It is back to the Polytrack on Wednesday 11 November for an eight-race card, and trainer Alan Greeff and his jockey Richard Fourie look all set for a number of winners.
They have chances in some of the earlier races, but it is Race 4 over 2000m where things could start heating up for them. They combine with the five-year-old mare Kleinzee.
She has been a revelation since joining Greeff and switching to the Polytrack, winning her last seven starts.
The Gimmethegreenlight mare arrived at the Greeff yard as a two-time winner from 11 starts and made her local debut in March with a merit rating of 73. From a tricky draw of seven, she was dropped off the early pace but quickened nicely late to win by 0.25 lengths under Xolane Ndhlovu at odds of 9-2 over 1600m.
Fourie was aboard her for her second local start and had to work very hard to get her home by a head over 1400m. Another win followed over the same distance, and then her next four victories came over 1600m, with Fourie aboard for three of them, including her latest start.
This will be her first attempt at 2000m, but she has won over 1600m full of running, and there is every reason to suggest the extra distance will not be a problem.
In Race 5, a MR 80 Handicap over 1600m, Pretty Awesome will represent the pair.
This Gimmethegreenlight filly is still learning about the game. She was an impressive debut winner in May but has shown signs of inexperience in her last three starts.
A wide draw last time out pretty much forced Fourie to drop her out at the back and hope to get lucky in the straight. That did not work out, and although she finished fifth, she was less than a length behind the winner.
This distance clearly suits, and it will be interesting to see how Fourie handles a tricky draw of seven.
Greeff has a decent chance of a double in Race 6 and 7.
Race 6, MR 66 Handicap over 1200m, sees Fourie aboard Whatever Next. The eight-year-old is threatening to win again but will need luck in running.
In Race 7, a Say A Prayer, who races handy and can quicken when needed, gets the nod.
The Real Gone Kid filly drifted in the betting before her comeback start, so it was not a surprise to many when she finished unplaced over 1000m two weeks ago. She is badly drawn this time around, but she will strip fitter and can bounce back to win.
Fourie will need to have his thinking cap on again for the last race, as his mount, the filly Jewel Mule, has a difficult draw of 10 to overcome.
The One World filly is improving with each start and must have more wins in her tank. Whether she can beat an in-form Vivo Per Lei, who makes the trip from Cape Town, is open to question.
Clive Robinson
