With earnings of over R26m, it is understandable that champion trainer Sean Tarry has hogged the headlines this season. However, Justin Snaith looks set to grab the limelight in Friday night’s R500,000 Betting World 1,900 at Greyville. Snaith’s seasonal earnings stand at R15.4m and he makes no secret of the fact that he expects his team to do well during the KwaZulu-Natal season. His major hopes in Friday’s grade2 race are Elusive Silva (Anthony Delpech) and It’s My Turn (Bernard Fayd’Herbe). The sponsors quote them at 22-10 and 9-2. A winning performance from Elusive Silva may persuade Delpech to partner the four-year-old in the Durban July in preference to stablemate Black Arthur, who failed to run a place in the recent Drill Hall Stakes. Elusive Silva is an 8-1 chance for the July, but that will not be available if he takes top honours on Friday. Stablemate It’s My Turn, a former Cape Derby winner, provides Snaith with strong back-up and Bernard Fayd’Herbe will get the best out o...

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