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