Jet Force to prevent Questioning’s winning return

Jack Milner

Questioning had an outstanding 2025/2026 season and he seems to be one of those horses who gets better with age.

He ran eight times for five wins, a short-head second, a close-up fourth and one unplaced race. Included in those five wins was the Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge, which gave him his first Grade 1 victory. He was also just touched off by The Real Prince in Grade 1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate.

On Saturday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth he makes his seasonal comeback in Race 7, The Bantry Bay Stakes (Non-Black Type) over 1100m.

Trainer Vaughan Marshall has performed a remarkable job with this six-year-old son of Querari who has now raced 27 times for 11 wins and has earned just under R4 million.

While 1100m might appear a touch short for him he has a win and a third place in his two runs over the course and distance so it would be unwise to write him off.

However, it might be worth going with a horse who has proven fitness and that is Jet Force, who in September won the Grade 3 Matchem Stakes over 1400m at HWB Durbanville. In that race he beat Legal Counsel, who then went on to win the Grade 3 Cape Mile last weekend with ease, beating HWB Durban July champion Nore To Self and See It Again.

With the form having been strongly confirmed, Des McLachlan’s charge could be hard to oppose this time.

It is also worth noting that Richard Fourie, who was aboard Questioning for all of those wins last season, is aboard Jet Force. But then again, it is also worth noting that Keagan de Melo is the first-choice jockey for the Wernars family and they are part owners of Questioning.

 

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 9 Satin Black, 3 Miss Arizona, 8 Perfect Picture, 7 Gertrude Gold

Race 2: 1 Mary Cassatt, 10 Eva’s Dignity, 3 Hashtag Random, 9 Ebury Street

Race 3: 6 Future Runway, 3 A Thousand Stars, 5 Burnout, 1 Summer Lake

Race 4: 9 Auguste Renoir, 1 Cardinal King, 6 Gentian, 8 Flinkdink

Race 5: 5 Cedar Point, 7 Dubbelosix, 4 Diamond Rock, 1 Havoc

Race 6: 6 Coast Of The Sun, 3 Better Man, 5 Blind Date, 1 Witch Hazel

Race 7: 1 Jet Force, 7 Questioning, 10 Outlaw King, 3 Cafe Culture

Race 8: 3 Impose, 1 Bolero, 7 The Cullinan, 9 Kelp Forest

 

BEST BET

Race 6: 6 Coast Of The Sun

VALUE BET

Race 5: 5 Cedar Point

BEST SWINGER

Race 3 3×6

 

BIPOT

R270

Leg 1: 3, 8, 9

Leg 2: 1, 3, 9, 10, 13

Leg 3: 3, 6

Leg 4: 1, 6, 9

Leg 5: 4, 5, 7

Leg 6: 6

 

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R216

Leg 1: 1, 3, 9, 10

Leg 2: 3, 6

Leg 3: 1, 6, 9

Leg 4: 4, 5, 7

Leg 5: 6

Leg 6: 1

Leg 7: 1, 3, 7

 

PICK 6

R450

Leg 1: 3, 5, 6

Leg 2: 1, 6, 8, 9, 10

Leg 3: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7

Leg 4: 6

Leg 5: 1, 7

Leg 6: 1, 3, 7

 

JACKPOT 1

R50

Leg 1: 1, 6, 8, 9, 10

Leg 2: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7

Leg 3: 6

Leg 4: 1, 7

 

JACKPOT 2

R30

Leg 1: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7

Leg 2: 6

Leg 3: 1, 7

Leg 4: 1, 3, 7