CHAMPION’S CROWN
Jockey Delpech on course for monster month
Despite only finishing fourth in the Vodacom Durban July, this month should be a memorable one for 48-year-old Seychelles-born jockey Anthony Delpech.Last Saturday he continued his successful association with top filly Bela-Bela with victory in the Jonsson Workwear Garden Province Stakes, telling trainer Justin Snaith the grey "had never felt better".Delpech, who holds the record for the most wins in a season (334), looks certain to be crowned champion jockey at the end of July as he is 30 winners ahead of his nearest rival.It does not mean Delpech is taking his foot off the gas as he travels to the Vaal on Thursday with a number of chances of adding to his seasonal tally.In the third race, trainer Gavin van Zyl’s two-year-old Pilgrim’s Progress is likely to be sent off favourite, but the addition of blinkers could serve as a boost for Delpech’s year-older mount Balclutha.The French-bred filly Vul Indlela is also worth including in place-accumulator perms as the four-year-old probab...
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