HORSE RACING
Most competitive field in years for Durban July
The Vodacom Durban July panel on Tuesday announced one of the most competitive fields for some years, to go to battle over 2,200m at Greyville on July 7. The 18 runners to go to post include many top performers in SA’s important races — such as winners of the Premier’s Champion Challenge, the Sansui Summer Cup, the Cup Trial, World Sports Betting 1900, the Daisy Guineas and Daisy Fillies Guineas, the Jubilee Handicap, Lonsdale Stirrup Cup and South African Oaks. Having drawn favourably in the middle of the field at No10, the ante-post favourite African Night Sky shortened in the betting from 18-10 to 16-10, to give trainer Justin Snaith his third winner in SA’s flagship race. Snaith will have a busy day with five runners and while his filly Star Express drew just inside African Night Sky in box 9, Elusive Silver (14), Do It Again (16) and Made To Conquer (12) will have to come from wide draws. Made To Conquer, the horse visiting jockey Jeff Lloyd hopes will give him his first July s...
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