Fourie back for more at Fairview

Richard Fourie is back in action at Fairview on Friday with racing taking place on the Polytrack.

Fourie was away last week, and trainer Alan Greeff struggled, but they will be back in the winners’ box soon enough.

Ironically though, it does appear that Fourie's best ride will be Oliver Twist for trainer Gavin Smith in Race 2, a Maiden Plate over 1600m.

This Ideal World colt has improved with each run and was also a runner-up under Fourie twice in a row.

He was only run out of it late by Karoo Gold last time out over this course and distance last month. That was his first run on the Polytrack and he will have learned from that experience.

Fourie and Greeff team up with last season’s Champion Two-Year-Old-Filly Splicethemainbrace in Race 6, the Fillies Guineas Plate over 1400m.

Unbeaten in five starts as a juvenile Splicethemainbrace won some good races. She does, however, have a couple of question marks that need to be answered.

The Master Of My Fate filly struggled in her only start of this season when never in the race on a soft track in September. It is likely she did not like the conditions that day.

More concerning is that she tries the Polytrack for the first time and has to give rival Happy Holly 8kg. That is a lot of weight to give to a filly she has beaten three times all by very narrow margins.

Happy Holly also disappointed when returning from a break and was only fifth and beaten six lengths by Ellorix over 1000m in her first try on the Polytrack.

Happy Holly was given a soft ride that day and she will be hard to beat at these weights if showing her best side.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 6 Fantasy Girl, 1 Sweet Cake, 7 Gotcha Buzz, 2 String Of Lights

Race 2: 6 Oliver Twist, 1 Roll Of The Dice, 5 Lord Quinn, 7 Super Casanova

Race 3: 1 Angel Of My Heart, 6 One Wish, 4 Accumulate, 11 Take Your Time

Race 4: 5 My Ami Beach, 2 Aadehya, 1 Eyjafjallajokull, 8 Marquez

Race 5: 9 Dr Faustus, 3 Ledell's Echo, 2 The Mauritian, 8 Donny Tee

Race 6: 3 Happy Holly, 1 Splicethemainbrace, 2 Can't Say No, 7 Blue Palace

Race 7: 11 El Romiachi, 6 Pedro, 8 Scampton, 1 Waz Wouter

Race 8: 2 Get It Done, 3 Lady Writer, 1 Cicadidae, 5 Gold For Africa

BEST BET

Race 2: 6 Oliver Twist

VALUE BET

Race 5: 9 Dr Faustus

BEST SWINGER

Race 6 1x3

BIPOT

R216

Leg 1: 1, 6, 7

Leg 2: 6

Leg 3: 1, 4, 6

Leg 4: 1, 2, 5

Leg 5: 2, 3, 8, 9

Leg 6: 1, 3

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R324

Leg 1: 6

Leg 2: 1, 6

Leg 3: 1, 2, 5

Leg 4: 2, 3, 9

Leg 5: 1, 3

Leg 6: 6, 8, 11

Leg 7: 1, 2, 3

PICK 6

R2250

Leg 1: 1, 4, 6

Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Leg 3: 2, 3, 6, 8, 9

Leg 4: 1, 3

Leg 5: 1, 6, 7, 8, 11

Leg 6: 1, 2, 3

JACKPOT 1

R250

Leg 1: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Leg 2: 2, 3, 6, 8, 9

Leg 3: 1, 3

Leg 4: 1, 6, 7, 8, 11

JACKPOT 2

R150

Leg 1: 2, 3, 6, 8, 9

Leg 2: 1, 3

Leg 3: 1, 6, 7, 8, 11

Leg 4: 1, 2, 3