Sparks will fly early at Arlington MyZA

The sparks will fly early at Arlington racecourse in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday with race two and nine carrying the biggest prize money.

It is a Conditions Plate over 1 800 metres, which just six runners will be contesting. There is enough quality though to get excited about with two of the runners boasting merit ratings of 100 or more points.

Those two – Parceval (Tara Laing) and Blaze of Fire (Yvette Bremner) – will probably fight it out for the win. Both are in good form and it is difficult to find a horse to beat them.

Zezinho Campeao looks the biggest danger.

For those that will be looking for bankers in the PA and Pick 6, it is a pity this race is not part of these bets. Parceval and Blaze of Fire would certainly have made nice bankers, but from race three things look terribly difficult.

We had some rough results in the recent Port Elizabeth meetings, so take a percentage in your bets and go as wide as possible.

Now go to Henk Steenkamp’s tips.