Punters need to arm themselves with cash and get on early this Friday at Fairview as the good things are in the first two races.
Trainer Justin Snaith brings disappointing so-far filly Savic to contest Race 1, a Maiden Juvenile Plate for fillies over 1000m, but she may have to play second fiddle to the local talent in the form of Paris Miss.
The Gavin Smith-trained daughter of Visionaire has bumped two decent fillies in her two starts and chased them both home.
She was second best behind the heavily backed stable companion Hildelita, but was only beaten 1.50 lengths.
She then met the very good filly Lunar Halo and finished runner-up although 5.25 lengths adrift after hanging over the final 400m.
That rival has since thrashed Hildelita when picking up a juvenile feature.
Trainer Sharon Kotzen has not had many two-year-old winners on debut but War Launch did her proud back in January. She then sent the colt to Hollywoodbets Kenilworth to contest the Non-Black Type Bloodstock SA Sales Cup and was not disgraced when finishing fourth.
Back on his home track on Friday he will be hard to beat.
The feature race on the card will be Race 7, The East Cape Oaks (Listed) over 2000m and it is the visiting trainers who should take home the majority of the stake on offer.
There has not been much between rivals Silverlinks and Love Is A Rose in the three times they have met recently and there is likely to be not much again. However, Silverlinks has had the upper hand in all three and looks likely to do so again.
Silverlinks represents the Muzi Yeni – Justin Snaith combination. Yeni will have learnt from his one ride aboard her back in December 2022 when finishing third and will be keen to get back in the winner’s enclosure.
Love Is A Rose is probably better over a little bit shorter but will not go down without a fight.
Clive Robinson
