fairviewBest bets and value tips for racing from Fairview on Monday 7th August with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.

 

 

Winning Form Best Bets

Race 1: CLOSE TO MY HEART(10)
Race 3: SEATTLE DRAGON(8)
Race 4: FRESH(1)
Race 8: MORETHANTHAT(3)

Magic Tips Best Bets

Race 8: MORETHANTHAT(3)
Jockey: Juan-Paul v.d.MERWE - Trainer: Alan GREEFF

This could be another match-race and MORETHANTHAT can quickly get back to winning ways despite her wide berth. She wasn't completely disgraced when making late progress over a mile on this surface on the last day of last season and of course easily won her two prior efforts. She thrashed today's market rival ELUSIVE ROSE on local debut and should still hold that form despite being 3.5kgs worse off.

Race 7: OLYMPIC POWER(1)
Jockey: Aldo DOMEYER - Trainer: Tara LAING

OLYMPIC POWER had a decent local debut over much shorter and will love this rise in distance. The former Cape resident had an encouraging run under this top jockey in a strong field three starts ago and the pair should go very close at this much lower level. The Trippi gelding had a victory on KZN's polytrack so the switch to this surface shouldn't be an issue.

Race 6: NOTTING HILL(6)
Jockey: Marco V/RENSBURG - Trainer: Dorrie SHAM

NOTTING HILL is in good touch and his promising effort behind OUR ICON over a mile on this course in early May brings him heavily into the reckoning. The six-year old bay gelding was pipped by the dual subsequent winning latter but is now 4kgs to the good and is much better drawn

TOP BET

Race 4: FRESH(1)
Jockey: Jarryd PENNY - Trainer: Corne SPIES

FRESH was carded to race at this venue on Friday so her progress there must be monitored. She has produced some quality performances in much stronger company to date and the four-year old filly is weighted to take a power of beating. Of course much depends on how she handles this surface. That certainly isn't an issue for the Greeff trained daughter of Sail From Seattle, PEPPER OAK who romped home to an effortless c & d maiden victory over subsequent winner Miss Aphrodite in just her second start. She has huge scope for further progress and could still be ahead of the handicapper's early assessment.

VALUE BET (EACH WAY) FOR TODAY

Race 3: SEATTLE DRAGON(8)
Jockey: Liam TARENTAAL- Trainer: Grant PADDOCK

SEATTLE DRAGON has shown fair form since being equipped with blinkers and his yard has seemingly turn- ed the corner. The engaging of a 4kgs claiming apprentice should be vital and the likely pacesetter represents decent each/way value.

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