JONSSON WORKWEAR GARDEN PROVINCE STAKES (Grade 1) - Good contest expected with CARRY ON ALICE to shine

CARRY ON ALICE was a fluent winner of the Grade 1 SA Fillies Sprint at Scottsville  six weeks ago. Her win that day was a top class win. She still has to show that she is suited to the "mile" even though she has finished second this C & D before. She is well drawn for this race and jockey S'Manga Khumalo has ridden her in twelve of her fourteen starts for five wins, four seconds and three thirds. On the two occasions she failed to earn was when two different jockeys rode her for Sean Tarry. She looks hard to beat but she will have some strong opposition.

The Mike Bass trained HAMMIE'S HOOKER finished a close second to the sensational BEACH BEAUTY in this race last year. On that run she must have an outstanding chance of going a few centimeters closer this time around. She has the best draw and should be finishing well. her run when second to one of the fancies for the July, MAJMU, in the Empress Club Stakes at Turffontein two runs back on a track with which she was not familiar. Big race day jockey, Bernard Fayd'Herbe has the ride. He has already won nine of her ten wins times when aboard.

SAME JURISDICTION is ½kg better off for a half a length defeat in the Tibouchina Stakes over 1400m last time. This is by far her best distance. She ran on well in the Tibouchina last time and could reverse the order over the C & D she is unbeaten (2 from 2). The draw of 14 may count against her. Jockey Anton Marcus riding for Duncan Howells, has the ride, which will be a big plus factor.

SMART CALL won in her only start at this track last time when she beat PINE PRINCESS in the Woolavington, who has a money chance in the big one in the seventh race. On her run in the Empress Club Stakes in her penultimate she has quite a bit to find.

INARA finished behind SMART CALL last time in the Woolavington. She will have a chance if repeating some of her previous Cape Town form where she did finish second to MAJMU in the Fillies Guineas in December. She did finish 2,5 lengths back that day, but that was when MAJMU had that invincible look about her. The dark horse with a good draw. Grant Van Niekerk rides rides her for the tenth time from eleven starts. She is ideally distance suited.

1st - CARRY ON ALICE (9); 2nd - HAMMIE'S HOOKER (1); 3rd - SAME JURISDICTION (10); 4th - SMART CALL (12); 5th - INARA (11)