Gold Circle has published the second Vodacom Durban July log, following the second declaration stage earlier on Monday which saw 30 of the initial 54 entries stand their ground.
Newcomers to the log include supplementary entry Nexus, as well as She’s A Keeper, winner of the World Sports Betting 1900, Matterhorn, runner-up in both the WSB 1900 and the Lonsdale Stirrup Cup, and Shah Akbar who stayed on well to finish 4th in the Daily News after cutting out the early pace.
The top twenty are listed in order of preference and the next five in alphabetical order:
| VODACOM DURBAN JULY (Grade 1) | ||||
| Log as at 31-May-21 | ||||
| 1 | RAINBOW BRIDGE | (6G) | Eric Sands | 134 |
| 2 | LINEBACKER | (3G) | Vaughan Marshall | 124 |
| 3 | WAR OF ATHENA | (3F) | Paul Matchett | 122 |
| 4 | GOT THE GREENLIGHT | (4C) | Joe Soma | 124 |
| 5 | BELGARION | (5G) | Justin Snaith | 130 |
| 6 | DO IT AGAIN | (6G) | Justin Snaith | 129 |
| 7 | SOVEREIGN SPIRIT | (5G) | Candice Bass-Robinson | 124 |
| 8 | RASCALLION | (3G) | Vaughan Marshall | 123 |
| 9 | KOMMETDIEDING | (3C) | HWJ Crawford/M Rix | 122 |
| 10 | RUNNING BRAVE | (5M) | Fanie Bronkhorst | 119 |
| 11 | CIRILLO | (5H) | Sean Tarry | 120 |
| 12 | EXPRESSFROMTHEUS | (4G) | Stuart Pettigrew | 122 |
| 13 | NEXUS | (5G) | Justin Snaith | 117 |
| 14 | SHE’S A KEEPER | (4F) | Gareth van Zyl | 96 |
| 15 | MATTERHORN | (4G) | Alyson Wright | 101 |
| 16 | SHAH AKBAR | (3C) | Sean Tarry | 119 |
| 17 | DOUBLEMINT | (6G) | Justin Snaith | 118 |
| 18 | TRIP TO AFRICA | (4G) | Duncan Howells | 114 |
| ………………….. | ||||
| 19 | TRISTFUL | (5G) | Tony Rivalland | 112 |
| 20 | ATYAAB (AUS) | (5G) | Zietsman Oosthuizen | 114 |
| Next 5 in Alphabetical Order | ||||
| DIVINE ODYSSEY | (6G) | J A Janse van Vuuren | 110 | |
| FLYING CARPET | (3C) | Sean Tarry | 110 | |
| SILVER HOST | (4G) | Justin Snaith | 110 | |
| SUPER SILVANO | (4G) | Brett Crawford | 104 | |
| TREE TUMBO | (4G) | Sean Tarry | 109 | |
- Final supplementary entries close at 11h00 on Tuesday 15 June.
- Weights will be published on the same day.
- Final declarations close at 11h00 on Monday 21 June.
- The announcement of the final field of 18 plus 2 reserve runners, and their barrier draws, will take place on Tuesday 22 June.
