Jack Milner
Santa Therese will be looking to pull off a double at Fairview on Friday in the Listed Jockey Club Stakes over 2000m on the turf.
Alan Greeff’s charge won the race last year when it was run on the Polytrack, but she is probably even better on turf and looks hard to beat once again.
Santa Therese struggled a bit when sent campaigning in the Western Cape last season, but it was in very good company, against the likes of Horse-Of-The-Year Captain's Ransom.
Her runs since then were pretty decent although she was only runner-up behind Integrity, who she will face once again in this race, last time out over 1600m.
That rival was the subject of an excellent front-running display and after setting modest fractions early, Integrity sprinted all the way to the line.
Integrity has won over 2000m so it is likely she will try those tactics again, but her rivals will be wise to that move, and Santa Therese will be a better horse over this distance and Richard Fourie will be in the irons.
A bigger threat to Santa Therese could come from the Glen Kotzen-trained pair of Musical Glitch and Flower Of Saigon.
Musical Glitch was narrowly beaten by Santa Therese when they met last season but does seem at her very best around 1600m. One cannot take that for granted though.
Flower Of Saigon, on the other hand, could be at her very best over further than 2000m. She was disappointing when only fourth in her latest start but did not really see out the 3200m.
She will be doing her best work at the finish.
Phoenix has beaten Santa Therese but that was over shorter, and Santa Therese clearly did not run up to her form that day with blinkers fitted.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 1 Maradiva, 6 Seismic Event, 9 Nairobi, 3 Jackson Misissippi
Race 2: 1 Crimson King, 5 Never Ending Rain, 4 Legitimate, 2 Peace In Our World
Race 3: 1 Rhythm Of The Rain, 5 Spring Fever, 6 Red Sphere, 7 Divine Design
Race 4: 4 Mi Mi Apple Pie, 3 Colour Coded, 7 Racinante, 9 Hey Siri
Race 5: 7 Teofilia, 8 El Romiachi, 10 Mhlabeni, 4 Atkinson Grimshaw
Race 6: 3 Hilarity, 5 Meeneera, 15 Saipan, 4 Fearless Kitty
Race 7: 1 Santa Therese, 3 Musical Glitch, 2 Integrity, 8 Phoenix
Race 8: 5 Phedra, 6 Red Berry, 4 Dubawi Princess, 3 Civil Rights
Race 9: 3 Holly's View, 6 Pinnacle, 2 Feeling Foxy, 4 Princess Deb's
BEST BET
Race 1 No 1 Maradiva
VALUE BET
Race 4 No 4 Mi Mi Apple Pie
BEST SWINGER
Race 2 1x5
BIPOT
R288
Leg 1: 1, 5
Leg 2: 1, 5
Leg 3: 3, 4, 7
Leg 4: 7, 8, 10
Leg 5: 3, 4, 5, 15
Leg 6: 1, 3
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R216
Leg 1: 1
Leg 2: 3, 4, 7
Leg 3: 7, 8, 10
Leg 4: 3, 4, 5, 15
Leg 5: 1
Leg 6: 5, 6
Leg 7: 2, 3, 6
PICK 6
R1920
Leg 1: 3, 4, 7, 9
Leg 2: 4, 7, 8, 10
Leg 3: 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 15
Leg 4: 1, 3
Leg 5: 5, 6
Leg 6: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
JACKPOT 1
R96
Leg 1: 4, 7, 8, 10
Leg 2: 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 15
Leg 3: 1, 3
Leg 4: 5, 6
JACKPOT 2
R120
Leg 1: 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 15
Leg 2: 1, 3
Leg 3: 5, 6
Leg 4: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8