Trainer Lucinda Woodruff steps out a few nice individuals on Wednesday at Hollywoodbets Durbanville.
Highly regarded Soqrat filly Sohot Sowhat had been impressive before an out-of-kilter last run. But she is back over a more appropriate distance this time and could get back to winning ways in no uncertain terms.
On the face of her two promising 1200m wins in a row, Sohot Sowhat has shown herself to be a horse who prefers to chase a fast pace and over 1400m last time out, she never really got that. Nevertheless, she turned in an honest performance, moving up strongly only to get beaten 0.20 lengths by Jou Lekker Ding, a horse she had previously beaten easily. The latter was also well weighted.
In Race 7, a Class 4 Handicap for fillies and mares, she drops back to 1250m and is sure to travel a lot better. She is headed for speed features and hence must be better than her current merit rating of 87.
Captain’s Destiny rates the Swinger and Exacta horse. The Vaughan Marshall-trained filly came from far back to finish 0.50 lengths behind the Woodruff inmate and is now 2kg better off and is drawn well in gate No 3.
But Sohot Sowhat, with Gavin Lerena once again in the irons, will jump from gate No 1 and as she has improvement to come, should still prove too strong.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 1 Past And Present, 4 Wood World, 3 Ariovistus, 8 Lucky Thirteen
Race 2: 11 Thingamabob, 7 Miss William, 4 Wild Applause, 8 Wehaveasituation
Race 3: 3 Show Off, 1 Monkey Puzzle, 8 Gran Canaria, 6 Manikongo
Race 4: 3 Pinot Grigio, 8 Touchdown, 6 King's Quest, 2 Bel Canto Dream
Race 5: 4 All About Ronnie, 3 Summer Night City, 6 Midway, 5 Saint Brigid
Race 6: 3 True Horizon, 2 Tambourine Man, 6 Ischyro, 4 Nile The Boss
Race 7: 1 Sohot Sowhat, 3 Captain's Destiny, 6 Sweetie Darling, 14 Miraculous
Race 8: 6 Firingonallengines, 7 Counter Attack, 10 My Archangel, 2 Street Outlaw
BEST BET
Race 7: 1 Sohot Sowhat
VALUE BET
Race 2: 11 Thingamabob
BEST SWINGER
Race 7 1x3
BIPOT
R324
Leg 1: 1, 4
Leg 2: 4, 7, 11
Leg 3: 1, 3, 8
Leg 4: 3, 8
Leg 5: 3, 4, 6
Leg 6: 2, 3, 6
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R324
Leg 1: 4, 7, 11
Leg 2: 1, 3, 8
Leg 3: 3, 8
Leg 4: 3, 4, 6
Leg 5: 2, 3
Leg 6: 1
Leg 7: 1, 6, 7
PICK 6
R1600
Leg 1: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9
Leg 2: 2, 3, 6, 8
Leg 3: 3, 4, 5, 6
Leg 4: 2, 3, 4, 6
Leg 5: 1
Leg 6: 1, 2, 6, 7, 10
JACKPOT 1
R64
Leg 1: 2, 3, 6, 8
Leg 2: 3, 4, 5, 6
Leg 3: 2, 3, 4, 6
Leg 4: 1
JACKPOT 2
R80
Leg 1: 3, 4, 5, 6
Leg 2: 2, 3, 4, 6
Leg 3: 1
Leg 4: 1, 2, 6, 7, 10