Jack Milner
Sometimes a trainer is just lucky enough to find the ideal race for one of stable’s runners and that looks to be the case with Justin Snaith-trained Red Wave.
This three-year-old gelded son of Erik The Red ran out of steam last time out over 1500m when racing fresh. However, he went down to Vaughan Marshall-trained Sierra Sagrada who went off a short-priced favourite and had always been looking for more ground.
However, when Red Wave lines up in Race 3 in an Open Maiden over 1600m at Durbanville on Sunday, he will likely go off as the hot favourite.
He has a lot going for him. He has by far the best form in the field, will strip fitter after his last comeback run and will have champion jockey Gavin Lerena in the irons. The one obstacle he will have to overcome, however, is No 11 draw.
Trainer Greg Ennion has a double-sided sword in Race 8, a Class 4 Handicap over 1000m, where he saddles two three-year-old geldings in Sardinia Bay and Orbit.
Sardinia Bay, who will be steered by Richard Fourie, showed a lot of promise in his first two runs, and then delivered on that promise in his third outing after being gelded.
He has not drawn ideally in gate No 7 in his first time around a left-hand turn, but he has the gate speed to get settled near the front, so he gets the nod.
Orbit has been a tad disappointing, and a lot unlucky in his four runs since a winning debut.
By One World, he might just be a late developer, but he is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 2 Objet D' Art, 1 Trip To Camelot, 4 Whirlwind, 9 Demanding Dave
Race 2: 6 Kamchatka, 4 Swiatek, 3 Worldcraft, 2 My Only Weakness
Race 3: 11 Red Wave, 4 Smart Horse, 2 Lomu, 3 City Of Port Louis
Race 4: 7 Red Coral, 5 Greek Heiress, 8 Lebombo Gold, 6 Heavenly Mafia
Race 5: 2 Mighty Mary, 1 Clouds Clearing, 9 Amayah, 4 Beautiful One
Race 6: 5 Wish List, 2 Stormwatch, 8 La Landonne, 6 Diamond Bomber
Race 7: 3 Tothemoonandback, 4 Heliotrope, 10 Naretoi, 9 Twice The Master
Race 8: 7 Sardinia Bay, 9 Orbit, 4 Rattlesnake, 5 All About Al
BEST BET
Race 3: 11 Red Wave
VALUE BET
Race 7: 3 Tothemoonandback
BEST SWINGER
Race 6 2x5
BIPOT
R216
Leg 1: 1, 2, 4, 9
Leg 2: 3, 4, 6
Leg 3: 11
Leg 4: 5, 7, 8
Leg 5: 1, 2, 9
Leg 6: 2, 5
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R144
Leg 1: 4, 6
Leg 2: 11
Leg 3: 5, 7
Leg 4: 1, 2, 9
Leg 5: 5
Leg 6: 3, 4, 9, 10
Leg 7: 4, 7, 9
PICK 6
R1200
Leg 1: 11
Leg 2: 5, 6, 7, 8
Leg 3: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9
Leg 4: 2, 5
Leg 5: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10
Leg 6: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
JACKPOT 1
R240
Leg 1: 5, 6, 7, 8
Leg 2: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9
Leg 3: 2, 5
Leg 4: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10
JACKPOT 2
R300
Leg 1: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9
Leg 2: 2, 5
Leg 3: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10
Leg 4: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9