An exciting ten-race programme is set for Hollywoodbets Greyville today and features the Gr1 Daily News 2000, Gr1 Woolavington 2000 and the Gr3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup.
There is a R1 million Pick 6 carryover with an estimated pool of R5 million. The first race is due off at 11h10.
Pomp And Power – could be too strong for them today (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
The current favourite for the Hollywoodbets Durban July, Pomp And Power takes his place in the Gr1 Daily News 2000.
He ran a very good race when finishing third in the Gr2 WSB Guineas last time. He is a versatile sort who raced from a handy position that day and stayed on strongly in the run down to the line.
He was super-impressive when winning the Gr1 Cape Derby in his penultimate start.
The son of Vercingetorix jumps from pole position and with no clear frontrunner in the race, he can dictate his own terms and may be hard to peg back.
Paul Lafferty saddles Southern Cape in Race 3 and she represents decent each way value. She is much better than her last two starts suggest. It must be noted that the horse that finished fourth in her last outing has come out and won since.
She won her only attempt over this course and distance, four runs ago. The daughter of Flower Alley is back against her own sex this afternoon and Keagan de Melo may be able to get the best out of her.
Anton Marcus is not riding today.
| Weather | Partly Cloudy, 50% chance of rain, 22 Deg, 10-15k/hr South Westerly Tail Wind | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain Report | April: 330.5mm & May: 219.5mm | ||
| Rainfall | Last 24 Hours: 1.5mm | Last 7 Days: 203.5mm | |
| Irrigation | Last 24 Hours: Nil | Last 7 Days: Nil | |
| Penetrometer Reading | 25 | ||
| Track Condition | Good to Soft | ||
| False Rail | 4m | ||
- The Bipot starts in the second race at 11h40
- The Place Accumulator starts in the third race at 12h15
- The Pick 6 starts in the fourth race at 12h50
- The first Jackpot starts in the fifth race at 13h20
- The second Jackpot starts in the seventh race at 14h35
