Lava Lamp can light the way

HERE is an eight race meeting at Turffontein Standside today which officials were confident would go ahead after assessing the weather forecast.

- DAVID THISELTON

In the first race a workers event over 1400m, Lava Lamp ran well over this distance category on debut and on a line through Chieftain’s Shield has Golden Alexia beaten, although that includes a 1600m race for Golden Alexia which might not have suited her.

Golden Alexia

Golden Alexia ran on well over 1200m in her penultimate start before finishing 9,15 lengths behind impressive Edge of Glory 1600m.

Back at this level of competition she has a chance, but does have a tricky draw of eight out of nine, although she might enjoy the step down in trip.

Sasha Lee looks capable of improvement and could place from a fair draw.

Doubleyouesnbefore returns from a layoff of eleven months, but if able to repeat her best runs at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth over this trip she will have a chance.

Madame Pompadour has some ability and Phensile Manqonga appears to have chosen her above Sasha Lee.

In the second race over 1000m Opera Era has run three decent sprints, but against her is she has a low draw, which is usually the unfavourable side.

On formallthes she holds Vanakam by more than five lengths.