GLEN KOTZEN
Miraculous win predicted in Cape
Ken Nicol: Miraculously Ours is overdue a second win and looks good for a decent wager at Kenilworth on Wednesday.
Weight, age under debate
Jack Milner: A couple of three-year-olds who seem to have some potential will take on their more experienced elders in Race 5 at the Vaal on Tuesday.
Sark can go one better
Brendan Gaillard: The island of Sark has its own laws for its population of around 500 people but that will not concern most punters as they are only interested whether its namesake Sark can win Race 5, a MR 76 Handicap at Flamingo Park on Monday and clearly, he can.
ANTON MARCUS
Marcus will crank It Up
Bonginkosi Nkosi: Although Anton Marcus is currently riding like a man possessed, one can’t help but wonder if he ever feels any pressure from the public.
ZILLZAAL AND DENIS SCHWARZ
Three in a row for Tarry
Jack Milner: Sean Tarry withstood the Mike de Kock challenge to win his third successive Gauteng Chris Gerber Summer Cup at Turffontein on Saturday.
SOQRAT
Class points to Soqrat in Cup
Jack Milner: Mike de Kock has won the Gauteng Chris Gerber Summer Cup nine times, the last win coming in 2010 when the filly Flirtation got up to beat Mother Russia – another De Kock runner – just short of the line.
ANDRE NEL
Respect Streetfighting Man
Brendan Gaillard: We might be needing a long shot to get out of trouble at Friday’s Fairview meeting and Streetfighting Man could do the business.
MIKE DE KOCK
Fitness key factor at Vaal
Jack Milner: Fitness will be the key question when determining the outcome of Race 7, a Graduation Plate over 1000m, at the Vaal on Thursday.
KILINDINI
Kilindini’s talent runs deep
Ken Nicol: Kilindini carries the stamp of real class about him and can be expected to confirm his credentials as a serious contender for the coming Cape Guineas by winning the MR 82 Handicap over 1600m at Kenilworth on Wednesday.
WARREN KENNEDY
Kennedy and Peter to strike
Danie Toerien: One of the first things punters look for nowadays when studying a race card, is whether jockey Warren Kennedy and trainer Paul Peter team up.
