Get in early at HWB Greyville

Jack Milner

The nine-race meeting at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Friday looks highly competitive, but punters could have the opportunity of picking up two early winners which could help them with a kitty for the remainder of the meeting.

After finishing runner-up in his last two races, Master Du Rouvray now looks ready to pick up his first victory. Mark Dixon’s charge was gelded in September last year and has only raced three times since. He finished unplaced in October over 1100m at Greyville and then a 0.50-length second behind Kwagga Blitz over 1400m at HWB Scottsville in February.

His last run was on 6 August over 1400m and Greyville, the same course and distance over which Race 1 will be run today, and he finished a 0.40-length second behind Mohave Prince. He was cut into during the running of that race, and he now looks ready to win with Serino Moodley back in the irons.

The best bet looks to be Curious Girl in Race 2, a Maiden Plate for fillies and mares over 1800m.

The three-year-old Futura filly, trained by Mike and Mathew de Kock, made an excellent debut on 20 August when a 1.60-length third behind De Vlugge over 1600m at Scottsville.

She raced greenly on that occasion and now smarter about racing, jumping from No 2 draw with Craig Zackey up, looks hard to oppose.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 9 Master Du Rouvray, 3 Bourbon's Beast, 7 Next Of Kin, 5 Gimmethegold

Race 2: 2 Curious Girl, 7 Terminal Velocity, 4 Echo, 9 Intro

Race 3: 5 Art Nouveau, 1 Grand Occasion, 6 Our Lady Fate, 4 Princess Palace

Race 4: 8 Connoisseur, 6 Quinn's Time, 12 Global Movement, 10 Rodriguez

Race 5: 7 Faithful Neo, 3 Siesta Sunset, 1 Vision To Achieve, 5 Million Voices

Race 6: 8 Infinity Edge, 5 Warrior Royale, 6 Sovereign Grant, 2 Forward Motion

Race 7: 1 Gorgeous Dude, 7 The Mask, 3 Firelighter, 9 Kaapse Klopse

Race 8: 4 In The Bag, 10 Attaboy, 1 Phaka Imali, 5 Lions Eye

Race 9: 8 Voldemort, 6 Kimball O'Hara, 11 Dapper, 1 Super Fast

BEST BET

Race 2 No 2 Curious Girl

VALUE BET

Race 8 No 4 In The Bag

BEST SWINGER

Race 1 3x9

BIPOT                          

R96

Leg 1: 2

Leg 2: 1, 5

Leg 3: 6, 8, 10, 12

Leg 4: 3, 7

Leg 5: 5, 8

Leg 6: 1, 3, 7

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R324

Leg 1: 5

Leg 2: 6, 8, 12

Leg 3: 3, 7

Leg 4: 5, 8

Leg 5: 1, 3, 7

Leg 6: 1, 4, 10

Leg 7: 6, 8, 11

PICK 6

R2250

Leg 1: 6, 8, 10, 11, 12

Leg 2: 1, 3, 7

Leg 3: 5, 8

Leg 4: 1, 3, 7

Leg 5: 1, 4, 5, 10, 11

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

JACKPOT 1

R2250

Leg 1: 1, 3, 7

Leg 2: 5, 8

Leg 3: 1, 3, 7

Leg 4: 1, 4, 5, 10, 11

JACKPOT 2

R150

Leg 1: 5, 8

Leg 2: 1, 3, 7

Leg 3: 1, 4, 5, 10, 11

Leg 4: 1, 5, 6, 8, 11