Jack Milner
Justin Snaith’s yard has hit top form again, with two Grade 1 wins under his belt in the last 10 days.
He bagged the Grade 1 Woolavington 2000 with Silver Darling the previous weekend and this weekend saw brilliant filly Captain’s Ransom claim the Grade 1 SA Fillies Sprint at Scottsville last Saturday.
Snaith has not been shy to test Queen Of Shadows against the best of her age group, running her against Chansonette in the Grade 1 Cape Fillies Guineas and then last month put her in the KZN Fillies Guineas win by Under Your Spell.
Those two races proved too tough for her, but she should appreciate the drop of class and distance at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday when she lines up in Race 6, a MR 94 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1200m on the Polytrack.
The daughter of Vercingetorix is drawn well enough and has the services of Richard Fourie, and on a day of competitive racing, she could be the best banker on the day. She certainly provides good value as she has been priced up at a decent price of 4-1.
I Like It Hot can get bettors off to a good start in Race 1, a Maiden Juvenile Plate for fillies over 1000m. She must be doing good things at home as she came in for solid betting support on debut, even though she drew badly.
She found herself near the back of the field early and had to be rushed up a third of the way in but then started looking around after turning for home. She regathered and only got going again in the dying stages of the race and was beaten only 1.80 lengths.
Interestingly the horse who took off first and finished just ahead of her, Canadian Summer, franked the form next time out with an impressive win.
American Style finally went the right distance last time and got close. She runs over the same course and 2000m trip in Race 3, a Maiden Plate. The three-year-old was one-paced when tried over shorter but once stepped up she got to within a neck of the winner and can go on to open her account, even if meeting males this time.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 4 I Like It Hot, 5 Sea Of Tears, 3 Triptoroyalty, 10 Copper View
Race 2: 7 Guest Getorixx, 3 Sleek As Silk, 1 Namaqua Dove, 9 Ladies Day
Race 3: 3 American Style, 8 In The Summertime, 5 Blazing Light, 6 National Dream
Race 4: 9 Wave Warrior, 11 Fleet Commander, 1 Ferney, 2 Clean Slate
Race 5: 2 Angel Of War, 6 Running Rifles, 7 Spy Master, 11 Flying Peter
Race 6: 5 Queen Of Shadows, 4 Petra, 7 Boldly Go, 2 Winter Furi
Race 7: 1 Chara Sands, 3 Majorca Palace, 11 One Too Many, 4 Valiente
Race 8: 4 Magicallee, 9 Beckoning Beauty, 6 Kileigh's Fate, 3 New Orleans
BEST BET
Race 6 No 5 Queen Of Shadows
VALUE BET
Race 5 No 2 Angel Of War
BEST SWINGER
Race 1 4x5
BIPOT
R144
Leg 1: 4, 5
Leg 2: 1, 3, 7, 9
Leg 3: 3, 5, 8
Leg 4: 1, 9, 11
Leg 5: 2, 6
Leg 6: 5
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R216
Leg 1: 1, 3, 7
Leg 2: 3, 8
Leg 3: 9, 11
Leg 4: 2, 6
Leg 5: 3
Leg 6: 1, 3, 11
Leg 7: 4, 6, 9
PICK 6
R1200
Leg 1: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
Leg 2: 1, 2, 9, 11
Leg 3: 2, 6, 7
Leg 4: 5
Leg 5: 1, 3, 4, 5
Leg 6: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9
JACKPOT 1
R48
Leg 1: 1, 2, 9, 11
Leg 2: 2, 6, 7
Leg 3: 5
Leg 4: 1, 3, 4, 5
JACKPOT 2
R60
Leg 1: 2, 6, 7
Leg 2: 5
Leg 3: 1, 3, 4, 5
Leg 4: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9