After Monday’s meeting was moved to Turffontein, racing heads back to the Vaal for a nine-race programme today.
The first race is off at 12h20 while the meeting closes at 17h00.
Jimmy The Rich writes that Winter Smoke from the Ashley Fortune stable is the best bet on the card and may well be the possible banker in all exotics.
She was beaten by the narrowest of margins in her last start over this distance on the Classic course.
She was ridden with restraint that day and just couldn’t collar her stable companion. The daughter of What A Winter is the best weighted runner in this contest and should strip a much fitter horse.
She may be hard to peg back in the run down to the line.
Gavin Lerena rides My Kingdom (photo: hamishNIVENPhotography)
Trainer Kobus Roux sends out My Kingdom in Race 4 with Gavin Lerena in the saddle.
He has taken on much stronger company in his last two starts and was far from disgraced. The son of Greys Inn makes his Handicap debut and may be the one to cause the upset.
The inside rails are set at zero on the back straight and 4,5m on the bend, with a 6m spur at the 600m mark.
The outside rails are set at zero from the 1600m to the pull-up area.
- The Bipot starts in the second at 12h55
- The Place Accumulator starts in the third at 13h30
- The Pick 6 starts in the fourth at 14h05
- Jackpot 1 starts in the fifth race at 14h45
- Jackpot 2 starts in the sixth race at 15h20
