Best bets and value tips for racing from Fairview on Friday 17th August with selections provided by Winning Form as well as their back page tipster, Magic Tips.

Winning Form Best Bets

Race 1: PRESS RELEASE(7)
Race 3: TITUS(8)
Race 4: WAHI(8)
Race 6: MAVERICK GIRL(4)

Magic Tips Best Bets

Race 2: COPPER TRAIL(5)

Jockey: C Bantam - Trainer: Y Bremner 

A tricky sprint contest which may not be run at a cracking pace. COPPER TRAIL is c & d suited and he possibly just needed his fair comeback run following a 20 week absence. The 3rd (Zevenastic) and 8th (Pick Again) placed entrants have boosted that formline with subsequent triumphs. This four-year old gelding will be fitter.

Race 3: MAKE IT COUNT(3)

Jockey: J Sampson- Trainer: Y Bremner

MAKE IT COUNT expectedly held his form over this c & d at novice level recently but the sparingly raced four-year old is much better treated on today's handicap terms and he has his peak outing

Race 6: LIBRA(10)

Jockey: T Juglall  - Trainer: J Snaith

This highly competitive fillies and mares handicap which should result in a close and exciting finish. The Snaith outfit is well-represented and in-form filly LIBRA will greatly benefit from the good draw and 4kgs apprentice allowance as she steps-up in class. She has her first taste of the local turf track after solid polytrack form

TOP BET

Race 7: SUAVE(3)

Jockey: T Gould - Trainer: A Greeff 

SUAVE produced a high quality performance when he easily beat HIGHLAND CAPTAIN (2.5kgs better off) over this c & d three weeks ago despite not striding out. His withdrawal when the local meeting was switched to the polytrack last Friday gave him an extra week to recover and the five-year old can follow-up despite the resultant six pound penalty

VALUE BET

Race 4: RIVER NYMPH(7)

Jockey: M Thackeray   - Trainer: D McKenzie

This is another tricky event where an upset in the form of the blinkered RIVER NYMPH could be on the cards. The daughter of A P Answer plainly didn't handle the ten furlongs seven days ago but she showed a little up to a mile despite awkward draws prior to that and is now drawn best of all.

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