Hawwaam has been scratched from the Vodacom Durban July.
Two other horses who were in the top 20 on the last July log, Snapscan and Lady Of Steel, have also been scratched.
David Thiselton writes on www.goldcircle.co.za that Magnificent Seven and Roy Had Enough, who were both in the five horses just outside of the top twenty on the log, have also been scratched, and so has the former’s stablemate Nexus, who finished second in the Grade 3 Cup Trial on Saturday.
There have been a lot of other less significant scratchings and only 26 horses have been left standing.
There are two more traditional qualifying races, the Grade 3 Track And Ball Derby and the Grade 2 Track And Ball Oaks, both to be run over 2400m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday.
Top 18 July log incumbent Eyes Wide Open runs in the Derby and so do It’s My Turn and Duke Of Spin, who will be hoping to force their way into the VDJ final field.
Roy’s Riviera is the only horse still among the July entries who is running in the Oaks. It is the third successive weekend she will be running, but she is tough and trainer Frank Robinson will be hoping she has more luck than she had in the Cup Trial, where she was caught outside of horses without cover.
Hawwaam’s scratching was not a surprise at all as trainer Mike de Kock had said a long time ago he would be departing for an overseas campaign at the earliest feasible date and that date was always likely to fall in this month before the July.
Nevertheless, it will be a disappointment for his myriad fans.
Who left? Who is left? See below
| 0 | Hawwaam | Scratched | (4C) | 0 | 134 | A M | Mike de Kock |
| 0 | Rainbow Bridge | Accepted | (5G) | 0 | 134 | A | Eric Sands |
| 0 | Vardy | Accepted | (4G) | 0 | 134 | A | Adam Marcus |
| 0 | Do It Again | Accepted | (5G) | 0 | 133 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | Soqrat (AUS) | Accepted | (4C) | 0 | 132 | A | Mike de Kock |
| 0 | Twist Of Fate | Accepted | (4C) | 0 | 127 | BA | Adam Marcus |
| 0 | Bunker Hunt | Accepted | (4G) | 0 | 124 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | Tierra Del Fuego | Accepted | (4C) | 0 | 124 | A | Sean Tarry |
| 0 | $Queen Supreme (IRE) | Scratched | (4F) | 0 | 122 | A | Mike de Kock |
| 0 | Chijmes | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 120 | A | Gary Alexander |
| 0 | Belgarion | Accepted | (4G) | 0 | 119 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | Got The Greenlight | Accepted | (3C) | 0 | 118 | AT | Joe Soma |
| 0 | It’s My Turn | Accepted | (7G) | 0 | 118 | A | Dean Kannemeyer |
| 0 | Silvano’s Pride | Accepted | (4F) | 0 | 118 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | Snapscan | Scratched | (4F) | 0 | 118 | A | Glen Kotzen |
| 0 | Divine Odyssey | Accepted | (5G) | 0 | 117 | A | J A Janse van Vuuren |
| 0 | Shango | Accepted | (3C) | 0 | 116 | BAT | Sean Tarry |
| 0 | Eyes Wide Open | Accepted | (5G) | 0 | 115 | A | Glen Kotzen |
| 0 | Golden Ducat | Accepted | (3G) | 0 | 115 | A | Eric Sands |
| 0 | Hero’s Honour | Accepted | (5G) | 0 | 115 | A | Gary Alexander |
| 0 | Miyabi Gold | Accepted | (5M) | 0 | 115 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | Padre Pio | Accepted | (3G) | 0 | 115 | A | Dennis Bosch |
| 0 | Roy Had Enough (AUS) | Scratched | (5H) | 0 | 115 | A | Frank Robinson |
| 0 | Magnificent Seven | Scratched | (5G) | 0 | 114 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | Lady Of Steel | Scratched | (3F) | 0 | 113 | A | J A Janse van Vuuren |
| 0 | Victoria Paige | Accepted | (3F) | 0 | 112 | A M | Sean Tarry |
| 0 | Pack Leader | Accepted | (5G) | 0 | 111 | BA | Glen Kotzen |
| 0 | Roy’s Riviera (AUS) | Accepted | (5M) | 0 | 111 | BA | Frank Robinson |
| 0 | Camphoratus | Accepted | (5M) | 0 | 110 | A | R A Hill/S R Hill |
| 0 | Crown Towers (AUS) | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 109 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | Tristful | Accepted | (4G) | 0 | 109 | A | Tony Rivalland |
| 0 | Sachdev | Scratched | (3G) | 0 | 108 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | Western Fort | Accepted | (3C) | 0 | 108 | CA | Paul Peter |
| 0 | Herodotus | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 107 | CA | Glen Kotzen |
| 0 | Nexus | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 107 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | G G’s Dynasty | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 106 | A | Brett Crawford |
| 0 | Leopold | Scratched | (3G) | 0 | 106 | A | J A Janse van Vuuren |
| 0 | Return Flight | Scratched | (4F) | 0 | 106 | AT | Sean Tarry |
| 0 | D’ Arrivee | Scratched | (5G) | 0 | 105 | A | Candice Dawson |
| 0 | Majestic Mozart | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 105 | AT | Candice Bass-Robinson |
| 0 | Promiseofamaster | Scratched | (3G) | 0 | 104 | A | Candice Dawson |
| 0 | Cornish Pomodoro | Scratched | (3C) | 0 | 102 | AT | Sean Tarry |
| 0 | Silver Host | Scratched | (3G) | 0 | 102 | A | Justin Snaith |
| 0 | Cat Daddy | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 101 | A | Glen Kotzen |
| 0 | Duke Of Spin | Accepted | (4G) | 0 | 101 | A | Mike de Kock |
| 0 | Liberty Hall | Scratched | (3G) | 0 | 101 | A | Dean Kannemeyer |
| 0 | More Magic | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 101 | A | Candice Bass-Robinson |
| 0 | Sovereign Spirit | Accepted | (4G) | 0 | 100 | BA | Candice Bass-Robinson |
| 0 | Tree Tumbo | Scratched | (3G) | 0 | 99 | A | Sean Tarry |
| 0 | Vikram | Scratched | (4G) | 0 | 99 | BA | Andre Nel |
| 0 | Alibi Guy | Scratched | (3G) | 0 | 98 | A | Mike de Kock |
| 0 | Born To Perform | Scratched | (5G) | 0 | 98 | PA | Dennis Bosch |
| 0 | Azores | Scratched | (3G) | 0 | 97 | A | Dean Kannemeyer |
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- The weights will be published on Tuesday.
- Final Declarations -close 11h00 Monday, 13 July
- Final Field and Draw – 14 July
- Final Field: Subject to NHRA approval, twenty horses will be carded for this event (18 Horses + 2 Reserves).
