Master Du Rouvray to help out

PUNTERS face a highly competitive card on the turf at Hollywoodbets Greyville this evening and punters will need to study carefully. The flip side is, if you get it right there is money to be made as juicy dividends are likely.

- ANDREW HARRISON

One of the better best could come in the card opener where Mark Dixon saddles Master Du Rouvray. The gelding made a cracking reappearance after a lengthy break when touched off by the strong favourite Mohave Prince over course and distance last time out with the balance of the field a long way back. He has drawn a little wide but rates the horse to beat. However, there are a number of unraced horses in the lineup so keep an eye on the market.

Next Of King

Of the others Next Of King has found some market support in his last two starts. He was well beaten over this distance last run but that was in the soft. Bourbon’s Beast has improved with each outing and the extra furlong should suit.

Curious Girl and Terminal Velocity could fight out the opening leg of the Bi-Pot. Curious Girl started at relatively long odds on debut given the strength of the stable and she finished a closeup third in spite of racing green. She is sure to have come on from that run. Terminal Velocity was strongly supported in the market at her last outing but finished a disappointing fourth. She does seem better than that.