Polytrack prowess to prevail at Greyville

Jack Milner

A B Stakes over 1000m heads up the card at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday when they compete on the Polytrack.

Much of the meeting on this eight-race card is mundane but Race 6 has attracted some promising contenders and at the end of the day it could be the runner who best masters the Polytrack that could decide the outcome.

The two best weighted runners are Vanakkam and Inside Voice but neither has raced on the surface.

Another strongly fancied runner is three-year-old Pop Chart, who was trained by Dean Smith in Gqeberha but will be having his first run for Dean Kannemeyer. Smith considered this Fire Away good enough to contest the Grade 3 National Currency Sprint over 1100m at Turffontein in February in which he finished a 1.40-length third behind Miami Mountain.

He did not race on the Polytrack at Fairview so there is still no indication as to whether he will handle the surface or not.

Vanakkam, trained by Mano Pandaram, has three wins and five places from his 14 races but he did finish behind Pop Chart in the National Currency Sprint.

Inside Voice is trained by Vaughan Marshall and he has had some prosing performances in the Western Cape. However, he has not raced since November last year after finishing unplaced in a 1000m race at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.

Then we do have some runners who are proven on the Polytrack and they are headed up by United Nation, trained by Darryl Moore. This four-year-old One World gelding has been a revelation since turning up on the Polytrack and has a record of six wins from eight starts on the surface. He was caught late over 1200m in his comeback run from a short break but back to 1000m could be the one to beat.

He jumps from No 5 draws and has Ant Mgudlwa in the irons.

 

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 4 Smart Choice, 6 Sierra Foxtrot, 1 Moon Girl, 7 Winter Miracle

Race 2: 2 Hazel Green, 3 Tipperary, 1 Dancing In Demark, 9 Happy Hooves

Race 3: 4 Diamond Maker, 1 Last Ovation, 6 Skipper O’malley, 8 Quicksmart

Race 4: 7 Star Of The Future, 8 The Wolf, 3 Fast And Free, 2 Trois Trois Quatre

Race 5: 6 Basie Raakvat, 2 Mountainsofthemoon, 5 Ultra Quick, 1 Global Movement

Race 6: 5 United Nation, 2 Pop Chart, 3 Donquerari, 7 Vanakkam

Race 7: 2 Kali Bwana, 3 Gorgeous Dude, 1 Saudi Sweep, 5 Lunch Money

Race 8: 4 Preacher Man, 2 Clickbait, 1 Wedding Vow, 8 Futano

 

BEST BET

Race 2: 2 Hazel Green

VALUE BET

Race 6: 5 United Nation

BEST SWINGER

Race 8 2×4

 

BIPOT

R288

Leg 1: 4, 6

Leg 2: 2

Leg 3: 1, 4, 6

Leg 4: 2, 3, 7, 8

Leg 5: 2, 5, 6

Leg 6: 2, 3, 5, 7

 

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R324

Leg 1: 2

Leg 2: 1, 4

Leg 3: 3, 7, 8

Leg 4: 2, 5, 6

Leg 5: 2, 3, 5

Leg 6: 1, 2, 3

Leg 7: 2, 4

 

PICK 6

R1920

Leg 1: 1, 4, 6, 8

Leg 2: 3, 7, 8

Leg 3: 1, 2, 5, 6

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

Leg 5: 1, 2, 3, 5

Leg 6: 2, 4

 

JACKPOT 1

R240

Leg 1: 3, 7, 8

Leg 2: 1, 2, 5, 6

Leg 3: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Leg 4: 1, 2, 3, 5

 

JACKPOT 2

R160

Leg 1: 1, 2, 5, 6

Leg 2: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Leg 3: 1, 2, 3, 5

Leg 4: 2, 4