Hotarubi set for consolation win

Jack Milner

Trainer Sean Tarry has opted to hedge his bets with three-year-old Hotarubi.

The son of Vercingetorix was the second reserve for Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Durban July but as back up Tarry has shrewdly declared the gelding to run in the Grade 3 Sea Cottage Stakes for three-year-olds over 1800m on the Standside track at Turffontein.

Obviously, the Durban July would have been first prize but if Hotarubi does run in the Sea Cottage Stakes he looks perfectly positioned to claim his third career win. Placed in a number of three-year-old features, including the Grade 2 Gauteng Guineas and the Grade 1 SA Derby, as well as runner-up to Barbaresco in the Grade 2 Colorado King Stakes, Hotarubi comes into this race as the best weighted runner by quite a margin.

As all but filly Donna Mo (57.5kg) carry 60kg, Tarry’s charge comes into this race at least 8.5kg better off with his closest rivals, he looks hard to beat and stands out as the best bet on the card, especially with Richard Fourie in the irons.

Tarry looks set for a good day as Legend Of Arthur in Race 2 stands head and shoulders above his rivals while Lucky Lad returns to sprinting in Race 6, and although not the best weighted runner, looks hard to oppose in this Pinnacle Stakes over 1100m.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 3 Fiery Pegasus, 1 Miss Scaletta, 7 World Of Alice, 5 Scars Of War

Race 2: 1 Legend Of Arthur, 3 Mount Pinatubo, 8 Zanthar, 2 Guerilla Warfare

Race 3: 9 Panning Gold, 1 Deception Pass, 8 Kamensky, 3 Run Run River

Race 4: 3 Kalikaa, 7 Lady Of Tibet, 6 Perform, 1 Rainbow River

Race 5: 1 William Iron Arm, 6 The Africa House, 7 Joker Man, 4 Gimme A Shot

Race 6: 1 Lucky Lad, 3 Captain Hindsight, 7 Power Broker, 4 Taikonaut

Race 7: 1 Hotarubi, 5 Greeting My Master, 7 Mastership, 6 Jury's Out

Race 8: 6 Stroke Of Mercy, 1 Kotinos, 9 Risky Business, 5 Pendragon

BEST BET

Race 7: 1 Hotarubi

VALUE BET

Race 4: 3 Kalikaa

BEST SWINGER

Race 5 1x6

BIPOT

R72

Leg 1: 1, 3

Leg 2: 1

Leg 3: 1, 8, 9

Leg 4: 3, 6, 7

Leg 5: 1, 6

Leg 6: 1, 3

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R96

Leg 1: 1

Leg 2: 1, 9

Leg 3: 3, 6, 7

Leg 4: 1, 6

Leg 5: 1, 3

Leg 6: 1

Leg 7: 1, 5, 6, 9

PICK 6

R1200

Leg 1: 1, 3, 8, 9

Leg 2: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8

Leg 3: 1, 4, 6, 7

Leg 4: 1, 3, 7

Leg 5: 1

Leg 6: 1, 5, 6, 9, 10

JACKPOT 1

R60

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

Leg 2: 1, 4, 6, 7

Leg 3: 1, 3, 7

Leg 4: 1

JACKPOT 2

R60

Leg 1: 1, 4, 6, 7

Leg 2: 1, 3, 7

Leg 3: 1

Leg 4: 1, 5, 6, 9, 10