Strong N Powerful - that is quite a name for a horse.

Can you imagine if he turned out to be a wimp?

There would have been no end to the sniggers and brickbats from his mates in the yard.

Luckily for him, Strong N Powerful has lived up to his tag.

Thanks to his trainer Leticia Dragon, he has so far put together four wins, two seconds and four thirds in just 12 outings.

That is just two outside the top three.

In my book, that is licence enough for him to strut around the Dragon yard.

And to think, Strong N Powerful is not done yet.

There is plenty of racing and certainly more victories in store for him.

If his connections - the Strong Stable - need more assurance, they have only to look at his showing at the trials on Tuesday morning.

Taken out by Juan Paul van der Merwe, it looked from the get-go that Strong N Powerful was out for a morning stroll.

There he was, last of the lot, when the runners made that first turn on the far side.

When the field straightened for the run home, he was still in last spot.