Champion trainer Sean Tarry has two very interesting three-year-old fillies carded to line up at the Vaal on Thursday.
Aryaam will contest Race 3 while Maple Sugar takes on the field in Race 4, and both these runners are expected to mature into useful sorts.
Aryaam eased in the betting on debut and despite showing her inexperience, ran on smartly to take second. She is expected to relish the extra and should make a bold bid.
Maple Sugar was all at sea on debut and only got going late. She was beaten a whisker and is also set to enjoy the extra.
Aryaam, however, will be facing a very well bred Mike de Kock-trained first-timer in Sparkling Water as well as Paton’s Tears, who also ran second on debut, from the Lucky Houdalakis yard. Both of those runners are owned by Mary Slack.
Maple Sugar does not appear to have that calibre of opposition and on that basis looks to be the best bet on the card and can get Pick 6 bettors off to a flying start in what looks a tricky exotic.
Gavin Lerena takes the ride.
Cockney Pride is ‘thrown in’ under the conditions in Race 8, a Graduation Plate for fillies and mares over 1500m, but Corne Spies’ filly has lost form and could battle to beat year-younger fillies Sweet And Spicy from Stuart Pettigrew’s stable as well as Shezaglo from Ashley Fortune’s yard.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 2 Flower Of Scotland, 1 Caerphilly, 3 Ashanti, 14 Sumida
Race 2: 3 Stormy Seas, 14 Aneksi, 12 Sonny Quinn, 5 Sergeant York
Race 3: 6 Aryaam, 10 Paton’s Tears, 12 Petunia, 16, You Deserve It
Race 4: 14 Maple Sugar, 15 Perfect Angel, 11 Bebop, 7 So They Say
Race 5: 9 Have A Go Jo, 3 Dusted Donut, 7 Captain Scabiosa, 10 Light Without
Race 6: 8 Seven Patriots, 6 Christopher Robin, 5 Expressfromtheus, 4 Full Mast
Race 7: 7 Oscar Wilde, 12 Smoke, 14 War Jewel, 9 Stop For Nothing
Race 8: 1 Cockney Pride, 7 Sweet And Spicy, 6 Shezaglo, 2 Kayla’s Champ
Race 9: 2 Fired Up, 6 In Cahoots, 7 Nordic Rebel, 10 Whorly Whorly
Race 10: 7 Sheer Talent, 9 Royal Lily, 2 Anne Boleyn, 4 Eskimo Kisses
BEST BET
Race 4 No 14 Maple Syrup
VALUE BET
Race 7 No 7 Oscar Wilde
BEST SWINGER
Race 1 1×2
BIPOT
R144
Leg 1: 3, 12, 14
Leg 2: 6, 10
Leg 3: 14
Leg 4: 3, 7, 9
Leg 5: 6, 8
Leg 6: 6, 9, 12, 14
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R144
Leg 1: 6, 10
Leg 2: 14
Leg 3: 3, 7, 9
Leg 4: 6, 8
Leg 5: 7, 9, 12 14
Leg 6: 1, 6, 7
Leg 7: 2
PICK 6
R1680
Leg 1: 14
Leg 2: 3, 7, 8, 9, 10
Leg 3: 5, 6, 7, 8
Leg 4: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14
Leg 5: 1, 2, 6, 7
Leg 6: 2, 6, 7
JACKPOT 1
R560
Leg 1: 3, 7, 8, 9, 10
Leg 2: 5, 6, 7, 8
Leg 3: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14
Leg 4: 1, 2, 6, 7
JACKPOT 2
R576
Leg 1: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14
Leg 2: 1, 2, 6, 7
Leg 3: 2, 6, 7
Leg 4: 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 14