King’s Archer on target
TURFFONTEIN STANDSIDE stages a low key nine race card tomorrow which is headlined by a MR104 Handicap over 1 400m.
King’s Archer loves this course and distance and should have come on from his last run in which he was running on for third behind Infamous Fox over this course and distance.
He was drawn seven of seven that day and is now drawn three.
The mare Emily Jay proved her class last season as well as her suitability to this distance. She has a tough draw but has the determined Muzi Yeni up and she will be fit considering she has had a run in each of the last seven months.
Shukamisa was only half-a-length behind King’s Archer last time over course and distance and they face each other on the same
terms. The good 2,5kg claimer Luke Ferraris remains aboard and he should be involved in the finish. Brazuca
Brazuca is a class act and after losing his form he now returns from a rest and a gelding. He is drawn in pole and if at his best will be right there.
However, he will likely need it and would prefer further.
His stablemate Doosra is ideally distance suited but returns from a five month layoff and has a tough draw.
Splendid Garden has done quite well since stepped up to this trip and faces King’s Archer on the same terms despite beating him by 0,6 lengths last time. He will be fit but he has a tough draw. Irish Pride is a decent miler who has not run for five months and he will likely need the outing.
New Predator is top class on his day and ideally distance suited but he went off form and has to carry 65kg on his comeback from a six month layoff.
Unagi has some class but reserves his best for the Turffontein Inside track.
Wrecking Ball runs out of steam over 1 000m so there is a doubt she will stay this trip.
The R4 million Frankel filly Frankly is rated the best bet on the card in the first leg of the Pick 6 over 1 400m.
She has joined the Ormond Ferraris yard after disappointing in the Ruffian Stakes and Pretty Polly Stakes.
However, on debut over 1000m she finished just half-a-length behind the useful Mazari so has ability to match her good looks. She has a tough draw to overcome but should relish this step up in trip and has her easiest task to date plus the advantage of the good 2,5kg claimer Luke Ferraris aboard.
She is made a banker in an otherwise tough Pick 6.
In the third leg of the Pick 6 Querari Viking gets a good draw for a change and is the selection with Ferraris up but a few others will have to be included.
Nordic Rebel
Nordic Rebel flew under the radar last time when winning well but from a good draw this time in race seven over the same 1 600m trip will be a much more popular proposition and is selected to follow up off a four point higher mark.
However, it is another one to go wide in fo r the Pick 6.
Jamra is taken to be a PA banker in the eighth over 1600m as she has always truck as one with class and looks to be coming into her own.
However, the same can be said about Noceur and Lady Negra and they should be included in the Pick 6.
Donny G has dropped to a competitive mark in the ninth over 1160m but this is another tough race for the exotics.