After a quiet start to theyear, trainer Alan Greeff and jockey Richard Fourie are now starting to streamthe winners, and classy Fairy Knight should prove too good for his five rivals onthe turf track at Fairview on Friday.
He runs in Race 6, aPinnacle Stakes over 1400m. The now five-year-old gelding has won 12 of his 24starts and is seeking a hat-trick after some smart recent wins on thePolytrack. His record over this distance is excellent, having won three of hisfive starts and finishing runner-up on the other two occasions.
He looks very wellweighted in this race. With it being a small field, the pace is unlikely to bestrong, and he could well make all the running.
His stable companion, GuyGibson, is talented but not an easy horse to win with. His record of just threewins from 24 starts testifies to his difficulty in finishing off his races.However, jockey Andrew Fortune is very good with horses of this nature, so itwould be no surprise if he is able to get the best out of Guy Gibson.
Interestingly, all GuyGibson’s runs at Fairview have been on the Polytrack and it will be interestingto see how reverting to turf will affect his performance.
The only other likelydanger appears to be the Dean Smith-trained USA’S Hope. This United States-bredgelding has not won for over a year, but he is consistent and should once againchallenge for top honours.
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Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 2 Casperita, 6Rock Me Mama, 3 Eternal Spirit, 5 Quick Sketch
Race 2: 10 Winteronthegreen, 4 Tittlemouse, 6 HereComes Johnny, 9 The Scarlet Cat
Race 3: 7 Atlantic Pearl, 5 Iconic Winter, 10 Endizayo,1 Indestructable
Race 4: 3 Lebombo Gold, 1 Lana View, 4 Witching Hour, 5Oh Mandy
Race 5: 6 Galileo Star, 10 You're So Special, 5Tintamarre, 8 One Too Many
Race 6: 1 Fairy Knight, 2 Guy Gibson, 3 USA's Hope, 5Champonelle
Race 7: 7 Guarding The Wall, 6 Elusive Black, 5 TravelMaster, 12 Mr Belvedere
Race 8: 9 Shori Kai, 8 Just One Kiss, 2 SunSpectacular, 16 Pomodoro Magic
<aname="_hlk80980808">BEST BET</aname="_hlk80980808">
Race 6: 1 FairyKnight
VALUE BET
Race 7: 7Guarding The Wall
BEST SWINGER
Race 4 1x3
BIPOT
R162
Leg 1: 2, 3, 6
Leg 2: 4, 6, 10
Leg 3: 5, 7, 10
Leg 4: 1, 3
Leg 5: 5, 6, 10
Leg 6: 1
PLACE A CCUMULATOR
R288
Leg 1: 4, 10
Leg 2: 5, 7, 10
Leg 3: 1, 3
Leg 4: 6, 10
Leg 5: 1
Leg 6: 5, 6, 7
Leg 7: 2, 8, 9, 16
PICK 6
R1875
Leg 1: 1, 5, 6, 7, 10
Leg 2: 1, 3, 4
Leg 3: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10
Leg 4: 1
Leg 5: 1, 5, 6, 7, 12
Leg 6: 2, 8, 9, 13, 16
JACKPOT 1
R75
Leg 1: 1, 3, 4
Leg 2: 3, 5,6, 8, 10
Leg 3: 1
Leg 4: 1, 5,6, 7, 12
JACKPOT 2
R125
Leg 1: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10
Leg 2: 1
Leg 3: 1, 5, 6, 7, 12
Leg 4: 2, 8, 9, 13, 16
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