In addition to the short and sweet 6–10-minute podcast posted on the Interbet betting website on Cape race day mornings, I’m also currently appearing as a guest with vastly experienced and well-travelled racing man, Andrew Riddell on the Coastal Racing Boys Podcast.

It is a more detailed presentation available on You Tube. If you’ve got the time and want to be guided through a deeper dive into each Cape Town card, it’s worth visiting. We try to make it entertaining and educational for serious racing fans – and find a few winners along the way.

Andrew and I have been around long enough to understand that hot and cold streaks are an integral part of betting. Finding a slew of big, priced winners since we started our collaboration two months ago is obviously satisfying, but this remains a tough and humbling game.

Andrew, who is renowned for his Best Bets a.k.a. as “Andrews Arrows” and jockey, Kyle Strydom also analyze Eastern Cape meetings in Glistian’s slick production.

Meanwhile, stalwart racing man, James Goodman, who maintains an avid and loyal following, continues with his Interbet previews of Durban and Johannesburg racing.

Effectively, between the pundits mentioned working within Interbet’s broad stable, all centers around South Africa are covered.

Moving on to notable recent performances, listed below are a selection of the strongest speed figures recorded over the weekend:

  • Next of Kin s/s 94 + romping under promising, claiming apprentice Mosaheb at Greyville’s night meeting.
  • Miss World s/s 97 + in a demolition job on the Poly. She goes just fine on the weeds too and will surely add to her winning tally since switching yards to Adam Azzie.
  • Who Blinked s/s 97 upon getting his favorite circumstances in shaking loose on the lead on a wet Poly surface. MJ Odendaal trains, with Mosaheb again judging the pace nicely when doing the steering.
  • I’m A Fireball s/s 102 dominating from the front at Turffontein’s inside track and leaving Mastership s/s 98 trailing. He, like Next of Kin, is trained by Mike & Mathew de Kock.
  • Three Tigers s/s 103 causing an upset at Durbanville under a brave rail- hugging ride by Muzi Yeni. Trainer Michelle Rix explained that her physically sound charge was mentally immature, (hence lightly raced at intervals) and just needed patient handling to settle down – before duly producing a career best and denying Pomp it Up s/s 100.
  • Ka Ying Rising s/s 123 ++ in a track record time at Sha Tin. Arguably, the world’s best sprinter, he came back stronger than ever on his seasonal opener. He ran successive splits of 10.5, 10.6 and 10.4 seconds to win by a pole on a quick turf course. The next mission for David Hayes’ superstar, who is running these stratospheric numbers without being pressurized, is to defend his Everest title in Oz.