Truth can dominate

DAVID THISELTON

- DAVID THISELTON

THE opening Highveld meeting of the new season is a nine race one at Turffontein Standside tomorrow and it is headlined by three Pinnacle Stakes events.

The first of these is over 1400m and forms the first leg of the Pick 6.

Truth has the blinkers removed after a poor run in the Gr 3 Post Merchants at Hollywoodbets Greyville with first time blinkers and he should bounce back as he is effective over this course and distance with two victories in four starts.

He has pole position which will give him the opportunity to dominate as he did the last time he won here.

He is 1kg under sufferance with the best weighted horse Texas Red.

Fire ‘N Flames

Fire 'N Flames is classy and is in good form and this is an ideal trip so he should be in the shake up from a fair draw.

Texas Red won a Pinnacle Stakes event over course and distance in his last start, leading from pillar to post, and that confirmed that his runner up finish in the Gr 1 wfa Wilgerbosdrift HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes over 1600m and his third place finish in the Gr 2 TAB Hawaii Stakes over this course and distance were no flukes.

It won't be easy to get to the front with Truth in the line up and he has a wide draw so Callan Murray has his work cut out.

Melech has the class to be right there over a distance which is ideal considering his speed coupled with the fact he beat Main Defender over 1500m this season.