The Allez France Stakes over 2000m for fillies and mares heads a nine race meeting on the Turffontein Inside track tomorrow. Silver Stripe is selected to win the race, despite being 4kg under sufferance with Patchit Up Baby on official merit ratings.

She is a four-year-old by Silvano, so will be coming into her own. In her penultimate start over 2450m Silver Stripe was relaxed in the running and cruised in to win easing up by 4,75 lengths. She was duly given the maximum eight point raise.

Raymond Danielson

Her next race over 2000m, in which Allez France contender Cidada beat her comfortably, can be ignored as she was caught wide the whole way. She now has pole position. Raymond Danielson has a fine pair of hands, so should be able to settle her quickly and find the necessary cover. If all goes according to plan she should quicken off the elbow and stay on resolutely.

Patchit Up Baby is officially the best weighted horse. She settles well in the running, usually at the back, and under Gavin Lerena will almost certainly produce her usual resolute finish. On this tight track she might run out of time to catch Silver Stripe.

However, she will likely go close and has to be included in all the exotics. Cidada is also officially 4kg under sufferance, but this Galileo filly has always struck as one who would improve as she matured. She won well over 2000m last time and should love this trip, so can earn from a good draw of two.

Tiger Flame is 3kg under sufferance with Patchit Up Baby on official merit ratings and can earn, although her best run recently has been on the Standside track, and she has a tricky draw of seven. Inaninstant is the second best in at the weights and is officially only 1,5kg under sufferance with Patchit Up Baby. However, she has lacked lustre in her last couple of starts and will have to bounce back. They are selected in the order mentioned.

The best bet on the card is given to the Weiho Marwing-trained Geosphere in the third race over 2200m. Last time she was drawn wide over 2000m in a workrider’s maiden and over raced until finding cover, but she still managed to stay on well. This time she has a better draw and the experienced Weichong Marwing is aboard. The pace will be on in this race which will also suit. The Marwing yard are renowned for their expertise with stayers and the A. P. Arrow filly does not have a lot to beat.

By David Thiselton