Jack Milner
There is a belief among many horseplayers that as long as a horse keeps winning, one should keep following it until it loses.
That looks to be the case with St John Gray’s Eiger Sanction who on his fourth successive race at the Vaal last week.
Gray and jockey Muzi Yeni have been in remarkable form of late and this four-year-old son of Potala Palace has just kept winning.
They will be looking to extend that to five at Turffontein on Tuesday when Eiger Sanction lines up in Race 3, a MR 80 Handicap over 1800m on the Inside track.
He obviously took last week’s run very well when he showed tremendous courage to get up close home to beat Total Surrender by a long head.
He did get a five-point penalty for that win so he will carry 2.5kg more than the carded weight of 59kg.
That does mean that his merit rating will have gone up 20 points since the winning run began on 31 August, and clearly means it will get tougher as his opposition gets stronger.
It is worth noting that Eiger Sanction’s improvement came after Gray took the decision to remove the blinkers.
Yeni could also get punters off to a winning start in Race 1 where he rides Panning Gold for trainer Alson Ndzilana in this Maiden Plate over 2000m.
This gelding may have been a big disappointment last time after being heavily backed to win over this distance against winners. He did have excuses in that he was reported not to be striding freely, and he is now drops back to maiden company.
In fact, based on merit ratings he is at least 7.5kg better off with any of his opposition.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 4 Panning Gold, 9 Yojimbo, 5 Cliffie Clavin, 2 The Merciful
Race 2: 3 Zoombomber, 1 Callaburn, 2 Guy Alexander, 5 Rainy Season
Race 3: 4 Eiger Sanction, 12 The Octagon, 5 DJ Junior, 6 Hazlo Grande
Race 4: 3 Pacific, 1 Basingstoke, 9 Twice As Wild, 11 Tibetan Voyage
Race 5: 5 Kia Kaha, 3 Arilena, 1 Autumn Var, 7 Stroopsoet
Race 6: 1 Nettleton, 2 Green Flash, 8 Poblano, 4 Bosum Buddy
Race 7: 5 Andi's Girl, 8 Across The Pond, 10 Risky Business, 1 Duenna
Race 8: 5 Say It Loud, 4 Queen Of Love, 7 Future Date, 8 Honorable Member
Race 9: 7 Palace Dancer, 5 Oxalis Gold, 2 Twostep Queen, 1 Courageous
BEST BET
Race 7 No 5 Andi's Girl
VALUE BET
Race 3 No 4 Eiger Sanction
BEST SWINGER
Race 1 4x9
BIPOT
R216
Leg 1: 1, 2, 3
Leg 2: 4, 5, 6, 12
Leg 3: 1, 3, 9
Leg 4: 1, 3, 5
Leg 5: 1, 2
Leg 6: 5
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R216
Leg 1: 4, 5, 12
Leg 2: 1, 3, 9
Leg 3: 1, 2, 8
Leg 4: 1, 2
Leg 5: 5
Leg 6: 4, 5
Leg 7: 5, 7
PICK 6
R720
Leg 1: 1, 2, 3, 9, 11
Leg 2: 1, 3, 5, 7
Leg 3: 1, 2, 8
Leg 4: 5
Leg 5: 4, 5, 7
Leg 6: 1, 2, 5, 7
JACKPOT 1
R36
Leg 1: 1, 3, 5, 7
Leg 2: 1, 2, 8
Leg 3: 5
Leg 4: 4, 5, 7
JACKPOT 2
R36
Leg 1: 1, 2, 8
Leg 2: 5
Leg 3: 4, 5, 7
Leg 4: 1, 2, 5, 7
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