Jack Milner
Bettors could have the benefit of two bankers on Thursday’s card at Turffontein where they race on the Standside track.
It could pay to go with Destiny Of Fire in Race 5 and Confederate in Race 6 as bankers in the exotics and that will give punters the opportunity to focus on the other legs which look far more threatening.
Destiny Of Fire lines up in a MR 73 Handicap over 1600m and on paper she has quite a lot to do. Firstly, she will be taking on the colts and secondly, she has been allotted top weight of 60kg.
However, when you look at the level of opposition she has faced in her five previous starts this is quite a drop in class.
Her last two races had average merit ratings of 96 and 83, while this race the average is just 68. Two runs back she contested the Grade 3 Fillies Mile and from a wide draw finished 5.50 lengths behind World Of Alice.
Her last start was in a MR 88 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1400m where she jumped slowly, had to be steadied 800m from home and was only beaten two lengths by Ceuta.
This time she is well drawn and will have the services of Gavin Lerena.
Lerena will also be aboard Confederate in Race 6, a MR 98 Handicap over 1600m.
Fabian Habib’s runner has raced six times for two victories and four places and is well placed to extend his winning tally. This three-year-old son of Fire Away has won his only race over the course and distance and racing off a handy weight of 56.5kg in his third run after gelding should have this race at his mercy.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 10 Blazing Beauty, 4 Bilingual, 9 Act On Snow, 3 Winter Miracle
Race 2: 14 Golden Alexia, 4 Dylan's Champ, 1 Apache Chief, 13 Immediate Edge
Race 3: 2 Twelve Oclock High, 1 Don't Cry For Me, 3 Busstopinhounslow, 4 Hat Trick Or Treat
Race 4: 7 Gerbera, 1 Cherry Oh Baby, 3 Asiah's Tiara, 2 Lacewing
Race 5: 1 Destiny Of Fire, 3 Princess Ilaria, 2 Mocha Macaroon, 5 Gamer
Race 6: 5 Confederate, 8 Majestic Palace, 3 Whafeef, 6 We Are The Logans
Race 7: 3 Queen Of Love, 9 Warning Sound, 2 Across The Pond, 10 Tuscan Star
Race 8: 2 Two Miles West, 4 Doitwithdiamonds, 3 Willow Express, 6 DJ Junior
BEST BET
Race 5 No 1 Destiny Of Fire
VALUE BET
Race 8 No 2 Two Miles West
BEST SWINGER
Race 4 1x7
BIPOT
R128
Leg 1: 3, 4, 9, 10
Leg 2: 1, 4, 13, 14
Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 7
Leg 4: 1, 7
Leg 5: 1
Leg 6: 5
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R288
Leg 1: 1, 4, 14
Leg 2: 1, 2, 3
Leg 3: 1, 7
Leg 4: 1
Leg 5: 5
Leg 6: 2, 3, 9, 10
Leg 7: 2, 3, 4, 6
PICK 6
R784
Leg 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Leg 2: 1, 7
Leg 3: 1
Leg 4: 5
Leg 5: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
Leg 6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
JACKPOT 1
R14
Leg 1: 1, 7
Leg 2: 1
Leg 3: 5
Leg 4: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
JACKPOT 2
R56
Leg 1: 1
Leg 2: 5
Leg 3: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
Leg 4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8