Bishop’s Bounty, a full brother to the top class Red Ray, stands out at Kenilworth tomorrow when Justin Snaith’s potential star will be a warm order in the Place Your Bets Juvenile Plate.

Considered good enough to make a winning debut in the Met day Listed race – he was a close third, he ran out a convincing winner just over a month ago. There are only two snags – he seems sure to start odds-on and his trainer says he needs more ground.

Of the opposition, Bombs Away only just won and the three newcomers surely have it all to do despite receiving 3kg (worth over two lengths). But you might want to consider Elevated as he won easily at the Queen’s Plate meeting with Weichong Marwing advising: “Keep a note of him for when he comes back.”

Weichong Marwing

“We had him ready that day, we fancied him strongly and had a bet,” recalls Riaan van Reenen. “He was gelded on the Monday after the race and he has been doing well since but he is perhaps 10% underdone. We haven’t put him back on grass and this is a prep for the Somerset and the Cape Nursery. Also I’m in the same boat as Justin because he wants further.”

Van Reenen also runs two others with Rebel’s Burst having place prospects if she runs – “She could be in with a shout with the appie claiming 4kg but she coughed on Wednesday and I will take her out if she does it again.”

The Philippi trainer’s State Ballet has some of the best form in the Michael Baigel Maiden, and is the pick on adjusted ratings. What is more she should be a decent price because she ran deplorably last time. There were valid excuses – she came back bleeding from a pastern, the result of a previous cut reopening – and she looks worth another chance.

The first of the two Easter Egg Hunts takes place after this race and is confined to small children. At Turffontein next Saturday every racegoer gets a chocolate egg with a R5 000 betting voucher secreted in one of them.

Many punters will be aiming to make it a happy Easter a week early with Sugar Frosted in the Eleste Bain Maiden but the probable favourite comes with a wealth warning.  She started 15-10 last time, caused concern at the start (the vet had to examine her), lost ground at the off and came back not striding out. Furthermore this is her second run after a rest. Navasha should start at a better price and in the circumstances is preferred.

Mike Bass sends out the two previous winners in the opener and Extradite gets the vote over Wake Up Maggie as the form of the latter’s win has not worked out well.

The stable has a third of the field in the Quinte Plus Handicap. Sheer Trouble is well drawn but there are grounds for believing that he did not quite run up to his rating when third in the Cape Mile and so Laurie’s Gold may prove best.

By Michael Clower