The nine-race card at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Tuesday is dominated by the leading stables, particularly that of champion trainer Justin Snaith, while JP van der Merwe, Aldo Domeyer, Corne Orffer and Richard Fourie are likely to share the spoils on the jockeys' front by riding two winners each.
Snaith's baker’s dozen is spearheaded by well-bred Groovejet who is good value to get off the mark in Race 1 over 1800m.
This son an expensive purchase at R1 million off Drakenstein Stud's draft at the 2022 August Two-Year-Old Sale and, like most of the Silvano progeny, this four-year-old gelding has taken time to hit his straps.
Groovejet has made just five racecourse appearances, the latest his best yet. He finished second going 1600m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 25 June and would've come on further in the 10 weeks since.
The step up to 1800m in the opener ought to unlock even more improvement from Snaith's charge who Van der Merwe will again ride having finished fourth, third and second in three previous attempts.
Snaith has a stranglehold on Race 3, a Class 2 event over 1800m, in which he saddles more than half of the seven-horse field. His four-pronged attack is led by the 115-rated son of Trippi, Pacaya, a proven stakes performer with Graded race victories in each of his last two seasons.
Fourie has an impressive record aboard the six-year-old gelding who he has ridden six times and never finished worse than fourth, winning twice - the Grade 2 Greyville 1900 and last season's Grade 3 Legal Eagle Stakes.
Stablemate Sachdev is capable with solid form credentials and is an obvious inclusions in Exacta, Swinger and Trifecta bets.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 4 Groovejet, 7 Congressman, 3 Amancio, 8 Wood World
Race 2: 8 Lady Springfield, 1 English Mistress, 2 Lavender Bay, 9 Darling Girl
Race 3: 3 Pacaya, 2 Sachdev, 7 Otto Luyken, 1 Love Is A Rose
Race 4: 1 Daimyo, 4 King Pelles, 9 Blue Bay, 8 Two A Penny
Race 5: 7 Big Unit, 9 Mont Loisir, 1 Sail The Seas, 3 Kelp Forest
Race 6: 4 Lady Loxton, 1 Nile The Boss, 9 Veronique, 3 Look Forward
Race 7: 9 Riverstone, 11 Speed Racer, 10 Gimmelightning, 12 Dumbledore
Race 8: 1 Southern Skies, 5 Winter Rainfall, 7 Night Vigil, 9 My Flower Fate
Race 9: 10 Becky Sharp, 4 Tres Chic, 8 On Board, 6 Electric Feels
BEST BET
Race 2 No 8 Lady Springfield
VALUE BET
Race 5 No 7 Big Unit
BEST SWINGER
Race 2 1x8
BIPOT
R162
Leg 1: 8
Leg 2: 2, 3
Leg 3: 1, 4, 9
Leg 4: 1, 7, 9
Leg 5: 1, 4, 9
Leg 6: 9, 10, 11
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R243
Leg 1: 3
Leg 2: 1, 4, 9
Leg 3: 1, 7, 9
Leg 4: 1, 4, 9
Leg 5: 9, 10, 11
Leg 6: 1
Leg 7: 4, 8, 10
PICK 6
R1600
Leg 1: 1, 4, 8, 9
Leg 2: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10
Leg 3: 1, 3, 4, 9
Leg 4: 1, 9, 10, 11, 12
Leg 5: 1
Leg 6: 4, 6, 8, 10
JACKPOT 1
R100
Leg 1: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10
Leg 2: 1, 3, 4, 9
Leg 3: 1, 9, 10, 11, 12
Leg 4: 1
JACKPOT 2
R80
Leg 1: 1, 3, 4, 9
Leg 2: 1, 9, 10, 11, 12
Leg 3: 1
Leg 4: 4, 6, 8, 10