Smith can end season with a bang

Monday’s race meeting at Fairview is the final event in the Eastern Cape of the 2023/2024 and it is advantage Alan Greeff for the Champion Trainer title. But rival Gavin Smith seems to have targeted this particular Monday afternoon meeting with a bucket of runners.

It will be hard for Smith to overturn the deficit but it is encouraging he is giving it a go and there are three particular runners on this card that we will pay some attention to.

The scratching of Nikes Ray Of Light from Race 1 is a blow for Smith but he does have two others runners capable of taking the race in Best Intentions and Connections.

However, The Inkosana, is a likely winner for Smith on this competitive card and he runs in Race 4, a Classified Stakes over 2200m

This five-year-old gelding proved in need of his local debut when a never-sighted ninth in May.

Returning to the Polytrack he was a well-backed and comfortable winner over the course and distance.

He was expected to follow up and win his next start, when dropped to 1900m and he looked the winner going into the final 200m, but his stable companion fought back to beat him.

Once again Habib replaces Zackey on the gelding and having ridden him before Habib will know how to get the best out of him.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 6 Best Intentions, 2 Connection, 3 Winning Captain, 5 Colonel Green

Race 2: 5 Tartan Queen, 2 La Pequenita, 3 Gotcha Buzz, 1 Elusive Mata

Race 3: 1 Island Master, 2 Portcullis, 4 Crimson Comet, 9 Dance Mo

Race 4: 4 The Inkosana, 2 Give Us A Smile, 3 Kanimambo, 7 State Of Mind

Race 5: 4 Slainte Mhath, 3 Petteia, 1 Gold For Africa, 6 Maldano

Race 6: 2 Hugsandhighfives, 1 Querandi, 4 Seaside Trip, 7 Magical River

Race 7: 2 Lady Crusade, 5 Komesans Passion, 3 Knockemstiff, 1 Seattle Ripper

Race 8: 6 Full Of Magic, 3 Cruzador, 2 Arturo, 7 Bennelong Point

BEST BET

Race 6 No 2 Hugsandhighfives

VALUE BET

Race 2 No 5 Tartan Queen

BEST SWINGER

Race 2 2x5

BIPOT

R108

Leg 1: 2, 6

Leg 2: 2, 5

Leg 3: 1, 2, 4

Leg 4: 2, 3, 4

Leg 5: 1, 3, 4

Leg 6: 2

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R216

Leg 1: 2, 5

Leg 2: 1, 2, 4

Leg 3: 2, 4

Leg 4: 1, 3, 4

Leg 5: 2

Leg 6: 2, 5

Leg 7: 2, 3, 6

PICK 6

R768

Leg 1: 1, 2, 4, 9

Leg 2: 2, 3, 4, 7

Leg 3: 1, 3, 4, 6

Leg 4: 2

Leg 5: 2, 3, 5

Leg 6: 2, 3, 6, 7

JACKPOT 1

R48

Leg 1: 2, 3, 4, 7

Leg 2: 1, 3, 4, 6

Leg 3: 2

Leg 4: 2, 3, 5

JACKPOT 2

R48

Leg 1: 1, 3, 4, 6

Leg 2: 2

Leg 3: 2, 3, 5

Leg 4: 2, 3, 6, 7