Turffontein Inside track has an eight race meeting tomorrow and three of the Pick 6 legs are fillies and mares handicaps, so some healthy exotic dividends are on the cards.

Anthony Delpech (Nkosi Hlophe)

In the first leg of the Pick 6, Let It Flow is made the best bet of the day despite being up against two promising sorts in Think Twice and Dame Kelly. On debut Let It Flow was backed in at quite long odds, but had her chances severely affected by the winner jumping sideways at the start. She had to be checked and effectively lost two or three lengths, yet ran on strongly to lose by 0,5 lengths in the 1200m event. The stipendiary stewards overruled the subsequent objection. The Judpot filly could make amends here from a good draw over the same trip around the turn and Marco van Rensburg keeps the ride. On formlines, she comes out better than both Think Twice and Dame Kelly and has a better draw too. Both of the latter pair look promising and should improve from their respective debuts. Think Twice was only run out of it by two decent sorts on debut over 1400m and should be effective over this trip. Dame Kelly was staying on strongly over 1160m and has a fair draw here under Anthony Delpech. A Pick 6 banker has to be found somewhere and Let It Flow is awarded the role.

Earlier, in the first leg of the PA, the Sean Tarry-trained Querari colt Play The Night showed good pace from a difficult draw on debut in a decent field over 1000m down the Turffontein straight and found no extra late. He should relish the step up in trip and has a fair draw. He hasn’t run since that debut on February 7, but is given the tentative vote ahead of Pillaroftheearth. The latter has run second in both of his starts over 1000m and 1200m respectively and comes out better than the selection on paper, but perhaps does not have as much scope for improvement.

The second leg of the Pick 6 is a Maiden for fillies and mares over 1450m and three horses, Knysna Rose, Chapati and Grey Missile, might be enough for the Pick 6. Knysna Rose is a hard knocker over this trip. Chapati is a talented filly, but hasn’t run since September last year. Grey Missile is a scopey two-year-old, who will relish the step up in trip. All three of these fillies have fair draws. Key Hostess has some good form, but has a tough draw and ran below par when stepped up to this trip last time. However, she is by Fort Wood so could be dangerous. Boudica has run second in her last two starts over this sort of trip and is well drawn, but does not have as much scope as the first three selections.

Sean Tarry (Nkosi Hlophe)

In the third leg of the Pick 6, a MR 73 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1450m, Diamond Noir makes appeal as an improving sort who went close over course and distance last time. She now has a tough draw but Jockey’s-Championship favourite Delpech is aboard. Movie Award is well drawn over a suitable trip and has dropped to a merit rating two points lower than her highest winning mark, so must be considered in a weaker field than she has been facing lately. Burundi Bush is effective from 1200m up to this trip and is in fine form, so must go into the equation off a three point higher mark than her latest win. However, it is an open race and wider perms can be considered.

In the next leg over 1800m, Parisienne Chic drops from feature race company into an ordinary handicap and is drawn in pole over a suitable trip, so should go close. However, beyond her it is another typically open fillies and mares handicap.

The penultimate leg of the Pick 6 over 1800m is the most open race of the day, although the three that make most appeal are Fish River Canyon, My Angelface and September Bloom. Fish River Canyon has caught the eye before and this is her perfect trip. She has been chosen on those two grounds and also due to her merit rating having dropped to an attractive mark. However, on the downside, she has a wide draw to overcome. My Angelface has her first run out of the maidens, but as a Northern Hemisphere-bred horse she is six months younger than her contemporaries so should be coming into her own only now. She starts handicapping off a reasonable mark. September Bloom is improving in the typical fashion of a Lucky Houdalakis-trained horse and is interesting with first time blinkers on, having gone close over 200m further last time. Furthermore, she is drawn in pole.

The last leg of the Pick 6 and PA is a tough sprint handicap over 1000m, but three in form horses are well drawn, Le Tigre, Starcraft Prince and Roman Evening. They are the sole choices for the Pick 6, although cannot be considered confident ones.

By David Thiselton