The conspiracy theorist in me believes that so called “Climate Change” is more likely centred around elites having the climate under control and governments just wanting more money via the taxman.
With that said, we may need to support the Alan Greeff-trained Climate Control Friday at Fairview, when the four-year-old gelding lines up in Race 4, a MR72 Handicap over 1600m.
Trainer Mike de Kock tried Climate Control in some feature races earlier this year and his record of just 1 win from 18 starts does not tell his full story.
The Idea World gelding was never beaten too far throughout his career to date and back in March finished fifth and only 5 lengths behind the decent Son Of Raj.
His Merit Rating has also slid down to a current 74.
Alan Greeff has done particularly well with recruits to his yard even when getting them from master trainer De Kock.
The 1600m on the Polytrack looks an ideal start for Climate Control in his new surroundings where he can show what he is capable of. He must be included in all exotic bets.
Trainer Sharon Kotzen has done a terrific job with And We Danced and this five-year-old mare deserves to line up in Race 6, the second leg of the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing Poly Challenge 1400 Powered By Betway.
It will be tough for her taking on some decent and in-form males but she is course and distance suited and won’t lie down in the challenge.
Port Louis struggled from an outside draw in round 1 of the challenge but was not disgraced when fourth, less than a length behind winner Prince Of Fire. It all fell right for Prince Of Fire that day and he won a nice race returning from a break but he has a wide draw for his jockey to deal with this time round. Port Louis on the other hand will jump from a decent draw and is likely to get first run on that rival.
An interesting and competitive end to the card in Race 8 presents a difficult puzzle.
Recent winners Timbavati River and Clap Of Thunder both impressed with their last winning performances and deserve respect but it is Charlie Malone that is selected to take out the race.
The Gavin Smith-trained gelding was doing his best work late on his local debut and there should be improvement to come.
He could, however, expect a decent challenge from the Glen Kotzen raider Hat’s Pride who is improving.
Clive Robinson
