It really is All About Al at Fairview

There have been a few clouds hovering over some Alan Greeff-trained runners recently, as highlighted by the disappointing performance of All About Al, with a rare unplaced run from this likable Captain Al gelding last time out.

Greeff has a very good record with recruits to his yard and he seemed to have found a good one in All About Al, but the result was not all that pleasing.

Blinkers were tried on his Fairview debut, but the headgear will be removed when All About Al lines up in Race 7, the Glendore Sprint over 1000m, on Friday.

It was his first time trying the Polytrack, but it was nevertheless a bit of a shock to see him trail in well-beaten.

Jockey Richard Fourie was aboard him that day and retains the ride but that may have more to do with the weight allocated to stable companion Cliff Top.

The three-year-old Cliff Top has not been at his very best recently but is also clearly not out of it this time round.

When Greeff has decent runners in a race one always has to keep an eye on whether rival

Two other Greeff-runners on the card that should go close to winning are Blonde Act in Race 4 and Ancestral Prayer in Race 8.

Blonde Act was caught out of is ground on local debut and was low flying at the finish when only finding one better.

On Friday he also gets his first taste of the Polytrack but if that does not trouble him, he could win this race and probably follow up with more success.

Followers of Ancestral Prayer need some relief and reward after the five runner-up finishes from her this year and it would be nice to see her win the lucky last race.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 4 Kind Of Blue, 3 Goom Goom, 2 Captain Morne, 5 Hamlet

Race 2: 5 White Witch, 4 Lady Of Gold, 2 Mercurial Jet, 1 I'm In Love

Race 3: 4 And We Danced, 7 Wings Of Fire, 9 Phoenix, 10 Flame Flower

Race 4: 3 Blonde Act, 9 Flinders Range, 8 Track Commander, 7 Jaspero

Race 5: 6 Santa Therese, 2 Jaeger Moon, 3 Never Ending Rain, 4 Peace In Our World

Race 6: 3 Ledell's Echo, 11 Stay The Course, 10 Spanish Fort, 7 Sanctity

Race 7: 7 All About Al, 8 Cliff Top, 12 Vegas Gold, 5 Rod The Mod

Race 8: 1 Ancestral Prayer, 8 Iqembulabesifazane, 5 Rose Of Bayeux, 4 Crown Plaza

BEST BET

Race 6 No 3 Ledell’s Echo

VALUE BET

Race 7 No 7 All About Al

BEST SWINGER

Race 5 2x6

BIPOT

R162

Leg 1: 2, 3, 4

Leg 2: 2, 4, 5

Leg 3: 4, 7, 9

Leg 4: 3, 8, 9

Leg 5: 2, 6

Leg 6: 3

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R324

Leg 1: 2, 4, 5

Leg 2: 4, 7, 9

Leg 3: 3, 9

Leg 4: 2, 6

Leg 5: 3

Leg 6: 7, 8, 12

Leg 7: 1, 5, 8

PICK 6

R1500

Leg 1: 4, 7, 9, 10

Leg 2: 3, 4, 7, 8, 9

Leg 3: 2, 3, 6

Leg 4: 3

Leg 5: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12

Leg 6: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8

JACKPOT 1

R75

Leg 1: 3, 4, 7, 8, 9

Leg 2: 2, 3, 6

Leg 3: 3

Leg 4: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12

JACKPOT 2

R75

Leg 1: 2, 3, 6

Leg 2: 3

Leg 3: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12

Leg 4: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8