Cirillo can be on the mark

TURFFONTEIN Standside stages a nine race meeting tomorrow and purists will not want to miss either the first race or the main race on the card, an MR 102 Handicap over 1 000m. The first race features the maiden with the best form in the country, two-year-old Pomodoro colt Cirillo, but he might not have things all his own way as three-year-old gelding Seventh Rule could be dangerous. Cirillo has finished narrow seconds in three features to date, including the Kuda Sprint, the Grade 3 Protea Stakes and the Grade 2 SA Nursery.

He was one of the shortest priced horses in the Grade 1 Gold Medallion but was severely hampered so a line can be drawn through that run.

He has a high draw which is favourable by trends and should get off the mark.

Seventh Rule

Seventh Rule has not run for eight months and makes his Highveld debut for new trainer Ashley Fortune, who gets plenty of help in the yard from her legendary jockey husband Andrew. Interestingly, Andrew’s son Aldo Domeyer makes the journey from Cape Town for the meeting and