday.
South Side is the TAB sheet forecast favourite after winning a conditions plate over the trip at the end of April but Richard Fourie’s mount is 3kg wrong with Miranda Frost and 4kg wrong with Felicity Flyer.
Greg Cheyne, who rides the last-named, may start off on a winning note with Bendy Bullet who can be expected to step up on her first-time second to Lanark in the Juvenile Fillies Maiden. She probably has most to fear from stable companion Pumeza even though the Bass-Robinson Mainland would appear to be on the upgrade.
“Pumeza and Bendy Bullet both worked well this morning and their jockeys each fancy their chances,” said Eric Sands yesterday. “My newcomer Ladysmith is not bad either.”
Heart Of A Legend is expected to head the market in the 1 400m Racing Association Maiden Juvenile Fillies as she took third against older maidens over the trip and is well drawn. Fourie’s mount looks the one they all have to beat even though Wine Festival runs here on the strength of a good first run and Above Eleven also has form claims.
In the 1 400m maiden Cossack Guard carries a health warning both to punters and to his rivals. He is the sort of horse bookmakers dream about – he has finished second on each of his last seven starts, going off either favourite or second favourite each time. Two races back he threw in the towel when he appeared to have things at his mercy and last time most of his effort went into trying to take a piece out of the horse he was challenging.
If Corne Orffer can succeed where the likes of Bernard Fayd’Herbe, Anthony Delpech and Piere Strydom failed he will deserve a medal even though the grey is rated 1.5kg and more better than the rest. The Justin Snaith-trained Mister Colin, whose encouraging last run was his first since February, could be the answer.
By Michael Clower