Clairwood Wednesday

Anyone got any strong fancies wednesday?

Tailormade at a price could run a big race in the 4th,nothing really stands out,maybe Groovy Day to finally put her best foot forward?


Goodluck with your bets...

Evening Hibs

Fancy Ballycastle, Lord Roy, Imperious Star.... and Jet Mans my roughie in the 7th...

David Thiselton

The racemeeting at Clairwood today (Wednesday, March 10) will likely see some favourable results for punters with good weather now prevailing in the Durban and Pietermaritzburg areas.
The Fever Tree Handicap, a non-Black Type feature race over 1 450m, is the main event on the card. The Duncan Howells yard is in good form having had three winners from their last six runners. He could have another here with the grey Announce five-year-old, Select The Star. He is an ultra consistent gelding having earned a cheque in 15 of his 18 starts. He shifted sharply late on in the Christmas Handicap over 1 600m at Clairwood and then ducked out in the Michael Roberts Handicap over 1 800m at Scottsville. The latter indiscretion likely cost him the race and this might have been why his normal cheek pieces were swapped for blinkers in his last start in a Pinnacle Plate over 1 600m at Scottsville. He ran a creditable third there but after being more handy than usual he lacked a finishing kick. The cheek pieces are now back on.
He is drawn very well and it will be interesting to see how he goes over this slightly shorter than normal trip as he has been in the front close to home in a number of his runs off his current 84 merit rating without winning them.
Muzi Yeni retains the ride. The Glen Kotzen-trained Don’t Tell Titch is ideally suited to this distance. The Kotzen Summerveld yard’s strike rate has been a bit down in recent weeks and this would be the only concern as he is drawn well with Sean Cormack aboard. The Michael Roberts-trained Zidane’s Gold is a talented sort who won his penultimate start when stepped up from a succession of sprint distances to the 1 400m. That was the second 1 400m race he had won and it might now be his optimum trip. He is drawn in pole position with Felix Coetzee up. He is three points higher in the merit ratings since his last win, but should be a contender considering he ran just 1,5 lengths behind the exciting three-year-old Jet Command over 1 200m in his last start off this mark. He was running on well after being slowly away in that race.
Hopefully that run will herald a more consistent performance.
The Doug Campbell-trained Duntroon won here just over two months ago for his third course and distance win in six attempts. He clearly not only loves this course and distance but is also 3kg better off with Select The Star for a mere 0,15 length beating when they bumped in April last year over 1 600m at this course. From a draw of two Duntroon would clearly not be a surprise winner considering all the positives above, although he will have to prove he is truly back to form after being below par from about June last year until his last win.
The rest of the field don’t make too much appeal and the selection is Select The Star to win from Don’t Tell Titch with Zidane’s Gold and Duntroon next best.

I guess Lord Roy looks the best, 16/10 but no offers on Interbet, the punters have taken the 2/1
Imperious Star 9/10 easy to back at 12/10, so no rush

good punting!

Good start for the punters ,Two wood had to dig deep...

Impressive run from Wishful Eye . Var producing some good sprinters of late .

Can`t get my head round Groovy Day,ok she made the places,but i thought over that trip she would have too much pace for them,she looked like a plodder and a further step up in trip will suit!!!

hibernia Wrote:

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> Can`t get my head round Groovy Day,ok she made the
> places,but i thought over that trip she would have
> too much pace for them,she looked like a plodder
> and a further step up in trip will suit!!!


Can never back a bad filly Hibs, and that's all she is about. She will more than likely be retired as a maiden, but a good, solid earner I guess.

Would appear Wishful Eye one to follow, must watch a replay.

Dave,

3 lengths clear at the 800m, 5 lengths clear at the 500m, 8 lengths clear at the 200m and finally 12 lengths clear at the post......That sums up the race

Best Bet Win/Place:
R8 # 2 Sahara Drier Cormack
#2 Sahara has run vs some strong individuals and coming back from a rest looked like needing the run still finishing 3rd behind stable companion #8 Fantastic Lady with the 1st run Bl removed. #2 Sahara was drawn worst of all 10/10 that day and needing the run thought so carrying 2kg less with the MUCH better draw 4 today he must be the choice ahead of stable companion. His last 3 races prior to that rest was vs feuture runners infact 5/7 of his last runs prior to the rest was vs feuture company so he must be the one to produce the better run of the stable companions today. #7 Imperious Star might be the one to challenge but only having run 3 runs of which never in 1450 and only Fm85 strongest with Cormack moving from him to #2 Sahara #2 Sahara is my accumulator bet today.

The KZN lottery is in full force again, by the looks of it. :X