Kennedy can extend his lead

Peter teamed up with jockey Warren Kennedy for a treble at Turffontein last Saturday and Kennedy is back in town in attempt to keep that good run rolling. He is chasing the championship title this year and has got off to an incredible start with 38 wins in August.

The best two on the card look to be Grimaldi in Race 5 and Val D’Orcia in Race 7, both with Kennedy up.

Grimaldi has taken a while to come to hand but this beautifully bred son of Dynasty out of brilliant Irish-bred mare Europa Point, has finally learned what the racing game is all about.

The formline in which he shed his maiden is quite strong while his victory last time out could not have been more impressive.

Racing over 1800m on the Standside track Grimaldi struck the front quite early in the straight and then extended away from the opposition to beat Willo’thewisp by 5.25 lengths.

The runner-up is back in this field and is now 4kg better off in this MR 74 Handicap over 1800m, but the manner in which Grimaldi put the field to bed indicates he still had something in hand if he needed it.  

The only danger looks to be Peter’s other runner, Leading Lad, with Gavin Lerena in the irons.

Val D’Orcia was well-supported on debut and while he was a little shaky early on, he finally got the hang of things and won far easier than the 0.90 length margin indicates. He beat Slings And Arrows on that occasion and the runner-up came out to win last Saturday.

This MR 88 Handicap over 1450m is going to be a real test for the three-year-old Vercingetorix colt but he should love the extra distance and looks a top-class individual in the making. He also will have all the help necessary from the saddle.

Jack Miner’s selections

Race 1: 6 Sister Light, 1 Kissed By Fire, 2 Golden Aspen, 4 Queen Of The North

Race 2: 9 Zanetto, 8 Privilege, 3 Timbavati River, 6 Another Level

Race 3: 7 Prince Of Fire, 8 Winter Renegade, 5 Warrior Captain, 2 Kings Road

Race 4: 2 Captain Chorus, 4 Barak, 1 Category Four, 3 Super Handsome

Race 5: 1 Grimaldi, 3 Leading Lad, 9 Willo’Thewisp, 4 Fifth Of July

Race 6: 3 Prince Evlanoff, 6 Flying Bull, 1 Western Fort, 2 Foreign Field

Race 7: 7 Val D’Orcia, 4 Flying Grace, 3 War Jewel, 5 Funky Music

Race 8: 11 Bitter Wind, 7 Dark Travel, 10 Kapama, 2 Pomelo

BEST BET

Race 1 No 6 Sister Light

VALUE BET

Race 6 No 3 Prince Evlanoff

BEST SWINGER

Race 5 1×3

BIPOT

R144

Leg 1: 6

Leg 2: 3, 6, 8, 9

Leg 3: 5, 7, 8

Leg 4: 1, 2, 3, 4

Leg 5: 1

Leg 6: 1, 3, 6

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R243

Leg 1: 3, 8, 9

Leg 2: 7

Leg 3: 1, 2, 4

Leg 4: 1

Leg 5: 1, 3, 6

Leg 6: 3, 4, 7

Leg 7: 7, 10, 11

PICK 6

R1875

Leg 1: 5, 7, 8

Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Leg 3: 1

Leg 4: 1, 2, 3, 4 ,6

Leg 5: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

Leg 6: 1, 2, 7, 10, 11

JACKPOT 1

R125

Leg 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Leg 2: 1

Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 4 ,6

Leg 4: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

JACKPOT 2

R125

Leg 1: 1

Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 4 ,6

Leg 3: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

Leg 4: 1, 2, 7, 10, 11