Jockey Richard Fourie is inching closer to being crowned South African Champion Jockey but by now his attention is on the record set by Anthony Delpech and the massive bonus that goes with it.
He has a good book of rides for the meeting at Fairview on the Polytrack on Tuesday.
On The Guest List, Grazinginthegrass and Concerto look obvious winning chances, but it may even start earlier than that from him.
Trainer Alan Greeff already has a number of juvenile winners this season so he will by now have a good line on the strength of his juveniles. As a result, it could be worth watching filly Fire Alarm in Race 1, a Maiden Juvenile Plate over 1200m.
The signs are all there that the daughter of Fire Away is ready to win on debut as stable jockey Fourie was aboard Can’t Say No last time and that filly ran a cracker in her second start.
She chased home a good sprinter in Global State and is clearly ready to win, but Fourie has chosen to ride Fire Alarm.
Outer Dimension was not disgraced on her local debut and will be smarter this time around and can go close to winning Race 2, a Maiden Plate over 1600m.
She will like this longer distance and has a decent draw.
There is also every reason to believe Crystal Maiden, who represents the Fourie-Greeff combination, will not be out of the first three and could win Race 3, a Maiden Plate over 1900m.
The Flower Alley filly has been very consistent without winning and did run well with blinkers fitted last time out.
On The Guest List has been very costly to follow and is badly drawn in Race 4 but is another who ran well in blinkers last time and is quite capable of scoring.
Grazinginthegrass won six-in-a-row earlier in his career but has tasted defeat in his last three starts. There were excuses for some of those defeats but he is back on his favourite surface and is weighted to win Race 5, a Pinnacle Stakes over 1900m.
Whatever Next broke a long losing streak in January and has run two decent races since then so will be the likely favourite in Race 6, a MR 96 Handicap over 1400m. But it is an open-looking race and it may pay to go wide in this leg of the Pick 6.
Canford Cliffs filly Concerto could be getting better the further she goes but she did quicken nicely when winning over 1400m on the turf last time out and could follow up back on the Polytrack.
Coastal Path has been disappointing of late in that he has been unreliable but he is not completely out of contention in this race, a MR 80 Handicap over 1400m.
Clive Robinson
