Turffontein, 18/01

Fancy the yankee :-

T - R3) Sidonie X (T - R6) Dawn Assault X (K - R2) Mr Fergie X (K - R6) Springisintheair

General Jackson 3/1
Sidonie 8/10

Blue Spark onto Leopold

At the weight turn-around, Tokyo Drift must be a serious contender in the 8th.

Dawn Assault
Touch Of Fate
My double for today

Olivia
General Jackson

Race 3 We are taking on a couple of nice sorts with Secret Dream, but getting 3kg from Sidonie and Christmas Flower so I think that we have a good chance of winning. We have Michali well held on our last run, and our penultimate can be ignored as she swallowed her tongue and choked up badly.
The tongue tie did the trick last time, and our filly is still on the upgrade.

Competitive card on an overcast day - going may tend toward soft if the rain comes - thoughts .

R1: 5 runners in single figures - my preference is for Fireworks - some loyalty shown to a struggling jock who will be eager to prove his worth- was available yesterday at 15/2 which represented very good value imo; main danger could be Sultanah, who has also found some market support - but none of Bella Rosa, Meercat or Olivia can be ignored; Lightoftheunicorn, Wonderful Rock and perhaps Ocean Forest are quartet contenders with the unexposed Last Cheer

R2: Blue Spark has the right form, but the 1600 may be a stretch; on collateral form I do prefer General Jackson despite his wider draw; Enrique also may be better than his last run in yielding conditions, but is not finding any support in the betting market - these look the principles bar the unexposed first-timer Magic Duke

R3: I think Sidonie may be a bit high in the ratings, but in this field should be right there again; my preference at the weights however is for Secret Dream; Westwing Belter seems better over 1400, but does not look badly in, and can surprise with the cheek pieces to find a place ; I think Christmas Flower still needs to show that she is in the same class as Sidonie at level weights

R4: Waqaas stands out on form - has not run a place at this track though, so I think Darkest Hour looks very good each-value at 10s; Prince of Promise and Revelation come from nice draws and could place with Lasair, Written in Stone and Jackman who all need to overcome double figure draws; The Rocketman tries pacifiers, but needs big improvement on his current form imo

R5: Another race where one horse seems to stand out - Western Front has won his maiden in KZN and although there were two in that race, who won next time out, for me I'm always hesitant abt the KZN form; I do think Rockstar Child looks very good each-way value - last run most likely too far and penultimate run behind Top Rank can make him competitive here; So Long Spring inconsistent, but as is the case with Liberado, could feature if repeating their last runs

R6: Dawn Assault looks the right one again, with Diamond Dancer probably the main danger; Glider Pilot was highly rated as a younger horse, so if he comes back to that sort of form, he could be a big danger, while Odd Rob can also pop up in an open looking contest where only Tirzan looks unlikely to win

R7: Not a lot to choose between Social Order, Russian Beat (on his penultimate) and Leopold - so at the odds Russian Beat makes the most appeal; Saragon and Florida Quays next best imo

R8: 3 horses again stand out a bit imo; Pop Icon has obvious credentials with Movie Magic, while Rooi Tom has found market support - the others seem to have their work cut out

R9: Only race down the straight; obviously very competitive; recently it's been an advantage to be drawn towards the stand side, so for me Sweet Trial looks very good value at the odds; tries blinkers which could improve him a little, but even without those, he looks very well in here based on his penultimate behind behind Pearl of Siberia; others like Touch of Fate and the other Magner runners Varimax (morning Dom ) and Alex the Great not without a chance either

Enjoy

Elusive Fort has a few nice runners today:
Race 3 Secret Dream
Race 5 Western Fort
Race 6 Russian Beat
Race 8 Pop Icon

LIGHTOFTHEUNICORN

E/w

38/1

Will be doing best work late!

#18 should have been scratched before the jockey tried to mount it - now it's on the loose, not surprised.