Zilzaal makes plenty of appeal in early July betting
Sean Tarry’s long-priced three-year-old has what it takes to win SA’s most famous race at Greyville on July 6
Rainbow Bridge, who will sport Mike Rattray’s famous red and white colours on his next start, has been priced up the early 5-1 favourite for the Vodacom Durban July at Greyville on July 6. A half-brother to Mike de Kock’s promising three-year-old Hawwaam, Rainbow Bridge rates one of the most exciting prospects in the country following his victory in the Sun Met at Kenilworth in January. There is considerable speculation as to the weight Rainbow Bridge will be allotted in the July, but some pundits expect it to be 56kg. The likely top weight is 2018’s July winner, Do It Again. In the early market Do It Again is quoted at 7-1 as this inmate of the powerful Justin Snaith stable bids to join a rare group of horses who have posted back-to-back wins in SA’s most famous race. Three of the top five in the betting are trained by De Kock: Buffalo Bill Cody, Barahin and Hawwaam. The latter is an unlikely starter, thus his price of 10-1. Many punters love an ante-post bet and one of the long-pr...
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