Lord Van Percy will be the first New Zealand runner for the Weir stable, which has become Victoria's answer to Chris Waller. Lord Van Percy is scheduled to fly out of Melbourne on Thursday and Vinnie Colgan has been booked to ride the horse at Ellerslie. "There are not many two-mile races around and Lord Van Percy's owners have been keen for the horse to come to Ellerslie," Weir's racing manager, Jeremy Rogers, said. He was OK last start start and we are pretty confident he will manage the distance. Former Otaki galloper Humidor heads Weir's Australian Cup team and is a $4 favourite for the Group 1 weight-for-age feature.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 06, 2017 15:56 UTC