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