Believe in Ramsden ‘Words’

ANTON MARCUS averaged a winner every three rides at Kenilworth last season. Tomorrow the four-time champion has six mounts on his first Cape Town visit of the campaign and at least three have winning chances.

He can start off by scoring on True Words in the first. The Ramsden grey ran well last time. In the first two throughout, he beat all except Strikitlikeamatch who put the issue to bed shortly after halfway but True Words did race on the slower part of the course.

Seventh Rule

Seventh Rule probably represents the main danger although What A Summer returned with blood in his mouth when starting favourite last time and riding arrangements suggest that Fake News is the pick of the four Snaith newcomers.

Marcus sits out race two in which Johnny Black makes most appeal and 40 minutes later he renews his acquaintanceship with Ice Queen who, quite frankly, has not shown anything on the racecourse to suggest she is good enough.

But she drops in trip, wears blinkers for the first time and the opposition is weak.

Those who prefer their form already in the book may wish to have a saver on Moonlight Dancer whose last run reads well.

Rommel, quite well away from an 11 draw last time when he raced second for much of the way, may just be good enough to win race four particularly as Black Belt is badly drawn.

Leadman

Leadman is the form choice in the 2 000m TAB Maiden and is likely to start favourite assuming things are going Marcus’s way by this stage.

But he is far from certain to confirm the placings with Greg Cheyne’s mount Silver De Lange who was only three-quarters of a length behind Leadman a fortnight ago.

Indeed, judging by the way he ran on at the end, he may be sufficiently favoured by the extra furlong to turn the tables.

Eastern Front has been dropped two points in the Interbet.co.za Handicap but neither that nor Marcus may be enough to get him home in front.

Chill Baby Chill

The race has a particularly open appearance although Chill Baby Chill would make a lot of appeal but for this being her second run after a rest.

It’s first time out of the maidens for Querari’s Secret in the last.

However he did beat older horses last time when he showed considerable improvement with blinkers and Marcus can be relied upon to make light of the 13 draw.