Favourites to fire at Fairview

Jack Milner

Punters of favourites could be in for a good day at Fairview on Friday as there are four runners priced up at odds-on on the eight-race card.

Three of them – My Best Shot, Splicethemainbrace and Three Rocks – are trained by Alan Greeff while the other is Justin Snaith-trained Pacaya.

The best of them for punting purposes could be My Best Shot who runs in Race 3, the Racehorse Owners Association Plate over 1400m.

The Fire Away colt had a couple of these rivals behind him in July over this course and distance and he can beat them all again.

My Best Shot has looked good since being sent around a turn, winning three of his last five starts. Two of those wins were over this track and trip.

He was a solid winner on the Polytrack last time out, coming from well off the pace to get up late.

Jockey Richard Fourie will be aboard him as well as Splicethemainbrace and Three Rocks.

The three-year-old filly Splicethemainbrace won all five of her juvenile starts so she goes unbeaten into Race 5, a MR 90 Handicap over 1000m.

She takes on some hard knockers and it is perhaps not her very best distance, but she keeps winning and it will take a brave punter to take her on.

Snaith has been at his done particularly well with his raiders recently and Pacaya will probably be the favourite to take out Race 6, the Friendly City Stakes (Listed) over 1800m.

The Trippi gelding has taken on some decent fields in the Western Cape and was only run out of it very late by stable companion Rapidash last time out

He is weighted to win this race comfortably and Muzi Yeni will give him every assistance from the saddle.

The Greeff-trained pair of Fairy Knight and Joy and Peace both had very good three-year-old campaigns and will be looking to pick up the pieces if Pacaya does not show his best.

More was expected from Fairy Knight in last year’s East Cape Derby but he proved no match for his stable companion, filly Joy And Peace, so it is interesting that Fourie will stick with Fairy Knight.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 1 War Sword, 12 Extraction, 11 Dancing In Winter, 9 Ponte Vecchio

Race 2: 11 Lady Luck, 10 Path Of Choice, 1 Sun Spectacular, 4 Four Jacks

Race 3: 1 My Best Shot, 4 Family Law, 3 Mister Speaker, 7 Sakurajima

Race 4: 7 Union Rose, 6 Arabian Red, 2 Nothingelsematters, 3 Gold Gunner

Race 5: 2 Splicethemainbrace, 3 Forest Spy, 8 Anuschka's World, 5 Great Melody

Race 6: 1 Pacaya, 4 Fairy Knight, 2 Cherry Ano, 8 Joy And Peace

Race 7: 1 Three Rocks, 2 Miss Greenlight, 3 Gocekwithlove, 4 Golden Pacific

Race 8: 11 Komesans Passion, 8 Bytheliteofthemoon, 4 Blue Palace, 6 Cold Truth

BEST BET

Race 3: 1 My Best Shot

VALUE BET

Race 8: 11 Komesans Passion

BEST SWINGER

Race 5 2x3

BIPOT

R192

Leg 1: 1, 9, 11, 12

Leg 2: 1, 4, 10, 11

Leg 3: 1

Leg 4: 2, 6, 7

Leg 5: 2, 3

Leg 6: 1, 4

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R36

Leg 1: 1, 10, 11

Leg 2: 1

Leg 3: 2, 6, 7

Leg 4: 2

Leg 5: 1

Leg 6: 1

Leg 7: 4, 6, 8, 11

PICK 6

R240

Leg 1: 1

Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7

Leg 3: 2, 3

Leg 4: 1, 4

Leg 5: 1, 2

Leg 6: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11

JACKPOT 1

R40

Leg 1: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7

Leg 2: 2, 3

Leg 3: 1, 4

Leg 4: 1, 2

JACKPOT 2

R48

Leg 1: 2, 3

Leg 2: 1, 4

Leg 3: 1, 2

Leg 4: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11