In the first tonight over 1200m the promising Varbration will be all the rage, but Bellicosity looks useful and with a 4kg advantage over the former is not going to be easy to catch, so is preferred.
Google Me has been knocking on the door over 1200m and Brandon Lerena retains the ride so she gets the verdict in the second from a good draw over Elusive Lady and You’re The Tops.
Dennis Drier has a trio of runners in the third over 1200m and stable jockey Sean Cornack is aboard the Count Dubois first-timer Count Your Words, who jumps from pole position. However, stablemate Slewsgate, who returns from a 220 day layoff, made a fair debut behind a useful type and is tipped to beat the former with Fantasy Art next best.
Ivanovich has some fair form over further so is interesting with blinkers on in the fourth over 1200m, and is fancied to beat the Dynasty first-timer Supreme Dynasty with Nights On Broadway, who is always thereabouts, next best.
The fifth is a competitive handicap, but Petite Master has often caught the eye at Greyville, whether on poly or turf, and should be cherry-ripe over an ideal 1600m trip. He runs on well so his wide draw shouldn’t be too much of a disadvantage. Peter Piper has decent poly form and as a handy type his good draw gives him a fine chance over a suitable trip. Seventh Virtue stayed on resolutely over 1200m last time so is interesting over this trip with an in form 2,5kg claimer aboard, although it will be tough for a young filly against males.
Oi Yoi Yoi impressed in her maiden win and over the same 1400m course and distance of the sixth and she can follow up for an in form yard. Umoyana made a good poly debut over course and distance and is ideally drawn. However Brandon Lerena appears to have jumped off in favour of Alina, whom he has won on over course and distance before, so she must be included. Throne must be included too having run a fine race over course and distance last time and Cape Vesta can’t be ignored having run very well when stepped up to this trip for the first time.
Mr Royal is in fine form and strikes as being better than his merit rating of 61 so should win the seventh over a suitable 1900m with a 2,5kg apprentice up from a good draw. Sparkling Wood will likely strip fitter than last time so will be a big threat and Born To Rule is not far behind Mr Royal on formlines.
Royal Colours (pictured) could make it seven in a row in the eighth over a suitable 1900m as he always seems to win cosily but Warcraft will be a tough nut to crack with his light weight having cruised in on his poly debut over 2000m.
Temple Rock made a good poly debut over 2000m and could win the last from The Kings Hand and Danish Wood.
On Sunday The Poet in the first and the impressive Gemini Gold in the second could get punters off to a good start.
Gemini Gold is by Overlord whose progeny appear to love the poly and another of the latter’s pogeny, Burrwood, could make it a hat-trick of wins in the sixth as the merit rating raise he was given for his last win has been more than compensated for by the 2,5kg claim of an in form apprentice.
Resolution has fine poly form and Charles Laird always has them fit when return from layoffs so she makes appeal in the seventh and Royalsecuritybaby beat a decent sort last time so can follow up in the last race.
Picture: Royal Colours (Nkosi Hlophe)
