Ferrie’s Lion to strike at Greyville

Trainer Stuart Ferrie ended off the season with a bang when Gladatorian picked up the Grade 1 HKJC Champions Cup over 1800m and then started the season well enough on Sunday when well-backed Town Crier won Race 2, also at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

The run of good form can continue at the same venue on Wednesday when Ferrie sends out

Lions Eye in Race 5, a Class 5 Handicap over 1000m on the turf.

The five-year-old gelding is very well bred being one of the last sons of Silvano and from the manner in which he won his maiden from a wide draw one would have thought he would be on his way to regular success.

But he has had a stop-start time of it and may have had his fair share of issues having raced only 10 times.

Last time he came in for solid betting support and ran well on the Polytrack but in all his starts on that surface, he has not produced the form that has established on turf.

This time, jumping from No 2 draw, he could get back to winning ways. The overdue gelding could be easy to back on paper even though dropping in class from his last run as the race appears the toughest handicap on the card.

Sean Veale has ridden him four times, including when he won, and has placed on another two occasion. He will be back in the irons once again.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 4 Mohave Prince, 11 Master Du Rouvray, 6 Wonderful Tonight, 5 Global Warrior

Race 2: 7 Catch A Penny, 2 Intro, 6 Splash Of Love, 3 Omnia

Race 3: 6 Go Grayson Go, 3 Solar Sail, 2 Beach Palace, 8 Coppola

Race 4: 5 Di Rosa, 11 Chericherilady, 6 Chimes At Midnight, 7 Ms Galore

Race 5: 2 Lions Eye, 4 One Irish Rover, 8 Purple Powahouse, 10 Fate Of Fortune

Race 6: 6 Star In Motion, 5 Cardinal Chief, 1 Run Forest Run, 10 El Dante

Race 7: 5 Wing Walker, 8 Sea Shanty, 2 Griffin Park, 3 Dont Judge

Race 8: 10 School Policy, 4 Avernian Goddess, 5 Ubukhwebezana, 3 Purple Flower

BEST BET

Race 1: 4 Mohave Prince

VALUE BET

Race 2: 7 Catch A Penny

BEST SWINGER

Race 3 3x6

BIPOT                          

R72

Leg 1: 4

Leg 2: 2, 7

Leg 3: 3, 6

Leg 4: 5, 6, 11

Leg 5: 2, 4, 8

Leg 6: 5, 6

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R128

Leg 1: 7

Leg 2: 3, 6

Leg 3: 5, 11

Leg 4: 2, 4

Leg 5: 5, 6

Leg 6: 5, 8

Leg 7: 3, 4, 5, 10

PICK 6

R800

Leg 1: 3, 6

Leg 2: 5, 6, 7, 11

Leg 3: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

Leg 4: 5, 6

Leg 5: 5, 8

Leg 6: 3, 4, 5, 10, 11

JACKPOT 1

R80

Leg 1: 5, 6, 7, 11

Leg 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

Leg 3: 5, 6

Leg 4: 5, 8

JACKPOT 2

R100

Leg 1: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

Leg 2: 5, 6

Leg 3: 5, 8

Leg 4: 3, 4, 5, 10, 11