It will be brother against brother at Wentworth Park on Saturday night when Mark Gatt's record smasher Jungle Johnny takes on his sibling Daniel's in form and ideally drawn Reborn Hostility in heat two of the NSW National Sprint Championship.
Reborn Hostility has her favourite draw, box one, as she chases her fourth successive Wentworth Park win in the 520m event.
But while she possesses an incredible finishing burst, she will have her work cut out beating Jungle Johnny, who has box two.
Reborn Hostility posted her fastest Wentworth Park 520m time of 29.30 when she jumped from box one in June but Jungle Johnny has clocked a course record 29.00, a record breaking 28.86 and a remarkable in 29.14 in a last-to-first victory, at his three most recent starts.
Daniel Gatt said: "The way Reborn Hostility races she is unlikely to get in Jungle Johnny's way early and with the times he has been running, I doubt that she can upset him.''
Reborn Hostility though has been a model of consistency, scoring five wins and five placings from her 10 latest Wentworth Park appearances.
Jungle Johnny seems capable of jumping in front again, as he did when he set a new track record of 28.86 on July 18.
First four in each of the two heats will progress to the NSW final of the National Sprint Championship on Thursday night, and heat one seems to be far easier than heat two.
Andrew Rowe, who has Taw Galaxy in heat one, said: "I am in the right heat for sure.
"My dog has box four and for some reason he seems to relish coming out of box four.
"He has won four of his nine races from that draw and I think he has a great chance on Saturday.
"Taw Galaxy always runs a very quick second section at Wentworth Park so if he jumps cleanly should go close.''
Ascend Fern will be attempting to qualify for a fourth big race final when he exits box eight in heat one of the Championship.
Ascend Fern has contested the Bob Payne Stake, Thunderbolt and Grafton Cup finals this year, a marvelous achievement considering he cost his owner-trainer Robert Way just $4000.
But although Ascend Fern has won three of his five starts from box eight, Way is not thrilled at the prospect of his dog wearing the pink rug on Saturday.
"Magic Bandit, who has box seven and rails well, might help Ascend Fern in the run to the first turn, but I am concerned my dog might get trapped three or four wide going into the corner.
"He ran in a straight line when he led all the way from box five at his last Wentworth Park start and I would have preferred seeing him drawn there on Saturday.''
Way surprised by taking Ascend Fern from his Blue Mountains kennel to trial over 525m at Wagga on August 4.
Ascend Fern clocked a nippy 30.10 and Way explained: "I want to put my dog in the group 3 Ladbrokes Bidgee Cup heats at Wagga later this month so I needed to give him a look at the track.
"A big drawcard is that the placegetters in the Bidgee Cup final will automatically qualify for the semi-finals of the Million Dollar Chase at Wentworth Park.''
None of Zipping Aladdin's rivals in Saturday's Wenty Leagues 520m fifth grade have matched Zipping Aladdin's quickest Wentworth Park time of 29.44 and the Mick Hardman-trained dog looks drawn to win.
Zipping Aladdin is a moderate beginner but is a railer and possesses a powerful finish.
In his latest WP win on July 18 Zipping Aladdin was third on the back straight but ran home in 11.65 and won by nearly eight lengths in 29.70.
