GENERAL Curlin advertised his well-being with an emphatic five lengths victory among $250,000 claimers on Saturday. And now, stepping down to this the lowest level for a crack at the $438,000 Dr David “Jack” Radix Memorial Cup main event among $180,000 claimers on the nine-race midweek card, could complete a quick double at Caymanas Park today.

The race will be contested over 1,820 metres and is scheduled to be run at approximately 4:15 pm. First post at 1:45 pm.

The “Jack” Radix memorial event is normally run among the lowest claiming group of horses, and has attracted a field of 10 from among three-year-olds upward who have started for a claiming tag of $180,000 since February 1 2011 and six-year-olds (NW3).

As is the norm when the programme is not fully sponsored, the Alex’s Imports Ltd “Dig Out Handicap” improved purse is the curtain event and will do so today with Race #4 in Series $3 featuring a maiden special weight contest for native-bred threeyear-olds over 1,700 metres for a purse of $715,000 and an additional $20,000 to the shared equally between owner, trainer, jockey and groom of the winner.

General Curlin, a five-year-old bay gelding by Skipping out of Rustic Native (Irish Quest) and bred by Kenneth Gooden, is owned and trained by Maurice Crooks and has already won twice for the season from 10 starts after brushing aside a $250,000 group on last.

The gelded son of Skipping will return just as fit but will go one kilo heavier at 53.0kg for 4.0kg claiming apprentice Arthur Budhu, who replaces Osive Donegal. The slight increase in weight should not make a difference at this level and General Curlin should continue from where he left off on Saturday, despite the presence of Progressive, who is expected to be his main danger.

In addition to Progressive, there are Quiet Knight and the two distance specialists, Nahima and the imported Kokopelli Cat, who has the best time over 1,820 metres of 1:57.1 at a much higher level.

Seven-year-old grey mare Kokopelli Cat by Western Cat out of Kokopelli Cafe (Waquoit) is ideally bred for twoturn events, but has seen better days and is a far cry from the time she arrived in Jamaica three years ago.

She won recently over 1,400 metres after a long drought for her second success on local soil and this shows that to some extent that she can still win races.

Jockey Richard Mitchell will remain in the saddle for trainer Wilfred Chin and the daughter of Western Cat could be among those who will be challenging General Curlin for their share of the “Jack” Radix Trophy take late in the event.