GOLD CUP SUNDAY

Hope there is no rain.
Post your fancies

Rushing Wind and Beach Beauty the best for me.

The news from Greyville is that sunny skies and an effective drainage system mean that the Gr1 Canon Gold Cup will go ahead as planned on Sunday 31 July. The relentless rains of the past few days forced the operators to switch the Turffontein and Greyville meetings around. The penetrometer reading at Greyville was 34 on Friday evening and this has dropped to 27 on Saturday afternoon. The going should start out as officially soft on Sunday but there is every likelihood that this will be changed to good-to-soft as the afternoon progresses. There are still puddles of water on the Royal Durban Golf Course on the inside of the Greyville track, but this is ‘no reflection of the state of the track’, according to Gold Circle Chief Operating Officer, Graeme Hawkins. The twelve race programme kicks off at 12h30 and has a late finish for an unscheduled Sunday evening. The rain gods may have done racing a great favour though as this is the right way to commemorate the end of an interesting season. The weather will have had punters doing their homework and looking for the mudlarks and lurkers. The Carl Burger trained Grey Cossack was withdrawn yesterday and this leaves nineteen horses to contest the 3200m feature event. It is a stamina sapping race on a good day, and the going certainly adds to the poser facing punters.

Apparently the course has dried up significantly - they are even expecting the going to start off 'good to soft' improving to 'good' - so may be worth it to re-look all those mud-larks selections - for me Beach Beauty still has to prove she stays - a fast finish over 1600 does not automatically translate into staying 2000.

Best bet for me would be Wealthy and Wise - still looking for something to add in the competition - might go with my original selection (before all the rain) Gold Onyx, or otherwise Potala Palace ......mmmmm decisions, decisions....:

Dave Scotwood back this one.......

4 pm today pen reading 26 and improving. Good news.

Craig, could you please give us some info on your runners for the day.

Lushann have written my comments on Craig Eudey Racing Facebook site. Put them on there before every meeting so people who are interested can go and see. Easier that way. Prefer French Reef of the 2 today as he is fitter after only racing 12 days ago and wont miss the lack of work after the rain as much.

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These horses should enjoy the soft going
R1 - big light
R2 - raise the bar
R3 - great heart
R4 - knysna forest
R5 - felix the cat
R6 - silver flyer
R7 - ilsanpietro
R8 - dancewithdevil
R9 - fisani
R10 - ice axe
R11 - keat's drift
R12 - gaultier

How is the weather this morning guys, hope the meeting runs smoothly ()

Great day so far.. Blue skies all around. A pleasure after the last few days.

Just spoken to Kurt the track manager and Pen now 24 and will improve with the slight breeze. Should be a great day as it a beautiful day here now.