St Harry to prove his class
Jack Milner
When St Harry made his debut at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth in January, the word was out that this Australian-bred two-year-old was something special.
As a result, he was backed off the boards from an opening call of 25-2 to eventually go off at 18-10 but when he lost two lengths at the start and was lying on 10th place with 400m to go, his supporters probably felt they had done their money in cold blood.
But with 150m to run the Peter Muscutt-trained colt suddenly found his stride and flew up to win by 0.50 lengths going away from the field, tongues started to wag.
His next three races were all in feature races, all over further than 1000m, but after finishing a close-up second behind Red Spice in his second start, he finished unplaced in the next two. There were acceptable excuses for those defeats but at the end of the season he was given a rest.
He made his comeback over 1000m on the Polytrack at Hollywoodbets Greyville on 6 October and while there was some dribs and drabs of betting support for him, he was allowed to go off at 4-1.
But, this time with Tristan Godden in the irons, he flew up from last at the 400m where he was some seven lengths off the leader, to beat Clair De Lune for one length, going away from the field.
He returns to the turf at the same track on Sunday in race 6, a Middle Stakes over 1000m. He is unbeaten over the distance, Godden takes the ride again, and he could prove to be a lot better than his merit rating of 105.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 1 Samuel Bellamy, 7 Rebel Ridge, 3 Big Deal, 12 Good Omen
Race 2: 5 Blenheim Palace, 3 Remuneration, 2 Power Emprez, 14 Queen Of Denmark
Race 3: 4 Charlie Bucket, 5 Pied Piper, 10 Tyrconnell, 2 Chill In The Air
Race 4: 8 Etzebeth, 7 Splash Of Love, 4 Hodgepodge, 9 King Bavarian
Race 5: 9 Chestnut Bomber, 4 Nordic Chief, 5 Blue Steel, 13 Handsome Prince
Race 6: 7 St Harry, 3 Miss World, 6 Circumbendibus, 8 Queen Braganza
Race 7: 7 Tuscan Romance, 4 Rags To Riches, 3 Sign Of Fate, 12 Japura
Race 8: 8 Final Call, 5 Casino Royale, 12 Dog Soldier, 3 French War Lord
BEST BET
Race 6: 7 St Harry
VALUE BET
Race 4: 8 Etzebeth
BEST SWINGER
Race 1 1×7
BIPOT
R162
Leg 1: 1, 7
Leg 2: 2, 3, 5
Leg 3: 4, 5, 10
Leg 4: 4, 7, 8
Leg 5: 4, 5, 9
Leg 6: 7
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R216
Leg 1: 3, 5
Leg 2: 4, 5, 10
Leg 3: 4, 7, 8
Leg 4: 4, 9
Leg 5: 7
Leg 6: 3, 4, 7
Leg 7: 5, 8
PICK 6
R1200
Leg 1: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10
Leg 2: 4, 7, 8, 9, 11
Leg 3: 4, 5, 9
Leg 4: 7
Leg 5: 3, 4, 7, 12
Leg 6: 3, 5, 8, 12
JACKPOT 1
R60
Leg 1: 4, 7, 8, 9, 11
Leg 2: 4, 5, 9
Leg 3: 7
Leg 4: 3, 4, 7, 12
JACKPOT 2
R48
Leg 1: 4, 5, 9
Leg 2: 7
Leg 3: 3, 4, 7, 12
Leg 4: 3, 5, 8, 12