Another Brutal July
2016 Equus Award winner for print media Charles Faull has his say on the Durban July, handicapping and why the R6 punter is the most important person in racing
23rd August 2016
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2016 Equus Award winner for print media Charles Faull has his say on the Durban July, handicapping and why the R6 punter is the most important person in racing
Not even Sea Cottage could win the July as a 3yr old. So the point I’m trying to make is that a Gr1 race for older horses is not the same as a Gr1 race for 3 yr old’s
The puzzle for exotic bet punters will be whether to go narrow or anticipate a knockout blow – and nobody ever enjoys getting blown out in the opener
The 120th running of the Vodacom Durban July today will see the eyes of the racing world focussed on Greyville Racecourse
“I am happy with her and I don’t think the 2200m trip is a concern. It is a rough race and you need a heap of luck, but it won’t be a bother if she loses her usual one or two lengths at the start as she is drawn wide and we are going to come from off them anyway.”
Tote betting giant TAB opened pools on the big race meeting on Monday and has urged customers to take their bets early and avoid the last-minute rush. The tote betting system will process thousands of bets a minute in the last couple of hours before the big race
Azzie said he had to put out of his head everybody saying Abashiri had too much weight to carry in the July, “because this is not a normal horse, this is a special horse.”
To lift my spirits, I will be watching the July day in its entirety from a beach lounger in Bali hopefully not scaring too many families while donning my budgie smuggler
Ten Gun Salute, his every move stalked by his private security, stretched nicely over 800m on the sand with big race rider Muzi Yeni aboard
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
