Turfontein Jun 08, 2008

Back to normality , hopefully

R1: Pass , no distance form.
R2: Danno's Boy the one to beat. I will be watching East Indies for a Roughie. (Dangers Mufasa Creek, Insiyaabi - maybe Collingwood)
R3: Any One of Solfatara, Fannie Bay, Queens Tester - no preference, Rose Of Cathkin may prefer the distance.
R4: There's a lot going on in this race, many seizing the oppurtunity with what seems to be an out of sorts Wood Medley. If we look beyond the Wood Medley/First Blood side show - we find Rambo's Secret, Wisely and perhaps even Court Of Justice. Of the oppurtunists I would be most confident with Wisely in his 2nd start for the stable. Don't discount the top two, but factor in these side shows.
R5: Pass. modern Odyssey seems to have them held, Dragon Lord is best produced after a rest at long odds in this stable, Burke's Luck could spring back to form at any time, plus add 3 time winning form off a different surface from Fox Hunt.
R6: Whitakker is being trained along nicely, but I strongly suspect that Mirage Of Stars will Relish this trip. Palikari should offer a bit more off his last.
R7: Battle between Island Swing and Cameron'skingmaker which should be slightly better than his run behind Mans Mood. Island Swing sustained finish over 22, can he keep going for another 400?
R8: Let's not discount Oriental Dancer, But I favour La Belle Otero and Secret Superjet to fight it out. Hamilton Princess there about. Preference - La Belle Otero.
R9: I will be with Rose Greely Here, and watching Joyce The Voice Carefully.
R10: Alimony has strong claims, Tony C potential to beat him.

Early betting (Interbet and Blackpearlbetting) :

Race 1, 1/4 Dakota; 6/1 Smackem; 7/1 His Honour; 10/1 Ringside; 20/1 bar

Race 2, 22/10 Pan Galactic; 28/10 Danno Boy; 5/1 Cadiz Bay; 7/1 Classic Puzzle; 8/1 Mufasa Creek, Capel Creek; 12/1 Golden Hawk; 33/1 bar
Scratched, Collingwood, Strike Four
Per Diem, B.Nyawo; Smooth Lad, S.Khumalo

Race 3, 2/1 Miss News; 3/1 Fantasy World; 5/1 Fannie Bay, Queens Tester; 7/1 Solfatara, Solar Flaire; 14/1 bar

Race 4, 3/1 First Blood; 9/2 Hell's Bells; 5/1 Fun Island; 7/1 Wisely; 8/1 Good Karma, Rambo's Secret; 10/1 News Presenter; 16/1 bar
Hell's Bells, C.Little

Race 5, 14/10 Modern Odyssey; 16/10 Trojan; 7/1 Burke's Luck; 8/1 Fox Hunt, Split Decision; 16/1 bar

Race 6, 22/10 Whittaker; 9/2 Trade Time; 5/1 Jedermann; 6/1 The Sire's Song; 7/1 Palikari; 8/1 Mirage of Stars, Natural Eight, Spot Price; 20/1 bar

Race 7, 14/10 Royal Captive; 16/10 Gold on Gold; 4/1 Cameron'skingsmaker; 8/1 Geneva; 10/1 Island Swing; 12/1 bar

Race 8, 3/1 Oriental Dancer, Hamilton Princess, Secret Superjet; 4/1 Lady Patch; 7/1 Sugarpiehoneybunch; 10/1 London Telegraph; 14/1 bar

Race 9, 7/2 Rose Greely; 4/1 Country Comfort; 6/1 Carolita; 10/1 Greet the Day, Woodwind; Capital Comment, Joyce the Voice; 14/1 bar
Scratched, Miss Kiri
Dame Barnikel, S.Khumalo

Race 10, 7/2 Alimony, Modern Drive; 5/1 Navarch; 6/1 Tony C; 10/1 News of London, Sir Lynden, Southern Sky; 16/1 bar

R1 Dakota prob. too short = place Smackem?
R2 Too Hard
R3 Miss News the one to beat
R4 First Blood looks good
R5 A Hunch for Fox Hunt E/W?
R6 Tough call - maybe Jedderman E/W?
R7 Island Swing looks HUGE!
R8 Too Hard
R9 Too Hard

= Miss News; First Blood; Island Swing in 3 x Win Dbl's + a Tbl.
+ add Fox Hunt; Jedderman in a small E/W 'Luicky 31'

Ouzo guys, Jim
(12 days to go!)

r1 expect big run from HIS HONOUR
R2 capel creek can improve with blinkers
r4 court of justice
r7 royal captive
r10 NAVARCH strong exacta horse this distance is what he needs

After the embarrassment of yesterday, hoping to bounce back with a bang today.

Personal fancies (for what they worth) :

Race 2, Pan Galactic
Race 4, News Presenter
Race 5, Split Decision
Race 6, Trade Time
Race 8, Secret Superjet
Race 9, Country Comfort

Another day to select from the bottom of the boards?

Had some wins and places on Tropical Wood.

Nice start!

Got 66/1 on the website we are not allowed to mention too loudly!

You pulling a Peters on us, say it before the race.

Nice one for Danno boy...I panicked in the end, and took some small insurance on Pan Galactic.... That was my most bullish selection for the day

Take it easy from here.

Just a personal fancy Element.

Heard nothing, just liked the breeding and that it ran in a Juvenile Plate first time, had a good draw and bred nicely.

Never thought it would beat the favourite, therefore the bet was very speculative.

Romney marsh e/w race 3

I see 2C certainly has a massive following out there, as the trainer of Rose of Cathkin is at a loss as to where all the support is coming from for his horse.

He insists that the outside track is better for his horse!