First Entries Durban July

The Justin Snaith pairing of Futura and Legislate head a list of 67 nominations for this year’s R3,5 million Vodacom Durban July. First entries for Africa’s Greatest Horseracing Event to be run at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday, July 4, were revealed at a function to launch the three-month Champions Season festival of racing at Greyville today (Thursday) and include the majority of the country’s best middle distance horses.

Among the initial nominations is the brilliant grey filly Majmu, recent winner of the Gr 1 L Jaffee Empress Club Stakes, plus Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara hopeful and Gr 1 SA Fillies Classic winner Siren’s Call. In fact three-year-old fillies were prominent in the entry with seven nominations including Gr 1 Maine Chance Paddock Stakes and Gr 1 Klawervlei Majorca stakes winner Inara, Same Jurisdiction, Trophy Wife, Tamanee and Pine Princess.

Sean Tarry, who has an enviable recent record in the race having won two of the last three running’s with Pomodoro and Heavy Metal, has nominated eleven runners while Mike de Kock has entered 8, Justin Snaith 7 and Dean Kannemeyer 5.

Included in Tarry’s strong entry along with Siren’s Call, is recent SA Derby Trial winner French Navy, the highest rated of the three-year-old males entered, and the promising Cagiva who could well make the final line-up with a handy galloping weight. The Tarry-trained Heavy Metal, winner in 2013, is back in the country after a stint in Dubai and has shown promising form since his return.

Gr 1 Investec Cape Derby winner Ertijaal, who ran below form in the Gr 1 SA Classic, is one of the leading sophomore males entered along with strong entry from Kannemeyer who has pencilled in the very promising Afrikaburn and Balance Sheet along with year-older Power King and Solar Star.

Outside of Futura and Legislate, Snaith has entered recent Byerley Turk winner Heartland, a full brother to the Gr 1 winning colt and now sire Jackson.

The full list of first entries are as follows:

Afrikaburn interesting entry(tried a mile twice and failed)- Now Gogetthesheriff and All the Bids must be a late April Fool's joke

mr hawaii wrote: Afrikaburn interesting entry(tried a mile twice and failed)- Now Gogetthesheriff and All the Bids must be a late April Fool's joke

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I've said it, will say it again, Jayyed for the July, mark my words.. Get those anteposts on..

Bring doughie Whyte to ride Futura ,then put n take

Cagiva to get a soft prep into race and give Striker another July Winner, climb in boys and come July day, you will get the lot :woohoo: :woohoo:

Any ante-posts out yet?

Whiteline Fever wrote: Any ante-posts out yet?[/quot]

There was some earlier

Holly wood have priced up...

Doubts about the first 6 in the betting imo

150/1 Leagle Eagle hmmm
Kochka 150/1 hmmm ( Majmu 7/2 yet a similar 2yo 150/1 ? )

Dark horse at 250/1 Shea Devon

Cant get hurt at that price. Should improve over ground

Don't think LE will be 150/1 after Saturday's run Bob with Marcus up so get a few bob on now

With the doubts in mind i think its worth a few big prices.

GOGETTHESHERIFF

Remember Bold Silvano ?