Andrew Harrison 

Punters face a nine-race card at Hollywoodbets Scottsville today where they will be tested.

The best bet could come in the card opener where Plumbago Park has shown up well in two Cape starts. Justin Snaith has made a good start to his Champions Season raid and the extra two furlongs should suit. Michael Roberts has been casting round for a regular jockey to replace the injured Rachel Venniker and Sipheslhle Hlengwa can take advantage of this opportunity as Roberts has him aboard most of his runners including Winter Blessing who made sudden improvement under Hlengwa last run and appears to have come to hand. Alannah has gone the trip and was a fair third at just her second outing while Wendy Whitehead saddles Mrsglittersparkles  improved last run behind easy winner Keukenhof and this trip should suit. 

In the second, Kimball O’Hara is in good form and over his optimum trip. He also has the best of the draw. Run To Rio won well last time out and only got a three-point raise in the handicap. He also has an experienced apprentice aboard. Future Saint is struggling for his next win but was a beaten favourite last run and can make amends. 

Lucinda Woodruff, daughter of champion trainer Geoff Woodruff, had her first runner in KZN this season with Mai Sensation winning the Gr3 Poinsettia Stakes last Sunday. She can get the PA off to a winning start with Wing Walker. The gelding has made steady recent improvement  in the Cape and makes his local debut. He should feature. Yippee Kiyay makes his debut but boasts a smart pedigree and comes from top yard of Mike and Mathew de Kock. 

The opening leg of the Pick 6 is wide open. Whitehead saddles Limitless Sky who has come on with each run and found some market support last outing over course and distance. Louis Goosen has engaged Andrew Fortune to partner Kali Bwana who was second best behind promising Keukenhof last outing and making good improvement. She should be in the mix. Midnight Hour raced green on debut and should come on from that showing while the four-year-old Fine Wine is a late starter and was not far back on debut. She could be worth following. 

Goosen could have a double in the fifth with veteran Cotton Ron who has dropped to a more competitive mark and has been in good form. With a 4kg claimer aboard he should be competitive. Now I Got You landed the odds when favourite last time out. That form has been franked by Double Olympic and he can go in again. One Irish Rover has come good of late beating the luckless Purple Powahouse last time out. With a 4kg claimer aboard he has a good chance of following up. Double Olympic finished two lengths behind Now I Got You when last they met and won next time out. They meet on similar weight terms. 

Snaith could hold the key to the sixth, another competitive handicap with Un Bel Di. The gelding was narrowly beaten by the smart Gem King last time out and his Hollywoodbets Kenilworth form is solid. Riverstone also comes with some useful Cape form and was also not far behind Gem King last time out in a different race. Dean Kannemeyer saddles Golden Destiny who was a beaten favourite when stepping up in trip last run. Back over what looks to be a more suitable distance he can make amends. Good Traveler runs well on this course and was only a length back to the useful Teflon Man last run.  He has been consistent of late. Mar Del Plata is useful on his day and with only 50kg to shoulder he could be a threat. 

The seventh is another wide open event. Gareth van Zyl has two strong contenders in Wissa’s On Fire and Rafa’s Boy. Wissa’s On Fire ran well below form when starting favourite last time out and could prove the pick. He was narrowly beaten over course and distant at his previous start and a repeat should see him close again. Blue Holly is a smart filly but has a big weight to shoulder. However, she could prove a little too classy for this line-up. Agrado is progressive and got a hefty six-point shunt up the handicap for his last win over course and distance. Andrew Fortune rides. Ibhele has been knocking on the door for some time now but has been dropping in the handicap. He could be off a more competitive mark now and win at good odds.

Duncan Howells send out Dapper in the eighth. Dapper showed up well on debut for his new stable and steps up to a more suitable trip although he does have a tricky draw to contend with. Ingwele improved nicely when stepping up in trip last time out and the extra furlong should suit. The Ghost is down in class and was not far back from a tough draw last time out. She has a much more favourite gate here although taking on males. Gurkha was a recent maiden winner but won well enough to suggest that he has more improvement to come from the best of the draw. 

If Gurkha wins, Kannemeyer and round off the meeting with Dancing On A Cloud who was a recent maiden winner at just second time of asking. He has a difficult draw to overcome but looks to have a touch of class. Terminator was a comfortable winner over course and distance at his penultimate start and narrowly beaten next time out. He has drawn well and can get the better of Dancing On A Cloud. Papa C has shown up well in his last two starts from tricky draws and has a better gate here.