Ideal race for Spanish Boy

His best ride looks to be  Spanish Boy in Race 8, a MR 88 Handicap over 1200m.

Strydom has done well aboard the Lucky Houdalakis-trained runner, having ridden him four times for a win, a second and two third places. His last three runs have been on the Inside track at Turffontein which have been around the turn, and he could well enjoy the return to racing up the straight.

Spanish Boy finished a neck behind Al Quaqaa last time and was penalised 2kg for that run, which means the horses who ran behind him that day, Silver Master and Written In Stone, should be able to get closer this time.

However, they were 2.75 and 3.25 lengths respectively behind Spanish Boy which means they are unlikely to turn that result around.

There look to be two other good bets on the card.

Gavin Lerena, also hot after a double yesterday, looks hard to oppose in Race 3 where he rides Push Off for Mike de Kock. The Irish-bred gelding ran a cracker on debut when she came from last to run a 1.75-length third behind Master Uletide over 1200m on the Inside track at Turffontein and should have come on from the experience.

Then, in Race 9, Paul Peter-trained Wine Tasting should follow up on her second behind Malmoos. She was thoroughly beaten 6.25 lengths by De Kock’s charge over 1450m, but she made the pace for the 1200m and will benefit from the return to fillies’ company and the drop in distance in this FM 72 Handicap over 1200m.  

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 9 Desert Pride, 3 Lightning Lass, 4 Love Of London, 13 Princess Sabrina

Race 2: 5 Meet The Captain, 12 Loving The Victory, 15 Rose Willow, 13 Nommo

Race 3: 2 Push Off, 11 Forward March, 4 Successful Secret, 1 Jet Cat

Race 4: 3 Soul Connection, 5 Crown Guardian, 10 Irrevocable Dream, 11 Snow In Seattle

Race 5: 3 Marygold, 5 Cavivar, 1 Gaian Glory, 8 Elusive Woman

Race 6: 15 Supa Mufti, 10 Fly North, 2 Gold Rock, 5 The Kop

Race 7: 3 Spanish Boy, 12 Silver Master, 8 Written In Stone, 1 Oden

Race 8: 7 The Fifth Wave, 8 Glowtoria, 10 Twelve Oaks, 9 Persica

Race 9: 1 Wine Tasting, 13 Speechmaker, 3 Oceania, 10 Initiator

BEST BET

Race 9 No 1 Wine Tasting

VALUE BET

Race 2 No 5 Meet The Captain

BEST SWINGER

Race 1 3×9

BIPOT

R384

Leg 1: 5, 12, 13, 15

Leg 2: 2

Leg 3: 3, 5, 10, 11

Leg 4: 1, 3

Leg 5: 2, 5, 10, 15

Leg 6: 3, 8, 12

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R54

Leg 1: 2

Leg 2: 3, 5, 10

Leg 3: 1, 3

Leg 4: 2, 10, 15

Leg 5: 3

Leg 6: 7, 8, 9, 10

Leg 7: 1

PICK 6

R2016

Leg 1: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

Leg 2: 1, 3, 5

Leg 3: 1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 14, 15

Leg 4: 3, 8, 12

Leg 5: 1, 7, 8, 10

Leg 6: 1

JACKPOT 1

R432

Leg 1: 1, 3, 5, 8

Leg 2: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15

Leg 3: 3, 8, 12

Leg 4: 1, 7, 8, 10

JACKPOT 2

R108

Leg 1: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15

Leg 2: 3, 8, 12

Leg 3: 1, 7, 8, 10

Leg 4: 1