Race 4 : Rainy season 12/1 is 4.5kg better off for a 4.7 lengtg beating with the eiger sanction 18/10 , flag bearer 5/2 has a very inexperienced jock and that could make the difference here , Rainy season eachway for me
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I have been terribly off-form - hopefully the AHS injections will now start to kick in ...
R1: Imo does look a bit trappy - not much to choose in my book between Fetching Flyer, Glamourous Lady (both lightly raced with GL jumping from pole position) and Tik Tok Addiction (seems moderate); I would be including Kuramathi who was beaten 11 lengths last time, but only about 3 lengths by Lacewing; question is how would one rate Lacewing against the others in the betting ?
R2: The Specialist does look a penalty kick here.
R3: The Cane Train tries shorter again - not sure if he is better this trip, but he does face seemingly a weak lot and holds Roll of the Dice who looks the main danger; Jaham of course may improve, but had a poorish debut
R4: Competitive handicap; Eiger Sanction won in good style last time, but is weighted to be beaten here by Flag Bearer who has an 'aapie' riding claiming 4 kgs - will he get the pace correct ? As such I prefer Streissand, while Guerilla Warfare could surprise racing fresh
R5: Salenio Penunsila has found a weak field and looks sure to fight it out - I think the surprise package could be Ode to the Ocean from pole position, who has come down 33 points in the ratings - and another 8 points since running a fair 3rd in March
R6: Hierkommiebokkie aptly named and is going from strength to strength so should be right there again; I think she has to beat Queen of Fire who gets a whopping 9 kgs from the favorite, also drawn better and good juvenile form - at 8s she is the value imo
R7: Pinnacle Stakes where the best-weighted column makes for interesting reading - jointly best in is Zinovi (2nd run in a week after a break ?) and Unzen (better stand-side track ?), while Mercantour and Taikonaut both have dropped in the ratings, which theoretically gives them both a chance at the weights - at 35/1 I think Taikonaut worth including in exotics
R8: As mentioned, strange that an 8-race card is presented on the Highveld on a weekend (after a dismal 7 race affair in the week) - this looks a competitive Handicap where many have a chance, bar maybe Prince of Denmark ....
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