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Vodacom Durban July Log @
29 June 2010
After the important scratchings of Mother Russia,
Bravura and Regal Ransom from the entries for this year’s Vodacom Durban July
earlier this week, the Gold Circle selection panel decided to issue an updated
log reflecting their current thinking on Africa’s greatest horserace.
The scratchings obviously left the way open for three other entries into the top
20 while the performances of Ancestral Fore, Russian Sage and Vertical Takeoff
over the weekend have seen them move into contention.
Ancestral Fore’s superb victory in the Canon Gold Cup (Gr 1) rocketed him up the
ladder from 16th into fourth place while second placed Vertical Takeoff has
moved from out of the top 30 into 18th spot.
The panel took into consideration Russian Sage’s previous South African record,
being a past winner of the Daily News 2000 (Gr 1) and his two recent efforts
since his return to South African racing and moved Justin Snaith’s runner up the
table from 30th into 19th position.
This Saturday’s All Stars Day includes races like the Champions Cup (Gr 1) the
Gold Circle Derby (Gr 2) and the Gold Circle Oaks (Gr 2), the results of which
may have a further impact on the log.
Tales Of Bravery, unplaced in the Rossgo Winter Derby (Gr 3) run at Kenilworth
last Sunday, has slipped into 20th spot.
The last log will be issued next week with second supplementary entries closing
on Monday, July 5. The weights will be published the following day, Tuesday,
July 6, after which there can be no further penalties.
The final field will be announced on Thursday, July 15 after which the draw for
barrier positions will be made.
The R3 million Vodacom Durban July will be run on Saturday, July 31 over 2200 m
at Greyville racecourse in Durban.
The top 30 are as follows:
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LOG DATES |
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29-Jul |
25-Jun |
25-May |
04-May |
19-Apr |
Age |
Sex |
Horse |
MR |
Trainer |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
G |
POCKET POWER |
119 |
Mike Bass |
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2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
C |
BIG CITY LIFE |
118 |
Glen Kotzen |
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3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
3 |
C |
IRISH FLAME |
113 |
Mike de Kock |
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4 |
16 |
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3 |
G |
ANCESTRAL FORE |
111 |
Mike de Kock |
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5 |
4 |
12 |
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3 |
C |
BOLD SILVANO |
112 |
Mike de Kock |
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6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
M |
RIVER JETEZ |
107 |
Mike Bass |
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7 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
H |
RUDRA |
116 |
Mike de Kock |
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8 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
4 |
G |
ASLAN |
106 |
Sean Tarry |
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9 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
4 |
G |
FABIANI |
111 |
Glen Kotzen |
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10 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
G |
RED RAKE |
108 |
Michael De Beer |
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11 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
G |
FORT VOGUE |
109 |
Mike Bass |
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12 |
14 |
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3 |
F |
IMPERIOUS STAR |
99 |
Glen Kotzen |
|
13 |
15 |
16 |
23 |
18 |
4 |
F |
LOVE IS IN THE AIR |
106 |
Mike Bass |
|
14 |
17 |
23 |
20 |
17 |
4 |
G |
CAPTAIN SCOTT |
105 |
Alec Laird |
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15 |
18 |
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3 |
C |
LIZARRE |
108 |
Michael Miller |
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16 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
3 |
G |
BULSARA |
106 |
Gavin van Zyl |
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17 |
20 |
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3 |
G |
FLYING TRISTRAM (A |
105 |
Charles Laird |
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18 |
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|
27 |
24 |
4 |
G |
VERTICAL TAKEOFF |
101 |
Sean Tarry |
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19 |
30 |
30 |
26 |
21 |
5 |
H |
RUSSIAN SAGE |
104 |
Justin Snaith |
|
20 |
21 |
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3 |
G |
TALES OF BRAVERY |
106 |
Vaughan Marshall |
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21 |
22 |
19 |
28 |
26 |
4 |
F |
GOAT |
101 |
Paul Lafferty |
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22 |
23 |
26 |
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3 |
G |
ORBISON |
106 |
Herman Brown |
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23 |
24 |
22 |
19 |
14 |
4 |
C |
DAN DE LAGO (AUS) |
111 |
Charles Laird |
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24 |
25 |
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3 |
G |
AL'S DEPUTY |
105 |
Kumaran Naidoo |
|
25 |
26 |
25 |
22 |
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3 |
G |
SERVICE ACE |
104 |
Mike Azzie |
|
26 |
27 |
27 |
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8 |
G |
GRAFTON STREET |
104 |
Mike Stewart |
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27 |
28 |
28 |
24 |
19 |
3 |
C |
GALILEO'S GALAXY (AUS) |
106 |
Charles Laird |
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28 |
29 |
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3 |
G |
WINTER'S NIGHT |
100 |
Neil Bruss |
|
29 |
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3 |
G |
FORT PETERSBURG |
97 |
Dominic Zaki |
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30 |
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3 |
G |
ECHOHAWK |
106 |
Dominic Zaki |
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