Two time Group level winner Larry’s Never Later heads nominations for the Listed $200,000 2012 Warrnambool Cup (2350m) that will take place as the feature event on a 10-race card this Thursday.

The versatile Jim Conlan-trained gelding is a regular metropolitan runner and will head to the Warrnambool with promising form on his side after running third in the Listed JRA Plate at Randwick on April 21.

A son of Pentire, the six-year-old has won seven of 33 starts including the 2010 Launceston Cup and the Group 3 Rainbow Foundation Stakes.

He is joined in nominations by Al Maher mare Dance With Her who has experienced plenty of success in regional Victoria recently.

The five-year-old began her 2012 campaign with victories in Bendigo’s Golden Mile as well as the Pakenham Cup.

She will appreciate the return back to the country after struggling in two metropolitan hit-outs following the Pakenham Cup win.

Adelaide Cup fourth place-getter Enchanting Waters will enjoy a return to a stayer’s distance after finishing sevenths over 1600 metres last start.

The seven-year-old mare has enjoyed recent success over longer distances including the Group 3 Lord Reims Stakes at Morphetville where she produced an impressive 2.5 length victory.

Local hope Hissing Sid returns for another crack at the event in which he took top honours in both 2009 and 2010.

The seven-year-old gelding did not contest his home race in 2011 and it will be interesting to see how he handles the return after producing a disappointing ninth in his last start in the Hamilton Cup.

Other horses set to compete in the 2012 Warrnambool Cup include Robert Smerdon-trained gelding Black and Bent, French import Laristan and Ken Keys-trained Boom ‘n’ Zoom.

Warrnambool Cup 2012 – Nominations

Horse	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	ABITOFADO (NZ)	Patrick F Ryan	84
2	AKZAR (IRE)	Rob Blacker	82
3	BLACK AND BENT	Robert Smerdon	96
4	BOOM ’N’ ZOOM	Ken Keys	94
5	BORAT	Jarrod McLean	66
6	CLANGA’S GLORY	Dennis Beriman	76
7	CONSTANT FORCE	Bill & Symon Wilde	90
8	CRABS (NZ)	Chris Hyland	91
9	CROCODILE CANYON (NZ)	Patrick Payne	86
10	DANCE WITH HER	David Brideoake & David Feek	99
11	DARK NOTE	Mark Houlahan	82
12	DOMESKY	Michael Kent	98
13	ENCHANTING WATERS	Michael Sell	92
14	FIELDMASTER (NZ)	Patrick Payne	92
15	FINE CALIBRE	Aaron Purcell	72
16	FINIGUERRA	Darryl Dodson	87
17	GOTHIC CROWN	Todd Balfour	55
18	HISSING SID	Bill & Symon Wilde	94
19	HURDY GURDY MAN	Darren Weir	72
20	I’M JAKE (NZ)	David Brideoake & David Feek	91
21	JELLY BABY (NZ)	Michael Moroney	76
22	KERDEM (IRE)	Patrick Payne	85
23	KIRRIBILLI GOLD	Robert Smerdon	68
24	LARISTAN (FR)	David Hayes	97
25	LARRY’S NEVER LATE (NZ)	Jim Conlan	100
26	LUCKY EIGHTY EIGHT	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	97
27	MAGNIFIQUE SOLEIL	Darren Weir	85
28	MAYTHEHORSEBEMAGIC (NZ)	Michael Moroney	87
29	MISS PHROMILY	Chris Hyland	70
30	MODULE (NZ)	Peter Gelagotis	91
31	MR O’CEIRIN (NZ)	Ciaron Maher	84
32	OLYMPIC WIN (NZ)	Robert Smerdon	89
33	RISK IT ALL	Michael O’Leary	79
34	ROWLAND	Robbie Laing	75
35	STREAKY FELLA	Aaron Purcell	80
36	SWOOPER	Darryl Dodson	89
37	TELESMON	Matthew Williams	72
38	THE BLACK OAK (NZ)	Ciaron Maher	82
39	TUSCAN FIRE	Dan O’Sullivan	74