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 January 28 - Any J&B Met betting guide in the last four years begins and ends with one horse, Pocket Power. This unfashionable gelding is possibly the greatest horse to run in South Africa. That's a bold claim to make, but what other horse has won 15 races in a row around the Kenilworth turn? What other horse has won 4 Queen's Plates, 3 J&B Mets, and the July Handicap as well? The answer is none.
Pocket Power has never been tested overseas, and more is the pity about that, and now at 7 he may not have that chance. He also never wins his races by more than he has to, but he gets there in the end and usually seems to have more in hand. He has defeated many brilliant horses over the years, and one feels that he will need to be at his best to beat Dan De Lago and Oracy, the two Charles Laird invaders from the North.
The latest odds for the race show that Pocket Power is easy to back at 18/10 but unquestionably favoured over Dan De Lago (4/1) and Oracy (7/1). There have been nibbles in the market for Pocket Powers' talented sister River Jetez, also trained by Mike Bass, and Kapil.
Our pick for a place is the tough little horse from the Glen Kotzen yard, Fabiani, who may well prove better than so-called stable elect Big City Life. At 5/1 for a place Fabiani offers the best value in what should be an epic horse race.
Bet on all South African horse racing online as well as every meeting in the UK at Great Odds, a local division of the powerhouse bookmaker SportingBet.
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