Kimberly’s premier race meetings takes place tomorrow. This annual race day features three non-black type races that include the RA Diamond Stayers race, RA Flamingo Mile and the Betting World Sprint on the testing sand track.
The feature races on the day will start from races six through to eight and judging from the pools on previous year’s punters have taken a liking to the pick three bet specifically for these features.
Portman Square
Trainer Tinie Prinsloo said he is extremely excited for the day and is expecting decent runs from most of his runners. He saddles Portman Square in the sixth which runs in the RA Diamond Stayers non-black type. “He is a difficult horse to assess as he needs things to go his way, but he will most probably go to the front as that’s his favourite position. His work has been excellent and he looks well so I’m hoping for the best.
The stable companion Sea Bean is coming into form at the right time. “She has been putting in decent work of late and my stable jockey Shadlee Fortune has opted to ride her. If she settles well in the running she will be involved in the finish,” he said.
“Silver Swift in race three should be included in quartets, if reproducing her work she should be running on strongly.
“Nice Chap in race four has been consistent and his form speaks for itself and is a must include in all bets however does have a tricky draw,” concluded Prinsloo.
KZN based trainer Kumaran Naidoo usually makes the trip up every year and takes a string of 19 runners this time.
Royal Katrina in race five looks to be one of the better bets on the card based on current form and jumps from a reasonable draw of five and is currently trading at 4-1.
If you are one to believe in omens the nine-year-old Tuscan runs in race nine and jumps from draw eight with Serino Moodley aboard. The game son of Easing Along won the ninth race in Flamingo Park last year with Lyle Hewitson aboard.
Overall this meeting always produces decent pay-outs and punters will need to asses form thoroughly and especially take note of trainer comments as these meetings are never easy from a punting perspective.
The race day is also beginning to grow rapidly in importance since its inception. There will be a host of entertainment for the whole family including a playground area for the kids and huge crowds are expected. The meeting has a mouth-watering betting menu for racing enthusiasts with the Pick 6 pool estimated to reach in excess of R1.6 million.
By Devonne Govender
