Ready To Attack can live up to his name and return to form in the Racing.It’s A Rush Handicap at Kenilworth tomorrow.

For a horse good enough to win the Langerman, the Justin Snaith gelding has had a disappointing second season even though he was less than six lengths off the winner in the Cape Guineas and fifth in the Winter Classic.

What could swing things in his favour tomorrow is the give in the ground. It was soft when he won the Langerman and, while today’s rain is not expected to amount to a great deal, it should ensure there is plenty of give in the ground.

Cavallino, who beat all except runaway winner Search Party over 200m less last time, keeps going close and is the forecast favourite. The sahorseracing.co.za computer forecast says the Mike Bass runner will beat Ready To Attack by a good three lengths with Blackmore third.

However his chance is not helped by a wide draw while the well-drawn Blackmore ran well in a 1 200m Pinnacle last time despite losing ground at the start and must rate a big danger.

In his last three starts top weight Tomba La Bomba has stood mulishly, losing many lengths, when the gates opened. Vaughan Marshall has taken him over from the Bass stable and has decided to run him without the usual blinkers.

Risky Rambo stands out in the opening Welcome Maiden Juvenile after going so close on debut at Durbanville. Despite losing ground at the start and being hampered in the closing stages, the Greg Ennion colt had odds-on Cape Horn almost a neck behind with Secret Idea half a length further back. Both these two had the advantage of at least one previous run.

Any market move for newcomer Duc De Bourbon would be significant – Joey Ramsden has had more Cape Town two-year-old winners than any other trainer this season – while Illdrinktothat’s good fifth last month suggests he will be a real threat.

Red Light Girl has run on well in the closing stages after starting favourite in both her races but Scandola gets marginal preference in the Infiniti Insurance Maiden Juvenile. She was backed down to favouritism on debut and had the useful Whispering Light over a length and a half behind.

Diva Fever makes most appeal in the Guthrie.Colananni Attormeys Maiden but watch out for Gold Force. She has shown improvements in her last two runs and Glen Puller has now decided to fit blinkers.

Charisma is also first-time blinkered and that may be enough to take the Designamite Incorporated Maiden from Come On Inn and Dontknowhy.

Michael Clower