Peter-trained filly will need to be precocious at Turffontein

Jack Milner

Precocious has performed well since transferring to the Tony Peter yard winning her first four starts. However, all of them have been over 1000m and this Ideal World filly will be tested over 1400m at Turffontein on Saturday.

However, Peter – Tony that is – is not convinced she will stay but his father, Paul, is confident she will. “He’s been begging me to try her over further, so we’ll see how it goes,” said Tony on Thursday.

On breeding there is no reason why she shouldn’t as she is by Ideal World out of a Vercingetorix mare, Sekhmet.

That is the likely the reason Paul Peter believes she will stay as he trained the dam, and while she only had one victory, over 1200m, she had two runner-up finishes, one over 1450m and another over 1400m.

Last time out, over 1160m, she did run on best of all to finish a 1.85-length third behind Lost For Words, giving her 9.5kg. That was a comeback run after a three-month break and she spread a shoe in running.

“She needed that run and ran on well,” added Peter. She does have an explosive turn of speed. She switches off, and has good a turn of speed which she switches back on”

Gavin Lerena rode her to victory in her first start for the stable so he does know her well enough.

 

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 6 One State, 7 Skitt Smiling, 8 Rhythmic Queen, 3 Hartree

Race 2: 2 Lightinthewoods, 6 Tu Giusto, 1 Empress Of Peace, 5 Trex On Fire

Race 3: 6 Best Candidate, 1 Battleground, 5 Mount Darwin, 3 Robert Browning

Race 4: 3 Winter In Auckland, 2 Geostorm, 7 Kia Kaha, 1 Stoneywood

Race 5: 1 Espinoza, 5 Umzingeli Wenyathi, 2 Plus Four, 4 Just The Two Of Us

Race 6: 1 Precocious, 6 Dantonfromsandton, 10 Quickfreeze, 8 Bristol Hercules

Race 7: 7 Somebody Somewhere, 2 American Beauty, 5 Pointer, 1 United Offer

Race 8: 3 Fiery Frolic, 1 Winds Of Grace, 5 Winter Voice, 10 Secret Life

 

BEST BET

Race 2: 2 Lightinthewoods

VALUE BET

Race 5: 1 Espinoza

BEST SWINGER

Race 2: 2 x6

 

BIPOT

R162

Leg 1: 6, 7, 8

Leg 2: 2

Leg 3: 1, 5, 6

Leg 4: 2, 3

Leg 5: 1, 2, 5

Leg 6: 1, 6, 10

 

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R216

Leg 1: 2

Leg 2: 1, 5, 6

Leg 3: 2, 3

Leg 4: 1, 2, 5

Leg 5: 1, 6, 10

Leg 6: 2, 7

Leg 7: 1, 3

 

PICK 6

R2304

Leg 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9

Leg 2: 2, 3, 7

Leg 3: 1, 2, 4, 5

Leg 4: 1, 6, 8, 10

Leg 5: 2, 7

Leg 6: 1, 3, 5

 

JACKPOT 1

R96

Leg 2: 2, 3, 7

Leg 3: 1, 2, 4, 5

Leg 4: 1, 6, 8, 10

Leg 5: 2, 7

 

JACKPOT 2

R96

Leg 3: 1, 2, 4, 5

Leg 4: 1, 6, 8, 10

Leg 5: 2, 7

Leg 6: 1, 3, 5