Jack Milner
The Non-Black Type Aloe Stakes over 1300m for three-year-old fillies heads up the card at Fairview Tuesday when they race on the Polytrack and Alan Greeff-trained Splicethemainbrace will attempt to brush off a disappointing race in the Grade 1 Cape Fillies Guineas at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth last month.
This daughter of Master Of My Fate has run eight times for six wins and two unplaced runs, interestingly, both defeats coming on soft tracks.
She was very impressive the only time she tried the Polytrack when handing rival Happy Holly a 2.25-length beating giving her 8kg.
There is a slight change to that as, this time round, Splicethemainbrace gives that rival 8.5kg.
Followers of merit ratings could have been surprised by that win as there had been very little between those two rivals when they met on a few occasions on the turf track.
Splicethemainbrace’s win did suggest Happy Holly does not particularly like the Polytrack.
On official ratings though, Happy Holly is a comfortable winner but the betting will probably not suggest that when they jump.
Splicethemainbrace has won six of her seven starts under Richard Fourie and he will undoubtedly be looking forward to the ride.
Greef backs his star filly up with Can't Say No and Ignitethelight.
Can’t Say No has not been at her best of late but is quite capable of getting into the money again.
Ignitethelight is unbeaten in two starts on the Polytrack and on both occasions she has won with something in hand and it will not be much of a surprise if she were to be the main threat to Splicethemainbrace.
Later on this card it may pay to be with Mr Belvedere in Race 5, a Classified Stakes over 1400m.
This four-year-old took 12 starts to get out the maiden ranks. He did, however, win on local debut.
That win was also on this surface and he won in a manner that suggests he has more wins in hand.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 8 Baie Mooi, 1 Miss Prior, 3 Flying Solo, 4 Like A Butterfly
Race 2: 5 Legal Thriller, 3 Union Rose, 1 American Dream, 2 Gold Gunner
Race 3: 1 Splicethemainbrace, 4 Happy Holly, 3 Ignitethelight, 2 Can't Say No
Race 4: 4 Walkonthewildside, 6 Ice Cap, 2 Iqembulabesifazane, 5 Elusive Mata
Race 5: 2 Mr Belvedere, 3 Holocene, 6 A Bit Chilly, 1 Sweet And True
Race 6: 8 Swiss Walt, 3 Whatever Next, 1 Cool Cat, 2 Cool Winter
Race 7: 7 Flight Display, 1 Darling Harbour, 2 Lady Zultanite, 6 Voorsmaakie
Race 8: 4 Lady Sonatine, 5 Sweet Nothings, 1 Angel Of My Heart, 3 Laugh Till I Cry
BEST BET
Race 3: 1 Splicethemainbrace
VALUE BET
Race 6: 8 Swiss Walt
BEST SWINGER
Race 8 4x5
BIPOT
R162
Leg 1: 1, 3, 8
Leg 2: 1, 3, 5
Leg 3: 1
Leg 4: 4, 6
Leg 5: 2, 3, 6
Leg 6: 1, 3, 8
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R288
Leg 1: 3, 5
Leg 2: 1
Leg 3: 4, 6
Leg 4: 2, 3, 6
Leg 5: 1, 3, 8
Leg 6: 1, 2, 6, 7
Leg 7: 4, 5
PICK 6
R1440
Leg 1: 1
Leg 2: 2, 4, 5, 6
Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 6
Leg 4: 1, 3, 8
Leg 5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Leg 6: 1, 4, 5
JACKPOT 1
R480
Leg 1: 2, 4, 5, 6
Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 6
Leg 3: 1, 3, 8
Leg 4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
JACKPOT 2
R360
Leg 1: 1, 2, 3, 6
Leg 2: 1, 3, 8
Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Leg 4: 1, 4, 5