South African Horse Racing: J&B Met Betting Preview
Last weekend we were on Mealunes du Corta in the €1,000,000 Prix D’Amerique, who walked over the opposition and returned at an SP of 4.8/1. Let’s see if we can keep up that form going into this weekend’s Grade 1 Flat Race in Cape Town, the J&B Met.
Pocket Power (pictured) is the hot 4/5 favourite, and will probably be sent off at odds-on, a shade below the even money mark. He’ll be bidding for a 3rd successive J&B Met, and looks in good form after thrashing the field in the Queen’s Plate. The Mike Bass trained 6 year old has a splendid course record and is drawn in 10.
The British Bred Dancer’s Daughter is generally a 4/1 shot, and represents Pocket Power’s toughest opposition. She was turned over at 1/4 in the Paddock Stakes, but is now much fitter. She is being aimed at the Breeder’s Cup, which tells you what trainer Justin Snaith thinks of her. Kevin Shea is on board, who has just ridden a few winners at Nad Al Sheba for boss Mike De Kock.
The race has a look of a match bet between the 2 horses at the head of the market, in which case the value must surely lie with Dancer’s Daughter. She has the class to win, is drawn in 13 and is also horse number 13. In the bag.
With 16 runners, each way punters will be glad to know that most British bookies will be offering 4 places at 1/4 of the win odds. It is worth checking first, as William Hill and Sporting Bet are only paying 3 places.
One horse that could run into a place at 14/1 (Blue Square) is Kapil. He ran well in a 1 1/2 length defeat to Pocket Power last time out, and finished quickly. He meets him 2kg better off and has a chance if the pace isn’t too frantic. Buy and Sell is considered at 10/1, drawn in 5 and ridden by Anthony Delpech.
Recommendation:
1pt each way @ 14/1 Kapil [Blue Sq, 1/4 odds 1,2,3,4]
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