Jack Milner
Kelly Mitchley-trained Bonjour La Ville has been unlucky enough to face Alan Greeff’s Anotherdanceforme three times in a row and has lost all three.
This William Longsword filly whose name translated into English means “hello city”, did not show her best on a soft track last time out. It is likely to be soft again but she can bounce back to score.
Bonjour La Ville finished 8.10 lengths behind Anotherdanceforme last time out but was only 0.10 lengths behind that rival in her penultimate start and before and two lengths behind that rival on 24 January.
That suggests Mitchley’s filly will be hard to beat if showing her best form when she lines up in Race 1 at Fairview on Friday, a Maiden Juvenile Plate over 1000m.
The drop to 1000m will suit as that was the distance of her first two meetings with Greeff’s runner. The last one was over 1200m and it was in a feature race, the Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery.
Gavin Smith-trained Nothingelsematters has been very consistent this year and won a race in January over 2400m, beating Harold The Duke. He has finished runner-up three times since then off his merit rating of 71, so is clearly ready to score.
He takes his place in the final event of the afternoon, Race 8, a MR 68 Handicap over 2000m, and could close the meeting off in style. Craig Zackey takes the ride.
The Listed Glenlair Trophy over 2800m is the highlight of this meeting and it could produce a competitive finish.
Greeff, to be expected, has a decent hand with Joy And Peace and Bournemouth, both arriving for this race in fine form.
Bournemouth has won his last two races under Richard Fourie but that rider has deserted him for star filly Joy And Peace.
Joy And Peace tries 2800m for the first time but did impress last year when winning the East Cape Derby over 2400m, so should have no problem at all over this longer distance.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 3 Bonjour La Ville, 2 Augusta Rosso, 7 Mind Freeze, 4 Buddleja
Race 2: 2 Blown Away, 8 Winter Warfare, 3 Divo Mondo, 10 Secret Choice
Race 3: 1 Asinantanga, 6 Mr Fox, 3 Grand Allegro, 5 Cheerful Charlie B
Race 4: 1 Luna Halo, 10 Volare E Mambo, 2 Gimme's Lassie, 8 Amazing Colours
Race 5: 3 Munchkin, 1 Strata, 6 Guarding The Wall, 14 Global Banker
Race 6: 7 Smashing, 10 Pomodoro Magic, 11 Hugsandhighfives, 6 Dressedtothenines
Race 7: 4 Joy And Peace, 2 Bournemouth, 3 Zatara Magic, 7 Juan Carlos
Race 8: 2 Nothingelsematters, 1 Haarlem, 14 Future Of Energy, 9 Magnum Fire
BEST BET
Race 4 No 1 Luna Halo
VALUE BET
Race 5 No 3 Munchkin
BEST SWINGER
Race 2 2x8
BIPOT
R32
Leg 1: 3
Leg 2: 2, 8
Leg 3: 1, 6
Leg 4: 1
Leg 5: 1, 3, 6, 14
Leg 6: 7, 19
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R72
Leg 1: 2, 8
Leg 2: 1, 6
Leg 3: 1
Leg 4: 1, 3, 6
Leg 5: 7
Leg 6: 2, 3, 4
Leg 7: 1, 2
PICK 6
R1500
Leg 1: 1, 3, 5, 6
Leg 2: 1
Leg 3: 1, 3, 6, 7, 14
Leg 4: 7, 10, 11
Leg 5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Leg 6: 1, 2, 5, 9, 14
JACKPOT 1
R75
Leg 1: 1
Leg 2: 1, 3, 6, 7, 14
Leg 3: 7, 10, 11
Leg 4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
JACKPOT 2
R375
Leg 1: 1, 3, 6, 7, 14
Leg 2: 7, 10, 11
Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Leg 4: 1, 2, 5, 9, 14
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