Ainsley Walters, Freelance Writer

Apprentice André Martin guides home 4-1 outsider SONG BOOK in Saturday's 1100-metre ninth race at Caymanas Park. MONSTER SHACK (second left), ridden by Emilio Rodriquez, finished second. - Ian Allen/Staff Photographer

TRAINER Anthony Nunes' AD INFINITUM is down in class and will be hard to beat in today's 11-furlong CTL Fan Appreciation Day Trophy for Overnight Allowance runners.

A runner-up to MIRACLE MAN in the 2005 Derby and St. Leger, AD INFINITUM also placed third in the Red Stripe Superstakes that year, but failed to regain his form among top-class horses last season.

However, he clearly showed he had the beating of Overnight Allowance company when returning off an eight-month lay-up in August to get the better of PASSA PASSA and UNTOUCHABLE at 1500 metres.

Since then, AD INFINITUM has failed in four starts, but did push CHADMAN to the wire when losing by a head at 1500 metres late October in an Open Allowance field. Last time out, the five-year-old gelding was sent off as a 4-5 favourite to beat Open Allowance runners at 1400 metres but was hindered at the start by CLASSY BOY PETE and finished fifth behind stablemate ALPHA LUPA.

Back down in class, AD INFINITUM should have no match as only one of his rivals, JACK SPARROW, has won at the level for the past six months.

In addition, outside of SWEET SOUTHERN GAL, the race lacks pace, giving AD INFINITUM just one horse to track down the backstretch. Shane Ellis is a patient rider and with AD INFINITUM working reasonably well at exercise, rating him shouldn't be much of a problem before making a decisive move for home off the final turn.

JACK SPARROW, who placed fourth last Saturday behind PURE MUD, THUNDER SQUAD and the pace-setting SWEET SOUTHERN GAL, should complete the exacta.

Co-features

The New Year's Day and McKay Security Trophy races should go to Desmond Shand's PRINCE OF LAW and Rowan Mathie's SIR KNIGHT, respectively.

PRINCE OF LAW ran away from the filly QUEEN OF MY HEART mid-October to beat non-winners-of-three at 1500 metres and has been working sweetly in the mornings for his assignment up in class.

Outclassed in the Governor's Cup and Derby by the top three-year-olds in mid-year, PRINCE OF LAW returned on September 30 but was a disqualified winner after hindering CALBASH BAY a furlong out.

He made no mistake in his next start, clocking a speedy 1:33.0 for 1500 metres, and has been primed to win back-to-back races, clocking bullet works whenever he's asked to step it up at exercise by his trainer.

BUSY

Champion trainer Wayne DaCosta's pair of TWENTY NINE and BULLET TRAIN is expected to keep PRINCE OF LAW busy as they're both coming to run from in front.

BULLET TRAIN is suspect at the distance with 57.0 kilos, but TWENTY NINE led and stayed on reasonably well for third at 1300 metres behind LA PRESIDENTA and JET BLASTER earlier this month.

However, PRINCE OF LAW should outstay both of DaCosta's horses as he has pace and speed.

The 1820-metre McKay Security Trophy looks tailor-made for SIR KNIGHT, who failed by short-heads to win his last two races and should beat SIR KISSON LAL, whom he outfinished when storming from off the pace at 1300 metres in October, behind RISING MOON.