Cold Fact a hot bet as Vaal meeting moves to Turffontein

Off times remain the same, but Race 7 will now be run over 1600m.

This change of venue should suit Cold Fact to a T as she could not have been more impressive when winning the first “baby” race of the season at Turffontein.

The two-year-old daughter of What A Winter flew out of the gates and none of the others got a blow-in as she went on to win by 2.75 lengths.

The manner of the victory came as no surprise to trainer Paul Peter as she was showing them excellent work at home.

Cold Fact will open Thurday’s meeting as she lines up in Race 1, a Juvenile Plate over 1000m, and is confidently expected to add a second win to her tally.

She does have to take on the colts and will no longer be able to get off the 4kg apprentice claim as Gabriel Pieterse has returned to the SA Jockey Academy in KwaZulu-Natal due to the restrictions on movement brought about by the lockdown.

However, Craig Zackey’s runner has been scratched and he has picked up the ride on Cold Fact.       

Kay Tee Perry may have been ‘gifted’ a victory when she lines up in Race 2, a MR 88 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1600m.

Three-year-olds Chloris and Magical Flight both ran on Tuesday at the Vaal with the latter winning Race 4 and the former finishing in fourth. Chloris has already been scratched but Sean Tarry has left Magical Flight in the field. Magical Flight will now carry 54.5kg That makes this a race in two between Johan Janse van Vuuren-trained Kay Tee Perry and Magical Flight, who obviously pulled up well. 

De Kock-trained Mezuzah wasn’t disgraced in his first run as a gelding last time and looks a Pick 6 banker in Race 4, a Maiden Plate over 1000m, in his third outing.

The What A Winter three-year-old was slowly away, hung in over the final 300m and was still just touched off by Tiki Taka. With a little more experience, he should make amends.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 2 Cold Fact, 1 Rollwiththepunches, 7 Route Sixty Six, 6 Freedom Of Choice

Race 2: 4 Kay Tee Perry, 7 Magical Flight, 2 Diorama, 3 Jacko Boy

Race 3: 11 Golden Spoon, 7 Almalfi Coast, 9 Broadway Babe, 13 Magic Choice

Race 4: 9 Mezuzah, 2 Sonny Quinn, 11 Varatti, 1 Imitation Game

Race 5: 1 Odd Rob, 4 Port Key, 5 Gold Griffin, 2 Captain Chorus

Race 6: 6 Ballet Shoes, 1 Cornish Pomodoro, 2 Snow Palace, 4 Dogliotti

Race 7: 9 Bartholomeus,4 Making A Scene, 7 Banha Bridge, 2 Wolffs World

Race 8: 10 Imperial Duke, 1 Sun Ray, 13 Keepingthepeace, 11 Parallax

BEST BET

Race 4 No 9 Mezuzah

VALUE BET

Race 7 No 9 Batholomeus

BEST SWINGER

Race 6 3×6

BIPOT

R18

Leg 1: 2

Leg 2: 4

Leg 3: 7, 9, 11

Leg 4: 9

Leg 5: 1, 4, 5

Leg 6: 3, 6

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R162

Leg 1: 4

Leg 2: 7, 9, 11 

Leg 3: 9

Leg 4: 1, 4, 5

Leg 5: 3, 6

Leg 6: 4, 7, 9

Leg 7: 1, 10, 13

PICK 6

R1200

Leg 1: 7, 8, 9, 11, 13

Leg 2: 9

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

Leg 4: 1, 6

Leg 5: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

Leg 6: 1, 10, 11, 13

JACKPOT 1

R60

Leg 2: 9

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

Leg 4: 1, 6

Leg 5: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

JACKPOT 2

R240

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

Leg 4: 1, 6

Leg 5: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

Leg 6: 1, 10, 11, 13