Today’s local racemeeting takes place on the Fairview turf track.
Nine races have been carded with the first due off at 11h30.
Race 7 is the main event on the programme – the Non Black-Type Speedsters Stakes.
Hollywoodbets-sponsored Trainer Gavin Smith sends out Cruise Control in Race 7. He returns to the Eastern Cape after three runs in KZN.
Cruise Control (Sean Veale) is closest to camera in illustrious company in the Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint – this should make him hard to beat back on home turf today (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
His effort when fourth in the Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint three runs ago, catches the eye.
He moved up like a winner that day before getting caught late. The son of Querari has won three times from four starts over this course and distance.
His last three victories have come under Sporting Post-sponsored Jockey Luyolo Mxothwa and the combination should find themselves in the winner’s enclosure once again.
Work Of Time from the Zietsman Oosthuizen stable takes her place in Race 9. She showed good signs of a form return in her last start over this course and distance.
She should have finished much closer to the winner that day as she reportedly raced awkwardly from the 400m mark to the 150m mark.
The daughter of Rafeef gets the blinkers fitted which should keep her mind on the task at hand.
Muzi Yeni picks up the ride which is encouraging, and she can return to winning ways.
| Weather | Sunny, 18 deg, 34km/h South Westerly Cross Wind | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: Nil | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: 18mm | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 22 | ||
| Track Condition | Good | ||
| False Rail | 6m off zero to the 1200m increasing to 7m around the turn to the 800m mark with a 7m spur | ||
- The Bipot starts in the second race at 12h00
- The Place Accumulator starts in the third race at 12h31
- The Pick 6 starts in the fourth race at 13h10
- The first Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 13h50
- The second Jackpot starts in the sixth race at 14h30
