Best Bet: SWIFT CHARM (Race 5)
Value Bet: BONCASSIE (Race 6)
Jackpot (race 4 – 7)
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Cost: R54.00
Race 4
ALL TOO QUICK hung out on the home turn to finish in fifth place last time out over 1100M, 6.3L behind the winner, when returning from a 59-week spell. She has cracked pole position and the fact that her connections have brought her back into racing after such a lengthy absence would seem to suggest that they believe that she still has something more to offer them.
EXOLAY stayed on well when ending up in tenth place last time out over 1300M, 5.3L back from the winner. She has a wideish draw eight, but will be having her peak run after returning from a 19-week break and should be right up there when they hit the line.
EXTESSIVE is the stable companion to the latter who followed up on her penultimate run victory over six furlongs with a staying on second place finish next time out over seven furlongs, just a neck off the winner. She faces a wide draw twelve, but she should be doing her best work late and makes a solid backup for the yard.
Race 5
The day’s best bet, SWIFT CHARM won over five furlongs on debut at this track and then finished fourth next time out over the same c&d, 1.7L back from the winner, but he had to be held up on the home turn that day, so that effort was encouraging. He gets a handy draw two and with better luck in running, he could prove hard to topple.
ILOVETHEGAME won his penultimate run over seven furlongs and then finished fourth next time out over a mile at this track, 2.3L adrift of the winner. He only weakened in the latter stages on that occasion, suggesting that the drop in trip will be to his liking. He faces a wideish gate eight, but he could emerge as the biggest threat to the top choice.
WAR MEMORIAL was slow away and did not get the clearest of passages in the home straight when finishing eighth in his latest outing over six furlongs, 8.3L adrift of the winner, so that effort is best ignored. He is sure to put his pole position to good use and should be involved in the finish.
Race 6
BONCASSIE is a 4yr old filly taking on the boys. She won over seven furlongs three runs back and then finished third in her next outing over 1100M before being disappointed to end up in tenth spot last time out over six furlongs, seven and a half lengths adrift of the victor and was immediately rested for 23 weeks. She returns here without having had the benefit of a barrier trial, so her fitness will have to be taken on trust and she has a wideish draw eight, but on the plus side, she will get 3kgs taken off her back thanks to her claiming apprentice and is made the value bet on the day’s card.
DEBUSSY won his penultimate run over 900M and then finished third next time out over five furlongs, 1.3L behind the winner, but he had nothing go his way that day. He jumped awkwardly and was bumped shortly after the start and then came three wide into the home straight, so should have finished closer to the winner than he officially did. The gelding is drawn the widest of them all in gate fourteen but will be having his peak run after returning from a 15-week spell.
PERIGORD is the stable companion to the top choice who showed sudden improvement to win his last start over five furlongs by 1.2L, notwithstanding being crowded at the start. He stayed on well in that contest and gets a much kinder draw four and represents a solid backup for the yard.
Race 7
HUMANITARIAN has consistent formlines to his name, finishing second last time out over 1550M, just under a half-length back from the winner, but he had to weave his way down the home straight that day and then hung out over the latter stages. He has pulled gate eight and should turn in another honest performance today.
BEEF WEEK PRINCESS is a 5yr old mare taking on males, but she came the widest of them all into the home stretch last time out when finishing third over 1550M, just a length behind the winner. She has pulled a useful draw two and should give the boys a good run for their money.
KENNYSING is seldom far off the action, finishing fifth last time out over 1300M, two lengths off the winner. The gelding raced just behind the leaders on that occasion before staying on well over the latter stages. He will have to deal with a wide gate ten, but will be having his peak run after returning from a 19-week spell and should be included in all bets.
