Jockey Richard Fourie did not have the best day last week Friday at Fairview, but that could all change on Friday 15 December when he is back at the same venue.
The log-leading jockey has some good rides and two of them in particular should go close to winning.
Path Of Choice has provided Fourie with two winners already this year and the seven-year-old gelding was unlucky not to win his penultimate start when just failing to catch Storm Commander.
Path Of Choice was away slow in his last start and was making good late progress to be beaten less than half a length by We All Chomies.
Stepping back up to 1600m in Race 6, a MR66 Handicap, should see the Pathfork-gelding back to his best.
From draw No 2 there should be no excuse for Fourie this time. Path Of Choice is also carded to race without blinkers, so that may also help.
Three-time winner Cool Winter has taken his time to show his best at this centre but his last two runs have reminded us that he could still be a force.
He followed up a nice win on the Fairview Polytrack 1200m with a good third last time out.
His draw of No 9 will not make it easy for Fourie but Cool Winter is capable of scoring in the lucky last, a MR80 Handicap over 1200m.
Split between those two races, Fourie will be aboard the Alan Greeff-trained Executor in Race 7, a Novice Plate for fillies and mares over 100m, which could be a very interesting contest.
This four-year-old daughter of Canford Cliffs looked all set for a big run on the turf last time out but despite jumping pretty well, she blew it before reaching the halfway mark.
She returns to her favourite surface and although she has it all to do to beat a fit and speedy Paris Love, she should at least be involved in the finish.
Clive Robinson
