HORSE RACING
De Kock gets good odds for Summer Cup victory
UK bookies often offer fancy bets on big races, and Gauteng bookmaker Lance Michael has taken a leaf out of their book by offering 5-4 about trainer Mike de Kock winning Saturday’s G-Bets Summer Cup. Michael’s phones could be ringing off the hook as De Kock has five runners in the R2m race — Takingthepeace (5-1 favourite), Cascapedia (11-2 second favourite), Noble Secret (17-2 third favourite), Like A Panther (13-1) and outsider Kilrain. De Kock is bidding to win Turffontein’s most important race for the 10th time and Michael feels his best chance may lie with Randall Simon’s mount Noble Secret. "We’ve been keen on Noble Secret since the entries were announced and, despite a rather disappointing last run, expect him to be right there at the finish on Saturday," said Michael. Simons, who knows Noble Secret well, will have to overcome a wide draw on owner Costa Livanos’s horse, whereas both Takingthepeace and Cascapedia drew favourably when the barrier positions were declared last wee...
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