Promising juveniles on show at Scottsville

Jack Milner

There are two feature races on Wednesday’s card at Hollywoodbets Scottsville and they are both Grade 3 races for two-year-olds over 1100m.

Race 6 is the Tote Strelitzia Stakes for fillies and Race 7 is the Tote Godolphin Barb Stakes which comprises on this occasion comprises eight colts and geldings.

Both races give, to some extent, an early look at some of the potential performers who will later line up in the respective Grade 1 races over 1200m at this track.

Both appear to have some exciting runners, and they should dominate the two races.

Possibly one of the standout best on the card comes up in the Strelitzia Stakes where Justin Snaith sends out Querari Dancer. While only a one-time winner, this filly has twice finished behind talented colt Red Spice, trained by Piet and Elbert Steyn. The first was in the Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes over 1100m on 31 January and the second came in the Grade 3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery over 1200m.

On that occasion Querari Dancer was sent off 22-10 favourite and finished just 0.95 lengths behind Red Spice.

Incidentally, second in that race was Roskilde, now a gelding, who will be lining up in a Maiden Plate is Race 1.

Andrew Fortune, who has been off for a few days due to a minor mishap, is carded to ride the filly and he showed confidence when speaking about it while helping the presenters at Scottsville last Sunday.

The Goldophin Barb appears to be a match race between two very talented runners in Vaughan Marshall-trained Rich Man’s World and Master Magician who is under the tutorship of Michael Miller.

Both are unbeaten in two starts and both could not have been more impressive. Rich Man’s World, a son of One World will be having his first start in KwaZulu-Natal and has probably met some highly regarded juveniles in the Western Cape.

Master Magician, however, has an impressive cruising speed and has the benefit of having won both of his races at this course.

Richard Fourie rides Rich Man’s World while Tristan Godden will be aboard Querari colt Master Magician

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 4 Roskilde, 5 Sport Of Kings, 6 War Emperor, 2 Quarter Master

Race 2:  1 One Pepper, 11 Vibe Check, 2 Bright Blue, 3 Putthelightsout

Race 3:  1 Greek Heritage, 2 Lady Nancy, 3 Gimme The Power, 5 Valli Gal

Race 4:  9 Educator, 5 Forward Motion, 4 Ice Rain, 3 Tomyris

Race 5:  2 Taylor’s Version, 6 Roy’s Grace, 5 Radu, 13 Praise De La Rey

Race 6:  5 Querari Dancer, 1 Lady Jean, 2 Menagerie, 4 Flower Tryst

Race 7:  7 Rich Man’s World, 8 Master Magician, 1 Flamethrower, 4 Tommy Greaney

Race 8:  4 Yannakis, 5 Definitely Yes, 2 Winter Waves, 1 Paratrooper

Race 9:  7 Cardinal Chief, 10 Son Of Rafeef, 4 Ireland Forever, 1 Phutulicious

Race 10: 5 Spirit Of Shimla, 3 Act Of Grace, 7 What A Passion, 1 Siberian Winter

BEST BET

Race 6:  5 Querari Dancer

VALUE BET

Race 8:  4 Yannakis

BEST SWINGER

Race 2 1×11

BIPOT

R128

Leg 1: 1, 11

Leg 2: 1, 2

Leg 3: 3, 4, 5, 9

Leg 4: 2, 5, 6, 9

Leg 5: 5

Leg 6: 7, 8

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R216

Leg 1: 1, 2

Leg 2: 4, 5, 9

Leg 3: 2, 5, 6

Leg 4: 5

Leg 5: 7, 8

Leg 6: 4, 5

Leg 7: 4, 7, 10

PICK 6

R960

Leg 1: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9

Leg 2: 2, 5, 6, 9, 13

Leg 3: 5

Leg 4: 7, 8

Leg 5: 1, 2, 4, 5

Leg 6: 1, 4, 7, 10

JACKPOT 1

R40

Leg 1: 2, 5, 6, 9, 13

Leg 2: 5

Leg 3: 7, 8

Leg 4: 1, 2, 4, 5

JACKPOT 2

R192

Leg 1: 7, 8

Leg 2: 1, 2, 4, 5

Leg 3: 1, 4, 7, 10

Leg 4: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10