Get it right with Parisian Walkway

DAVID THISELTON

- DAVID THISELTON

A Graduation Plate over 1600m is the highest rated race at the Turffontein Inside meeting today and Parisian Walkway is the one to side with.

Laird

The Ideal World gelding went off form after a fine performance to win the Gr 2 Gauteng Guineas, but trainer Alec Laird believes he has found where the problem lay. The yard found a very resistant worm in the stool and after thorough treatment they believe they have got rid of it.

Parisian Walkway is a front-runner who won many admirers in his Guineas win for the way in which he fought back after being overtaken by Greaterix, although the latter does have a suspect stamina capacity. Parisian Walkway is drawn five which should provide him with a good launching pad to get to the front. He returns from a layoff of close to four months but can get away with it as he is well weighted. Solar Sail is officially 2kg under sufferance with Parisian Walkway but did finish well ahead of him when third in the SA Derby and has the advantage of a recent run.

He would prefer further but his first win was over 1400m and he does have decent mile form so will be a threat. Chestnut Bomber has class but has gone off form, so will need to bounce back to the form that saw him finish second in the Listed Wolf Power 1600 in January.

This is his third run after a layoff but he does have a wide draw.

Cocomelon is the second best in at the weights but returns from a five month layoff and would prefer further, considering she finished third in the SA Oaks.