Fairview Turf Friday 31 May 2024 – Comments by Devonne Govender
PUBLISHED: May 30, 2024
Race 1 (2) Blueberry Blue (4) Extraction (11) Queen Of Jazz (12) Thread Of Life (6) First Wish Open race. (2) Blueberry Blue has been making good progress and looks ready to run a cracker. (4) Extraction has been consistent in KZN and will make a bold bid for top honours so must be respected. […]
Race 1
(2) Blueberry Blue (4) Extraction (11) Queen Of Jazz (12) Thread Of Life (6) First Wish
Open race. (2) Blueberry Blue has been making good progress and looks ready to run a cracker.
(4) Extraction has been consistent in KZN and will make a bold bid for top honours so must be respected. (11) Queen Of Jazz has been racing well and is another with a winning chance. (12) Thread Of Life has scope to go well, she has never been far back and rates a winning chance. (6) First Wish must be respected as she comes from a yard who generally have them ready. Keep an eye for any market support. ( Devonne Govender 2-4-11-12-6)
Race 2
(6) Sundrop (7) Dumisani (2) Seaside Trip (3) Arabian Red (1) Havre De Grace
(6) Sundrop has been knocking on the door and could just crack that maiden win here with the claimer up. (7) Dumisani has been fancied in recent starts and seems to be holding form well so respect. (2) Seaside Trip has made progress since racing in the province and can go well. (3) Arabian Red cannot be ignored with Richard Fourie aboard so has to be thrown in despite the fact that the form doesn’t really jump out at you. (3) Havre De Grace is capable of much better and can feature here. ( Devonne Govender 6-7-2-3-1)
Race 3
(8) Dawn Cloud (10) Master Of Defense (2) Petteia (3) Specmagic
(8) Dawn Cloudran extremely well in the last start and a bold showing can be expected. (10) Master Of Defense is capable of much better so must be included. (2) Petteia has been receiving market support so cannot be ignored. (3) Specmagic is never far back and can win this contest. ( Devonne Govender 8-10-2-3)
Race 4
(6) Masked Vigilante (9) Single File (8) Guerra (14) Scampton
(6) Masked Vigilante was an easy winner in the last start and can make is back-to-back wins. (9) Single File is holding smart form and is a massive contender here. (8) Guerra has been extremely consistent and will make the frame. (14) Scampton was impressive in the last start and must be included in all bets. ( Devonne Govender 6-9-8-14-2-1-12)
Race 5
(8) Puerto Plata (1) Painite (2) Magical Midlands (4) Then In Focus
(8) Puerto Plata is holding form and looks to have a massive winning chance. (1) Painite is highly rated by the yard and must be respected. (2) Magical Midlands was game in the last start and can deliver once again. (4) Then In Focus is very capable and cannot be ignored. ( Devonne Govender 8-1-2-4)
Race 6
(1) Official Secret (7) Woman’s World (8) Public Benefit (9) Gideon’s Daughter
(1) Official Secret is very capable on her day and will have a massive winning chance as she is reunited with Richard Fourie. (7) Woman’s World ran a top race in the last start and must be respected. (8) Public Benefit is holding form well and will be right there. (9) Gideon’s Daughter has a big finish and can fly late. ( Devonne Govender 1-7-8-9)
Race 7
(8) Splicethemainbrace (1) Happy Holly (3) Can’T Say No (7) Be Merry
(8) Splicethemainbrace looks to be a very smart horse and will take some beating. (1) Happy Holly has been holding excellent form and will be right there as she always is. (3) Can’T Say No is racing very well and can make the placings. (7) Be Merry is a maiden taking on some decent horses and will have to be very good to make her presence felt. ( Devonne Govender 8-1-3-7)
Race 8
(6) My Best Shot (3) Destiny’s Angel (8) Wind Sock (2) Gunsmoke
(6) My Best Shot is holding form and will be the firm first selection. (3) Destiny’s Angel is never far back and can get much closer. (8) Wind Sock is knocking on the door and will win soon. (2) Gunsmoke is very capable here so respect. ( Devonne Govender 6-3-7-2)
Race 9
(7) Symbol Of Love (10) Captain Tik Tok (9) Great Melody (3) On The Road Again
(7) Symbol Of Love is very capable on her day but can be unreliable. (10) Captain Tik Tok is holding consistent form and will be right there. (9) Great Melody ran extremely well in the last start and must be included. (3) On The Road Again has the Richard Fourie factor and must go in. ( Devonne Govender 7-10-9-3)
Fairview Net Jackpot C/Over: R 250 000 on Friday, 31 May 2024. Race 5 off at 14h10. Estimated Pool: R 1 Million.
