Donovan Dillon could have one of his best days at Greyville on Monday when thye race on the Polytrack. He has decent rides in all eight races, but it is his chances in Race 3, 5, 7 and 8 that stand out.
Spy Master came on in leaps and bounds in his second start. In fact, if he didn’t have to overcome his wide barrier he might have won. Boosting those runs is the fact the winner of his debut race, Imilenzeyokududuma, has gone on to claim a strong race and has moved on to bigger things, while Khanyisa Indlela, a horse that finished behind him last time won in good style recently.
Spy Master runs in, Race 3, a Maiden Plate over 1600m and will be a popular banker. However, it is not a sign of madness to think that Dillon’s ride in Race 8, Winter’s Destiny, is also fitting of that title. After winning her maiden in style most expected her to follow up on her handicap debut, but she had to overcome the widest gate, showed greenness by hanging towards her rivals and allowed seasoned Polytrack racer Flower Season to get the verdict.
She meets similar in a lowly MR 65 Handicap over 1400m and even though a banker in the last race seems dangerous, she may be all that you need.
While Dillon will be biding his time on Winter’s Destiny until the turn for home, half an hour earlier, in Race 7, he is expected to let Fearless Kitty go early.
Fearless Kitty lived up to her name last time and it was the fitting of blinkers that did the trick.
Tending to be hesitant in her earlier races, she never looked like stopping and could be an even better traveller on the poly with the headgear fitted. A well-bred sort she has more scope than her opposition.
Querari’s Cowboy (Race 5) could be the biggest priced of the lot as he has drawn wide, but that won’t fool followers. He can dominate from upfront or stalk from off the pace. He has been a little off form but money came last time and he showed a lot more sparkle in fending off an improving youngster. After winning an MR 69 Handicap over 2000m he is slightly up in class in a MR 74 Handicap over the same trip.
Last mention is for Ravens Sword in Race 1. The colt needed his debut run, when blowing at the pull up, and then had the worst of gates in his run around the turn. He jumps from draw No 2 and could start Dillon’s big run.
Clive Robinson
