Winning Form share all of their best bets and tips for Friday’s racing coming your way from Fairview on 1 December 2023.
Winning Form Best Bets
Race 1: RAPTOR ISLAND (4)
Race 2: BRIDGERTON (7)
Race 3: SUNDROP (8)
Race 8: PATH OF CHOICE (5)
Magic Tips Best Bets
Race 3: GIDEON’S DAUGHTER (1)
Jockey: G Cheyne – Trainer: A Greeff
GIDEON’S DAUGHTER has only had the four runs to date, but has not been disgraced in any of them, the latest when second over 1900m, 1.25 lengths behind the winner. She drops back to the mile, but from gate seven, she could give the returning Greg Cheyne a welcome home present.
Top Bet For Today
Race 4: FAIRY KNIGHT (1)
Jockey: R Fourie – Trainer: A Greeff
FAIRY KNIGHT has finished second in his last two starts, the latest over a mile, just a neck behind the winner. He tried to go from jump to wire that day and was only grabbed in the shadow of the post. Richard Fourie knows the colt well and will be hoping to go one better today.
Race 7: GOLDEN PACIFIC (1)
Jockey: K Lihaba – Trainer: G Smith
GOLDEN PACIFIC completed her hat-trick when winning her last outing over six furlongs by 0.75 lengths, so clearly has some ability. She showed plenty of toe that day and was then able to keep all the late challengers at bay in the dash down to the wire. She gets a 4kgs claiming apprentice Kobeli Lihaba in the irons today and a quartet is very much on the cards.
Race 8: PATH OF CHOICE (5)
Jockey: R Fourie – Trainer: A Greeff
PATH OF CHOICE has consistent formlines to his name, winning his penultimate start over seven furlongs and then finishing second last time out over a mile, beaten just a head, this after being slow away and then running on strongly over the latter stages. The gelding faces a wide draw nine, but he should be doing his best work late.
Value Bet For Today
Race 6: THEN IN FOCUS (9)
Jockey: K Lihaba – Trainer: G Smith
The day’s value bet, THEN IN FOCUS was slow away, but stayed on well to finish third last time out over nine furlongs, 1.75 lengths behind the winner and on that effort, he should have little issue coping with the extra distance and will have 4kgs taken off his back thanks to his claiming apprentice Kobeli Lihaba.
