Barbaresco set for winning warm-up

Jack Milner

The Highveld spring season is about to hit full steam and many trainers are using this period to get their charges ready for bigger things to come.

One of those runners is Barbaresco who is likely to have races such as the Grade 2 Onamission Charity Mile and Betway Summer Cup on his to-do list.

He was just below the best three-year-olds in the country last season but he did well to run third in the Grade 1 Daily News 2000 at Hollywoodbets Greyville behind two extremely relented three-year-olds in Green With Envy and Flag Man.

He then was quite fancied to run well in both the Hollywoodbets Durban July and the World Pool Champions Cup and was only beaten 3.50 lengths and 5.60 lengths by Oriental Charm and Dave The King respectively.

Barbaresco makes his reappearance in Race 8 at Turffontein on Saturday and is weighted to win this Progress Plate over 1600m on the Inside track.

Despite being burdened with 61kg on his back, he still is at least 4.kg better weighted than any of his opposition, so although this is a prep run, this Gimmethegreenlight gelding will be hard to beat.

S’manga Khumalo takes the ride on the Johan Janse van Vuuren-trained runner for the first time.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 2 Lead The Charge, 5 Master Casper, 4 Taxi To The Moon, 3 Cymric

Race 2: 8 Poplar Park, 2 Wearingofthegreen, 7 Greenhouse, 3 Winter In Paris

Race 3: 6 Inspector James, 3 Tiger Storm, 1 Sutherland, 4 Antonio Gaudi

Race 4: 1 Roman's Revenge, 5 Jaham, 4 Royal Miracle, 2 Quelimane

Race 5: 2 Towers Of Gold, 7 Coral Blaze, 1 Gamer, 6 Obsidian

Race 6: 3 Hierkommiebokkie, 5 So Seductive, 2 Chasing Happiness, 1 Vix Princess

Race 7: 7 Heirloom, 2 Nettleton, 3 Golden Aspen, 1 Lovegrass

Race 8: 1 Barbaresco, 8 Sukhumvit, 2 Mastership, 3 Quatermain

Race 9: 9 Confederate, 2 Shinto Shrine, 4 Diwali Rocket, 3 Golden Pavilion

BEST BET

Race 9 No 9 Confederate

VALUE BET

Race 7 No 7 Heirloom

BEST SWINGER

Race 4 1x5

BIPOT

R288

Leg 1: 2, 8

Leg 2: 1, 3, 6

Leg 3: 1, 5

Leg 4: 2, 7

Leg 5: 2, 3, 5

Leg 6: 1, 2, 3, 7

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R108

Leg 1: 1, 3, 6

Leg 2: 1, 5

Leg 3: 2, 7

Leg 4: 2, 3, 5

Leg 5: 2, 3, 7

Leg 6: 1

Leg 7: 2

PICK 6

R300

Leg 1: 1, 5

Leg 2: 1, 2, 7

Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Leg 4: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7

Leg 5: 1, 8

Leg 6: 2

JACKPOT 1

R150

Leg 1: 1, 2, 7

Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7

Leg 4: 1, 8

JACKPOT 2

R50

Leg 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7

Leg 3: 1, 8

Leg 4: 2