Fairview Friday

The Parkers really know how to pick a horse, so not surprised to see the money for the juvie in the first. My lurker for the day is Taarish and hoping Star Spangled emblem closes out the card. Looking forward to the sprint CP vs unannounced but concerned they are backing CP's stable companion???

MEMPHIS MAFIA

Lightning fast, and drawn in mid field.

Related to 6x winner Bob n Weave set the record for fastest 5 furlongs
ever run in Eastern Cape 55.51 seconds
Also related to 4x winner Cashmere Mafia

Own and train by PE'S darlings let Smith try and beat that

Copper Parade has been out stayed in this race twice before

The main form line in race 3 looks pretty suspect to me, problem is the rest of the form on offer from others doesn't look like throwing out a future Met win either But, I'll take my chances with Missing Link who was always a bit of an enigma to JR if I recall correctly but did occasionally put in a fair effort in CT, has been bought back to the d which is possibly his best, anyway, won't hurt if losing and will bring a smile or two if coming in at 25/1, worth a small e/w imo.

Don't think its normal to see two Wiese stable horses being backed, with the stable not having been in great form its something of a surprise and thus noted, possibly worth doing a small e/w double on Skattejag (R2 - Fourie now up) and Ado Annie (R9)

Preferences
R3 Missing Link e/w
R4 Taipai Tigress
R5 Red Barrel
R6 Lielums
R7 Copper Parade
R8 Crown Of Gold
R9 Rebel House e/w (imo main danger and reason why e/w is the stablemate)

Be(s)t of luck to all

Over the Air wrote: I have just been told the Gavin Smith 1st timer is his best juvenile and the whispers are he thinks he will win the nursery with this. Even money but if its as good as what we hear thats money for jam.

heard this too. 3/1 with dover beach to place.

Surely Gavin Lerena must have more than 3 winners today !!
A nice ATC (win and place ) can be R2 , R 4 ,R 6 , R 8 , and R9 for Lerena and that excludes the other 2 favourites

Race 1 going swingers boxed 3 5 and 8 Race 2 Agterskot will improve ..

Red barrel *
unannounced* wooden star

R1 2 COXWAIN
R2 7 SANCTUARY
R3 3 AL-AMADI
R4 2 LUPIN
R5 1 RED BARREL
R6 3 VIVALDA
R7 4 UNANNOUNCED
R8 4 TIGER PLAY
R9 2 STARSPANGLEDEMBLEM

R 1 # 8 a very good thing! I've fired it

Good info ota

Nice to start off with a shit in, think there's some value about Flightofthefalcon in the third. Change of stables might just have done the trick here and ran a credible 4th when drawn 1, should make improvement from the wider draw and maybe a bit more fitness.