Strange though it might seem, Majorca Stakes winner, Desert Miracle, looks set to drift like a barge in the betting for Saturday’s HSH Princess Charlene Empress Club Stakes at Turffontein.
Interestingly, the two tipsters in the popular publication Winning Form only select Desert Miracle to finish third and fourth respectively. What needs to be taken into consideration is that — in that recent defeat — the daughter of Dynasty drifted from 12-10 to 33-10. With placed runs in her past five outings, Feather Boa has frustrated her backers this term and Richard Fourie couldn't get her home in either the Fillies Guineas or Fillies Classic. Keagan De Melo has got the call this time with Fourie switching to Marigold Hotel.
The daughter of Silvano ran third in the 2,000m Oaks Trial and — with the weight too light for Fourie — the ride on the three-year-old goes to Philasande Mxoli. Light Of The Moon has far and away the best merit rating and probably needed her run at the city track in February. Piere Strydom is sure to get the best out of the four-time winner.