Epic Dream can come true for you
Chad Little set to break his duck
There is tons of value at the Vaal today, so get in on the action. Please be advised of the new race times. Race 1 will now be run at 13:00 instead of 12:45 – affording you ample time to structure your bets. If you are in search of a BiPot or Place Accumulator banker, look no further than the jockey-trainer combination of Gavin Lerena and Candice Dawson when they team up with Epic Dream in Race 3, a Maiden Plate over 1200m on the straight track.
They have an impressively high 29.41% win strike-rate, having teamed up 17 times for five victories and six places this season. You make a profit backing them.
A 96-day stint off the racetrack and the unkindest cut of all may have done this three-year-old son of Fort Wood the world of good. He has the ability and has only run out of the money once in four appearances. Epic Dream caught the eye in his most recent performance – the Monaco Million Maiden Sprint – running on stoutly to finish a commendable length behind Bye Bye Rocket. The good news is that the form line has worked out very well, producing three winners. This gelding’s case is further strengthened by him topping the best-weighted column. Assessment Plate races have become fan favourites, simply because the best-weighted and handicapped runners tend to win.
This should be the case when Paul Peter-trained Ouro lines up in Race 4, an Assessment Plate for fillies and mares over 1200m.
This four-year-old daughter of Toreador has finished either second or third behind quality horses in her last five appearances, so she is deserving of a third career triumph. Chad Little takes the ride and will be looking to register his first winner of the season.
Dennis Schwarz is arguably the best apprentice jockey in the country right now. He rides the main danger, Dancing Queen, who has registered two wins and just as many seconds from five starts.
You won’t get rich, but perhaps you should take a boxed Swinger or Exacta featuring the pair. Considering Dancing Queen was returning from a layoff of almost six months, you can put a line through her latest fourth place finish. That wasn’t a true reflection of her ability and she’ll improve many lengths now that she has a run under the belt. For the Quartet, float Ouro and Dancing Queen with Lady Lexington, Heaven’s Reward, Rock A Roll Dancer, Deerupt and Soul Of Wit. S’manga Khumalo should be seen in the winner’s enclosure with Summer Afternoon following the running of Race 7, an Assessment Plate over the minimum trip.