The first Gauteng meeting of the 2020/2021 season is held at Turffontein today, where the first race kicks off at 12h50.
Jimmy The Rich writes that in-form Hollywoodbets sponsored trainer Stuart Pettigrew sends out Vars Vicky in the second race with Diego De Gouveia in the saddle.
Diego De Gouveia rides Vars Vicky(photo: Gold Circle)
The son of Var ran a very good race on debut when finishing second behind the well backed Captain Morisco.
He didn’t get off to the best of starts that day and hung in the latter stages, but the manner in which he fought to the line was encouraging. He would have gained from the experience and in this type of field, should take a power of beating.
The best value on the day comes in the last race on the card, at around 7/1, in the form of Smoke.
He took on much stronger company in his last start and was not disgraced when finishing fifth.
The son of Querari takes a drop in class this afternoon and with Piere Strydom in the saddle, he must be included in all bets.
A projected pool of R2 million is expected in the Pick 6 which starts with a net carryover of R250 000 in the third at 14h00.
A net carryover of R50 000 gets the Jackpot momentum going. The exotic starts in the fourth at14h30 and the pool is estimated at R600 000.
- The Bipot starts in the first at 12h50
- The Place Accumulator starts in the second at 13h25
- The Pick 6 starts in the third at 14h00
- Jackpot 1 starts in the fourth race at 14h30
- Jackpot 2 starts in the fifth race at 15h05
