Jack Milner
It is back to the Polytrack at Fairview on Friday and it looks a particularly difficult card.
Trainer Gavin Smith is enjoying a cracking season and his charge, filly Golden Pacific, has been one of the most improved horses in the Eastern Cape.
She started the season racing off a mark of 82 and is currently a 101.
Golden Pacific has had four victories through the season with three of them being on the Polytrack.
Just in case you thought she is only a Polytrack horse she has been just as good on the grass, with a win in her penultimate start and a good third last time out behind crack sprinter Three Rocks.
Interestingly, jockey S’manga Khumalo is unbeaten in five starts on the filly but it is apprentice Trent Mayhew who gets the ride on this filly, Smith obviously taking advantage of Mayhew’s 4kg allowance in Race 7, a MR 96 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1000m.
Golden Pacific will jump from pole position and that will give her the run of the race.
She might not have things her own way this time as the likes of Esther, who ran against the colts last time, River Queraress and another improving Smith runner, Paris Lass, will provide quite a test.
Smith could also be on the mark with Run For Me in Race 3 and can finally crack his maiden in this Maiden Plate over 1600m.He found interference early in his last start and did well to finish off his race as well as he did so in a weak field he should be right there at the finish of this Maiden Plate over 1600m.
Louie Mxothwa takes the ride and this could finally be the day this Mater Of My Fate gelding visits the No 1 box.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 4 King Of Queen, 3 Justcantgetenough, 1 Battle Of Kursk, 5 Hat Hot Hat
Race 2: 1 Cicadidae, 6 See You In A Bit, 10 Venetian Moonlight, 5 Fanny Kemble
Race 3: 3 Run For Me, 2 William's Legacy, 7 Heknows, 1 Player X
Race 4: 6 For All We Know, 4 Demigod, 3 Raising Quinn, 5 Jam Jam
Race 5: 2 Body Electric, 1 Life On Mars, 4 Pompei Warning, 7 Bethel
Race 6: 3 Tuscan Gold, 2 Gimme's Laddie, 8 On The Road Again, 7 Notorix
Race 7: 2 Golden Pacific, 6 River Queraress, 1 Esther, 8 Paris Lass
Race 8: 9 Joyous Jubilee, 3 Si Gioca, 4 Georgie George, 2 Wind Sock
BEST BET
Race 4 No 6 For All We Know
VALUE BET
Race 8 No 3 Joyous Jubilee
BEST SWINGER
Race 5 1x2
BIPOT
R144
Leg 1: 1, 3, 4
Leg 2: 1, 6, 10
Leg 3: 2, 3
Leg 4: 6
Leg 5: 1, 2
Leg 6: 2, 3, 7, 8
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R216
Leg 1: 1, 6, 10
Leg 2: 3
Leg 3: 6
Leg 4: 1, 2
Leg 5: 2, 3, 8
Leg 6: 1, 2, 6
Leg 7: 2, 3, 4, 9
PICK 6
R1260
Leg 1: 2, 3, 7
Leg 2: 6
Leg 3: 1, 2, 4
Leg 4: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Leg 5: 1, 2, 6, 8
Leg 6: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11
JACKPOT 1
R60
Leg 1: 6
Leg 2: 1, 2, 4
Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Leg 4: 1, 2, 6, 8
JACKPOT 2
R420
Leg 1: 1, 2, 4
Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Leg 3: 1, 2, 6, 8
Leg 4: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11