Vodacom Durban July Log

Justin Snaith has six runners included in the initial log for the R4.25 million Gr1 Vodacom Durban July released earlier today. Last year’s winner Do It Again heads the log while stable companion and second last year, Made To Conquer is 15th on the initial list of the 18 preferred entries.
The Eric Sands-trained Rainbow Bridge, winner of the Gr1 Sun Met and a fast-finishing second in the Gr2 Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes last Friday evening, is second on the log followed by last Saturday’s Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes winner Hawwaam.

Mike de Kock has cautioned that Hawwaam is not certain to take his place in the race but also has Gr1 Cape Derby winner Atyaab in fifth place and another smart three-year-old Barahin (15th).

Sean Tarry has three entries in the top 18 headed by the crack filly Return Flight (4th) backed up Legal Eagle (10th) and Tilbury Fort (11th).

Last Friday night’s Gr2 KRA Guineas winner Twist Of Fate is 7th on the log.

Other Snaith runners are Oh Susanna, Doublemint, Magnificent Seven and Miyabi Gold.

With just under 60 days to the country’s biggest race, there is still much water to flow under the bridge but the log gives trainers a guide as to where they stand as far as getting a run in the race is concerned.

First declarations are due on Monday, May 13, with first supplementary entries due the following day.
The logs are compiled in consultation with the handicappers and reflect all the horses, in order of preference, as to the make-up of the final field at the time of the log’s publication.

An updated VDJ log will be issued on Wednesday, May 22, following the running of the WSB 1900 on Saturday, May 18, at Greyville. Journalist: Andrew Harrison

surprised crawford yard has no runners in top 18

From the comments on MDK Website

Hi
could you kindly advise if hawwaam running in the Durban july 2019 ?
I would like to take a bet now because when the betting opens up on the 25th june it will surely drop
to even money. kindly advise because the current betting is 4/1 and if I take a bet now and its scratched I will not get my monies back.I would really appreciate this .
I really admire and fancy hawwaam allot , keep up the great work Mike , you are a real star here in SA and abroad .

regards Emile

admin says:
May 21, 2019 at 12:22 pm
Hi,

Yes, we have every intention of running Hawwaam in the Durban Jult\y,

Thanks.

For the information of ABC's readers:-
1) Second declarations for the VDJ fall due at 11:00 on Monday 3 June; and
2) An updated VDJ Log will be issued during the course of the afternoon on Monday 3 June.

PLEASE NOTE: Orpheus has been scratched from the VDJ @ 08:30 by trainers M G Azzie / A A Azzie. No reason given.

that sucks
i was hoping Barahin would win the July.

Bob Brogan wrote: From the comments on MDK Website

Hi
could you kindly advise if hawwaam running in the Durban july 2019 ?
I would like to take a bet now because when the betting opens up on the 25th june it will surely drop
to even money. kindly advise because the current betting is 4/1 and if I take a bet now and its scratched I will not get my monies back.I would really appreciate this .
I really admire and fancy hawwaam allot , keep up the great work Mike , you are a real star here in SA and abroad .

regards Emile

admin says:
May 21, 2019 at 12:22 pm
Hi,

Yes, we have every intention of running Hawwaam in the Durban Jult\y,

Thanks.

Please Note: Platinum Prince and Oh Susanna have been scratched from the VDJ by trainer J Snaith. No Reasons Given.

Cape trainer Glen Kotzen looks to be taking no chances in his bid to get his four-year-old colt Eyes Wide Open into the country’s premier race, the R4.25-million, Grade 1 Vodacom Durban July at Greyville on July 6, and has supplemented him into the entries for the Grade 3 Cup Trial over 1 800m in eight days time.
The condition for the famous Greyville race on the first Saturday in July state that the winner of the Betting World 1900 will “enjoy preferential consideration for inclusion in the final field” but there is no guarantee.
Eyes Wide Open won the Betting World 1900 but on the current July Log his name only features among the horses “on the outside looking in”. While his performance in the 1 900m Greyville race was excellent, there are many hopefuls looking for a run and Kotzen appears to be taking no chances.
At the final supplementary stage for the Rising Sun Gold Challenge and the Cup Trial, two others runners from the Betting World 1900, Kampala Kampari and Made To Conquer, were supplemented into the Cup Trial.
Justin Snaith’s five-year-old gelding Made To Conquer could already have secured a Vodacom Durban July berth being in 12th position on the current July Log, but his third place in the 1 900m event when considered the likely winner may have taken some of the shine off his July berth chances.
Kampala Kampari is not a July entry but trainer Andre Nel could be looking ahead to other races and would hope to see his charge improving considerably on his 10th out of 12 finish in the Betting World 1 900.
There were two supplementary entries for the Grade 2 Post Merchants with Port Elizabeth trainer Yvette Bremner entering her four-year-old gelding Quinlan that ran a top race when fourth in the Grade 1 Computaform Sprint at Turffontein in his last outing.
Tobie Spies has supplemented his three-year-old speedster Van Halen into the race with the colt having finished closer to the rear than the front of the field in the recent Tsogo Sun Sprint at Scottsville. Journalist: Richard McMillan.
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