Crawford and Snaith dominate Cape meet

The 10-race card at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday 13 April looks set to be dominated by leading Western Cape trainers Brett Crawford and Justin Snaith, who are both well-represented on the day with strong winning chances throughout the meeting.

They are responsible for 25% of the 123 runners engaged at the next Cape Town meeting - the former sends out 16 runners on the day to rival the 15 from Snaith's yard. Ultimately, that could prove the difference between the two formidable stables with Crawford likely to earn bragging rights on the day by bettering Snaith's haul of three potential race wins with a four-timer of his own.

After a promising (albeit unlucky) third on debut over 1000m, Lancaster Bomber filly Be Merry should improve with the benefit of that experience to get Snaith and stable jockey Grant van Niekerk off to a winning start over the same course and distance in Race 1.

The same combination is also expected to land the spoils in Race 2 over 1600m with Master Of Paris, who wouldn't be winning out of turn after two seconds and a third in his last three starts (all over 1400m).

Crawford, however, should settle the score with a quick race-to-race double of his own. He saddles a three-pronged attack in Race 3, and while a case can be made for each of his runners in this 2200m event, it could pay to side with consistent Sudden Song whose encouraging last-start second over track and trip was his first outing beyond 2000m.

Gareth Wright partnered this five-year-old son of Sudden Storm last time and will again be aboard CrawfCrawford and Snaith dominate Cape meet

ord's charge, who is good value for an each-way bet under just 52.5kg.

Stablemate Mont Loisir is one of the better bets on the card and ought to get title-chasing jockey Richard Fourie on the board in Race 4 over 1400m.

This progressive Vercingetorix gelding has finished second in both course-and-distance appearances under the same rider but is unlikely to be beaten on this occasion from a favourable No 2 stall - as opposed to No 10 of 12 last time out.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 2 Be Merry, 1 Scarlet Macaw, 3 Poetic Princess, 12 Furious Queen

Race 2: 7 Master Of Paris, 5 Tothemoonandback, 1 Big Poppa, 3 Prime Venture

Race 3: 3 Sudden Song, 4 Allez Moris, 5 Supreme Dream, 7 Love Is A Rose

Race 4: 2 Mont Loisir, 6 Greenland, 3 Water Dragon, 4 Groovejet

Race 5: 1 Among The Clouds, 4 Callmegetrix, 2 Wugug, 5 Go Like Flo

Race 6: 2 Tyrion Lannister, 1 Fibonacci, 5 Pomodoro's Jet, 4 Innamorare, 6 Solomons Seal

Race 7: 7 Basic Maneuvers, 4 Summer Night City, 1 Cattaleya, 3 Destined To Dance

Race 8: 2 Prevalence, 7 Blue Bay, 11 Aberdeen, 6 Voorloopertjie

Race 9: 14 The Tinkerman, 9 Night Bomber, 6 Night Tiger, 3 Fort Red

Race 10: 14 Hear My Voice, 9 Great Cat, 10 Night Vigil, 13 Gimmethewaltz

BEST BET

Race 4: 2 Mont Loisir

VALUE BET

Race 10: 14 Hear My Voice

BEST SWINGER

Race 4 2x6

BIPOT

R162

Leg 1: 5, 7

Leg 2: 3, 4, 5

Leg 3: 2

Leg 4: 1, 2, 4

Leg 5: 1, 2, 5

Leg 6: 1, 4, 7

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R324

Leg 1: 3, 4

Leg 2: 2

Leg 3: 1, 2, 4

Leg 4: 1, 2, 5

Leg 5: 4, 7

Leg 6: 2, 7, 11

Leg 7: 6, 9, 14

PICK 6

R450

Leg 1: 2

Leg 2: 1, 2, 4

Leg 3: 1, 2, 5

Leg 4: 4, 7

Leg 5: 1, 2, 6, 7, 11

Leg 6: 3, 6, 9, 14, 15

JACKPOT 1

R90

Leg 1: 1, 2, 4

Leg 2: 1, 2, 5

Leg 3: 4, 7

Leg 4: 1, 2, 6, 7, 11

JACKPOT 2

R200

Leg 1: 4, 7

Leg 2: 1, 2, 6, 7, 11

Leg 3: 3, 6, 9, 14, 15

Leg 4: 9, 10, 13, 14