FRANKIE DETTORI
Dettori fancies Stradivarius
With a book of rides that will be the envy of almost all his colleagues in the weighing room at Royal Ascot next week, Frankie Dettori has nominated Stradivarius in the Gold Cup as the one he is most looking forward to.
HORACE
Heavyweight Horace in spotlight
Jack Milner: Horace’s three wins have seen his merit rating rise 19 points (9.5kg).
LOUIS GOOSEN
Marcus singing a sweet Song
Ken Nicol: Song Of The Forest can pick out a sweet melody for punters at Scottsville on Wednesday, where she lines up in Race 6, a FM 64 Handicap over 1600m.
PAUL PETER
Make money at the Vaal
Punting is not like playing Monopoly. There’s real money involved, and lots of it.
KABELO MATSUNYANE
Matsunyane provides answers
Racing Correspondent: From Kimberley to Chantilly.
BARAHIN(L) BEATS SOQRAT
Barahin set for Jubilee win
Bonginkosi Nkosi: National jockeys’ championship title chase contender, Anton Marcus, rarely travels to Johannesburg without returning to KwaZulu-Natal with a winner or two.
SOQRAT
Soqrat can take gold
Jack Milner: Justin Snaith has predicted tomorrow’s Grade 1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge over 1600m at Greyville is going to be “a helluva race”.
BERNARD FAYD'HERBE
Cheyne, Fayd’Herbe to weather storm
Bonginkosi Nkosi: The fact Alan Greeff-trained Parterre found tremendous betting support on the first time of asking – shortening from 17-10 to 1-1 hotpot favouritism – suggests he is highly rated by the yard and it could have been a reflection of the work he produces at home.
JOEY RAMSDEN
Carioca could have the edge
Jack Milner: Fillies’ handicaps are generally tough work for bettors and Race 4 at the Vaal on Thursday, a FM 93 Handicap over 1600m, proves the rule.
LYLE HEWITSON
Hewitson to strike at Scottsville
Viv Greybe: Though up against tough opposition, champion jockey Lyle Hewitson is unlikely to come away empty- handed at Scottsville today.