PUBLISHED: May 30, 2024
Double Superlative eyes Hollywoodbets Durban July
PUBLISHED: May 29, 2024
David Thiselton The Justin Snaith-trained WSB Met winner Double Superlative might well be making an audacious attempt to become only the eighth horse in history to have won both the Met and the July. It was generally believed the five-year-old Twice Over entire had been retired to stud but his owner, Durban-based businessman and prolifically […]
David Thiselton
The Justin Snaith-trained WSB Met winner Double Superlative might well be making an audacious attempt to become only the eighth horse in history to have won both the Met and the July.
It was generally believed the five-year-old Twice Over entire had been retired to stud but his owner, Durban-based businessman and prolifically successful racehorse owner Nick Jonsson, has revealed otherwise.
Jonsson said, “We were thinking of sending him to stud and there wasn’t really enough support to get me excited about it. So, he is sound and he had a bit of a break after the Met and Justin put him back in training and we thought, ‘Let’s have a go.’ He is a fantastic horse. He is only lightly raced, he’s only had 13 starts and is a five-year-old, nearly six. He is enjoying his racing too and is in a good space.”
Double Superlative is entered in the Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge, but is likely to avoid it in favour of running in a Pinnacle Stakes event over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on June 15.
Jonsson said, “He is ready for the Gold Challenge, but we’re not sure we’re going to run him there. We’ve entered him just in case we change our minds. We’ve entered him in a Pinnacle for the 15th, which we think is a better race for him, and then he’ll run in the July.”
Jonathan Snaith, who plays a big role in Snaith Racing’s success, said, “Double Superlative is particularly well. He loves his training and his racing and is such a happy horse right now. Depending on his performance and fitness level, the connections will make a decision either on the Hollywoodbets Durban July or the Champions Cup.”
Jonsson confirmed this outlook by saying, “He is in a good space but of course he hasn’t run since the Met, he’s got to have a warm up, let’s see how he goes.”
However, he is clearly keen to run him in the big one to the extent he has even contacted his Met rider Daniel Muscutt to take the ride. The response from the latter was positive.
Jonsson continued, “He is obviously well weighted in the July. He will get 4kg from See It Again and as things stand he will only be giving Green With Envy half-a-kilogram. So he’s in a good place in the weights if he runs, but that’s our plan, to run him in the July.”
Jonsson concluded, “We will supplement when we want to, their is no big rush. I think he is obviously a big runner at that weight if he runs, and at this stage we plan to run him, and I have got Daniel Muscutt to ride him. He’s going to come out and ride him and let’s see if we can do the double.”
The seven horses to date to have won both the Met and the July have been Hussein in the 1920s, Yataghan and Politician in the 1970s, London News in the 1990s, Pocket Power in the first decade of the millennium, Igugu in the second decade of this millenium and Kommetdieding this decade.
Jonsson will be out to win his third July and have his second individual July winner.
His first July winner was the dual July-winning legend Do It Again, who is by the unfashionable sire Twice Over.
Having failed narrowly to win the big race last year with Twice Over colt See It Again, Jonsson will soon have six July entries this year, See It Again, Double Superlative, Mucho Dinero, Triple Time, Without Question and Hluhluwe.
Amazingly the first four of those mentioned above are all by Twice Over. Nick Jonsson is obviously not among the many who have snubbed Twice Over.
See It Again and Double Superlative will both have massive chances and Mucho Dinero could also be a sneaker if bouncing back to his best.
Soccer & Rugby Carryovers ,Friday 31 May and 1 June 2024
PUBLISHED: May 28, 2024
Soccer10 Friday, 31 May 2024 ADD-IN R200 000, Pool Closes at 20h30, Sport 12 and Pool 1 Estimated Pool: R2 Million Rugby 8 Win Margin on Saturday, 1 June 2024 C/Over R 72 876, Sport 65 Pool 1, Pool Closes at 13h45 Soccer13 on Saturday, 1 June 2024, Pool Closes at 15h:15, Sport 10 and […]
Soccer10 Friday, 31 May 2024 ADD-IN R200 000, Pool Closes at 20h30, Sport 12 and Pool 1 Estimated Pool: R2 Million
Rugby 8 Win Margin on Saturday, 1 June 2024 C/Over R 72 876, Sport 65 Pool 1, Pool Closes at 13h45
Soccer13 on Saturday, 1 June 2024, Pool Closes at 15h:15, Sport 10 and Pool 1, Guaranteed Pool: R14 Million 13 of 13
Soccer ANY 13Xtra on Saturday, 1 June 2024 C/Over R 150 000, Pool Closes at 15h00, Sport 13 and Pool 1, Estimated Pool: R 400 000
Soccer10 on Saturday,1 June 2024, ADD-IN R 200 000, Pool Closes at 15:00, Sport 15 and Pool 1, Estimated Pool: R 2 Million