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Litigation is owned by Laurence Wernars, Harry Willson and Pippa Mickelburgh and will be out to cause an upset in Saturday’s WSB Met. (JC Photos)

Sean Tarry won the Met in 2005 with the six-year-old Al Mufti gelding Alastor, who was brought home by Garth Puller at odds of 50/1, and so he has no reason to be forlorn ahead of Saturday’s renewal in which he runs the 33/1 shot Litigation.

He spoke about all of his runners ahead of the big day, including his two other Gr 1 contenders Lucky Lad and Celtic Rumours.

He said about the six-year-old Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm-bred Greys Inn gelding, Litigation, “He’s had two great runs (1,85 length fifth in the Gr 3 Ridgemont Peninsula Handicap over 1800m and a 0,45 length third in the Gr 3 Anthonij Rupert Wyne Premier Trophy). I’ve been very happy with him. I think he’s got everything in his favour (a good draw of six and will enjoy the fast going). It would have been nice to have a jockey that knows him well, but Gavin decided to go with Red Palace, so we’re happy to have Muzi Yeni.”

He believes “the two main horses” in the race are See It Again and Oriental Charm.

He respects Eight On Eighteen, having finished close up to One Stripe in the Gr 1 Hollywoobets Cape Guineas, but then questions what One Stripe beat in the L’Ormarins King’s Plate.

He continued, “You have to look at my horse’s betting, at the end of the day he’s a massive outsider, but I think he is going to run way better than his price.”

He added, “Muzi’s galloped him, he’s happy with the way he’s feeling and he’s happy to have the ride, so it’s great we have got Muzi.”

Litigation is a handy type so will relish the fast going conditions.

He said about Lucky Lad’s run in the LKP, in which he came from last to run a 5,70 length sixth, “It was a bomb run. I didn’t see the 400m to finish time of One Stripe, but Lucky Lad seemed to be faster than anything else.”

Asked whether it was a problem coming down in trip, he replied, “It’s not ideal, but at the end of the day he’s had a good prep. He’s very well. I think he’s going to run a massive race. Obviously, there’s a question mark about the 1,000m trip, but it can’t hurt. It’s a testing 1,000, and at the same time, in my mind, they don’t go as quick as in Joburg over the five (furlongs). So, I think he could get away with it.”

The low draws seemed to have been favourable down the straight at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth this Summer, but Tarry was happy Lucky Lad would be exactly in the middle in draw eight out of 15 after the scratching of Ziyasha.

He said about Celtic Rumours in the Gr 1 Maine Chance Farms Majorca Stakes over 1600m, “She’s up against it. In her last run, I think she could have been a few lengths closer. She was moving up and then she seemed to lose her footing a bit. But this will definitely be her peak run. We can only really hope for a place, we are up against Gr 1 winners at level weights. Her next start over 1400m on Derby day will be more to her liking on the conditions and the distance.”

He runs the former Gold Cup winner Future Pearl in the Gr 3 New Turf Carriers Western Cape Stayers over 2800m and said, “I think he’s a massive runner. At the weights he is best in and I’m happy with his prep. He’s doing well. We know that he obviously has an affinity with Greyville, he seems to love Greyville, but I think from a prep point of view I’m quite happy. He was quite far back in his last start and he was also the only horse that went down the inside and everything else went outside. He obviously has a massive pull at the weights with a lot of them, so I think he’s a big runner.”

He runs Mia Moo in the Listed SABC Olympic Duel Stakes over 1200m and said, “I think she’ll be competitive. It was just a prep for her last start, she’s a light filly and she had just travelled. So, I’m expecting a lot of improvement on that last run. She’s doing well. I think it’s an open race and she has a chance.”

He said about Tail Of The Comet, who runs in the WSB A Stakes over 1400m, “Gelding didn’t work for him and he’s very temperamental. But I think we have made some progress and a much better run is expected. I think he’s improved. He was drawn poorly last time out, but he actually ran on quite well, considering they weren’t running on on the day. A good draw is definitely going to help him. And he has definitely come forward physically as well. Listen, the old Tail Of The Comet would have destroyed this field at these weights, so I think considering the prep, the weights and the draw we can expect big improvement.”