Peter to be on target at the Vaal

Jack Milner

There is an eight-race card on the Vaal Classic track on Tuesday but with all the inclement weather forcing meetings to be called off, some trainers nominated their runners for a number of meetings.

As racing took place on both Thursday and Saturday, we go into this meeting with some horses who not only ran on those days but performed well.

There have already seen a bunch of withdrawals citing insufficient recovery time and there are likely to be a few more during the course of the day.

One event that already has been affected is Race 6, a MR 80 Handicap over 1800m, where Tony Peter saddles On Target. This three-year-old Lancaster Bomber gelding has only raced four times, winning his second start and then last time finishing a 0.40-length second behind Princeofgreen over 1600m.

He already looks the runner to beat but the obvious danger Kudzu, who finished second at Turffontein last Saturday, could well be scratched while One More Star, who was runner-up at the Vaal last Thursday, has already been withdrawn, makes him look an even more attractive bet.

He has the most room for improvement in the line-up and will be ridden by Gavin Lerena, who is not only in prolific form right now, but won on this gelding the only time he rode him.

Jack Milner's selections

Race 1: 11 Hearts On Fire, 5 The Mightiest, 4 Shes Everything, 6 Instant Attraction

Race 2: 4 Beynac, 5 Kaleesh Cyborg, 8 Bad Medicine, 6 Santiago's Pride

Race 3: 2 Only A Poet, 5 Flag Bearer, 6 Romeo's Magic, 7 Mo Ment

Race 4: 6 Hat's Queen, 1 Mount Etna, 4 Fetching Flyer, 5 One Religion

Race 5: 5 Poplar Park, 3 Sneak Preview, 4 Free In Seattle, 8 Silky Jet

Race 6: 9 On Target, 5 Quatermain, 1 Eiger Sanction, 3 Kudzu

Race 7: 5 Corrupt, 8 Primal Quest, 1 Diwali Rocket, 7 Laughing William

Race 8: 1 Sail The Sky, 10 Jet Cat, 5 Inafix, 11 Dark Tide

BEST BET

Race 6: 9 On Target

VALUE BET

Race 5: 5 Poplar Park

BEST SWINGER

Race 3 2x5

BIPOT

R144

Leg 1: 4, 5, 11

Leg 2: 4, 5

Leg 3: 2, 5

Leg 4: 1, 4, 6

Leg 5: 3, 4, 5, 8

Leg 6: 9

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R216

Leg 1: 4, 5

Leg 2: 2, 5

Leg 3: 1, 4, 6

Leg 4: 3, 4, 5

Leg 5: 9

Leg 6: 5, 8

Leg 7: 1, 5, 10

PICK 6

R1080

Leg 1: 2, 5, 6

Leg 2: 1, 4, 5, 6

Leg 3: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Leg 4: 9

Leg 5: 1, 5, 8

Leg 6: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11

JACKPOT 1

R60

Leg 1: 1, 4, 5, 6

Leg 2: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Leg 3: 9

Leg 4: 1, 5, 8

JACKPOT 2

R90

Leg 1: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Leg 2: 9

Leg 3: 1, 5, 8

Leg 4: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11