Jack Milner
A number of horses get a second crack at their racing careers by moving to trainers in Gqeberha and take up racing on the Polytrack.
There are a couple pf runners who have moved East after starting their racing careers in Cape Town and two of them could strike at Fairview on Friday when they race on the Polytrack.
Well-bred mare Green Isle is one of them.
Trainer Alan Greeff will be very proud that he received the Gimmethegreenlight mare as a two-time winner after 18 starts, and she is unbeaten in two runs for him.
Green Isle impressed on her local debut when scoring over 1200m on 8 August under S'manga Khumalo. She was clearly lucky to only pick up a two-point penalty for that win.
Jockey Richard Fourie rode a very confident race aboard the five-year-old mare later that month to win a MR 82 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1600m by an easy 1.75 lengths.
The handicapper was not as kind the second time around, as she picked up a five-point penalty.
She has a tricky draw, but Fourie remains aboard her and she does quicken nicely, so expect a big run from her.
The other is Cliffie Miller-trained Palancar who lines up in Race 1, a Maiden Plate over 1300m.
The four-year-old The United States gelding only found a very hard-ridden Party Girl a short head better last time when making his Polytrack debut.
Blinkers have now been added, and the four-year-old gelding should go one better on this occasion. Jockey Marco van Rensburg gets an opportunity to make amends for that narrow defeat.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 1 Palancar, 4 Magnus The Good, 6 Stand Up, 2 Cadenza
Race 2: 5 Amanatto, 3 Lady Bomber, 1 White Waters, 7 Priceless Treasure
Race 3: 3 Celtique, 2 Oh Mandy, 1 Genteel, 5 Vino Rioja
Race 4: 7 Kingdom Of Heaven, 2 Gimme More Time, 5 Walkonthewildside, 1 Brenden James
Race 5: 8 Green Isle, 3 Family Power, 7 One Religion, 4 State Secret
Race 6: 1 Twilight Bay, 5 Take Your Time, 4 Cosmic Cliffs, 2 Lady Zultanite
Race 7: 4 Party Girl, 6 City Of Dreams, 2 Maneki Neko, 3 Ravilious
Race 8: 1 Tintamarre, 4 Silver Tycoon, 5 Swiss Walt, 2 Montana Lights
BEST BET
Race 5: 8 Green Isle
VALUE BET
Race 4: 7 Kingdom Of Heaven
BEST SWINGER
Race 3 2x3
BIPOT
R96
Leg 1: 1, 4
Leg 2: 3, 5
Leg 3: 2, 3
Leg 4: 1, 2, 5, 7
Leg 5: 8
Leg 6: 1, 4, 5
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R216
Leg 1: 3, 5
Leg 2: 2, 3
Leg 3: 2, 5, 7
Leg 4: 8
Leg 5: 1, 4, 5
Leg 6: 4, 6
Leg 7: 1, 4, 5
PICK 6
R1800
Leg 1: 1, 2, 3
Leg 2: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10
Leg 3: 8
Leg 4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Leg 5: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10
Leg 6: 1, 2, 4, 5
JACKPOT 1
R150
Leg 1: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10
Leg 2: 8
Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Leg 4: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10
JACKPOT 2
R120
Leg 1: 8
Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Leg 3: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10
Leg 4: 1, 2, 4, 5