Racing is at Turffontein Racecourse this afternoon and eight races are carded.
Race 7 on the card is the Listed Syringa Handicap over 1600m.
The first is due off at 12h30. Your Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge must be in by 12h25!
Trainer Mike de Kock saddles Shoemaker in Race 6.
He showed good signs of a form return in his last start over 1160m on the Standside course.
Shoemaker was slow into stride, but the manner in which he finished off his race that day was encouraging.
Shoemaker (blue sleeves) has shown some very decent form and looks set for a winning effort today (Pic – JC Photos)
The son of Gimmethegreenlight will love the return to the mile.
He is the best weighted runner in this contest and should take a power of beating.
Trump My Queen from the Joey Soma stable takes her place in Race 4. She finished 2.75 lengths behind Special Charm last time.
She is 5.5kgs better off at the weights today and that should be enough for the tables to be turned. The daughter of Captain Of All finished 1.5 lengths behind Ipso Facto in her penultimate run.
She is 11.5kgs better off at the weights and should turn the form around. She is likely to be switched off near the rear of the field from the widest draw and will be mowing down the frontrunners.
| Weather | Partly cloudy with 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. 10-19 deg, 15 to 33 km/h North westerly cross/head wind. Sunset@ 5:30pm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: 6mm | Last 7 Days: 33,3mm | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: Nil | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 24 | ||
| Track Condition | Good to soft | ||
| False Rail | Zero back straight to 2m on the bend with a 2m spur at the 500m mark | ||
- The Bipot starts in the first race at 12h30
- The Place Accumulator starts in the second race at 13h05
- The Pick 6 starts in the third race at 13h45
- The first Jackpot starts in the fourth race at 14h20
- The second Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 14h55
