Weights Vodacom Durban July

Remember Winter's Night was not raised 3 MR points as all South African horses were. He ran behind some useful sorts as a baby
He won the Tankard, as well as the OK Challenge, winning both in record times (Records that have stood for 47 years)

Captain Scott, Goat, Service Ace and Vertical Takeoff are my choices to make up the final field. I'm undecided on the final spot of which, imo, Here To Win and Russian Sage are the only 2 deserving candidates.

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Pocket @ 7/2 for a place is christmas in july.... Me thinks, Bold Silvano a massive runner! Especially at 6/1

Any idea who will ride Fort Vogue?

Sure final field on Tellytrack at 12.50 might also give riders

With De Kock almost certain to fill in more than 1 of the first 4 in the July any ideas on just how close they are in ability.
My personal preferance is Ancestral Fore

Marcus booked for Fort Vogue, I believe - I think there's not much between the de Kock runners on ability - both Irish Flame and Ancestral Fore probably better over further - draw will also be a factor - very open July imo

Would have thought that Marcus had choice between some of the de kock runners and others too. Should be quite significant if he chose Fort vogue
above many others.
The whole campaign of Fort Vogue looks like Bass has been planning from long ago and is going all out to win the big one with him.

0 POCKET POWER (7G) 60.0 117 Mike Bass

0 RUDRA (5H) 59.5 116 Mike de Kock

0 FABIANI (4G) 56.5 110 Glen Kotzen

0 IRISH FLAME (3C) 56.0 113 Mike de Kock

0 FORT VOGUE (4G) 56.0 109 B Mike Bass

0 BOLD SILVANO (3C) 55.5 112 Mike de Kock

0 ORBISON (3G) 55.5 112 Herman Brown

0 RED RAKE (5G) 55.5 108 Michael De Beer

0 ANCESTRAL FORE (3G) 55.0 111 Mike de Kock

0 RIVER JETEZ (6M) 55.0 107 Mike Bass

0 ASLAN (4G) 54.5 106 C Sean Tarry

0 LOVE IS IN THE AIR (4F) 54.5 106 Mike Bass

0 HAPPY VALLEY (ARG) (3G) 54.0 109 Mike de Kock

0 CAPTAIN SCOTT (4G) 54.0 105 Alec Laird

0 LIZARRE (3C) 53.5 108 Mike de Kock

0 RUSSIAN SAGE (5H) 53.5 104 Justin Snaith

0 FLYING TRISTRAM (A (3G) 53.0 105 Charles Laird

0 SERVICE ACE (3G) 53.0 104 B Mike Azzie

0 VERTICAL TAKEOFF (4G) 53.0 101 Sean Tarry

0 GOAT (4F) 52.0 101 B Paul Lafferty

Pocket Power

FINAL FIELD

SC DR HORSE WGT M/R JOCKEY TRAINER

1 17 POCKET POWER 60.0 117 A B Fayd'Herbe Mike Bass
2 19 RUDRA 59.5 116 A J Geroudis Mike de Kock
3 4 FABIANI 56.5 110 A M Byleveld Glen Kotzen
4 6 IRISH FLAME 56.0 113 A K Shea Mike de Kock
5 11 FORT VOGUE 56.0 109 BA A Marcus Mike Bass
6 2 BOLD SILVANO 55.5 112 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
7 16 ORBISON 55.5 112 A R Danielson Herman Brown
8 7 RED RAKE 55.5 108 A I Sturgeon Mike de Kock
9 13 ANCESTRAL FORE 55.0 111 A K Neisius Mike de Kock
10 9 RIVER JETEZ 55.0 107 A J Lloyd Mike Bass
11 10 ASLAN 54.5 106 XA F Coetzee Sean Tarry
12 5 LOVE IS IN THE AIR 54.5 106 A G Lerena Mike Bass
13 14 HAPPY VALLEY (ARG) 54.0 109 A M Yeni Mike de Kock
14 15 CAPTAIN SCOTT 54.0 105 A S Randolph Alec Laird
15 20 LIZARRE 53.5 108 A P Strydom Mike de Kock
16 12 RUSSIAN SAGE 53.5 104 A R Fourie Justin Snaith
17 18 FLYING TRISTRAM (A 53.0 110 A G Hatt Charles Laird
18 1 SERVICE ACE 53.0 104 BA G Cheyne Mike Azzie
19 8 VERTICAL TAKEOFF 53.0 101 A B Lerena Sean Tarry
20 3 GOAT 52.0 101 TBA K Teetan Paul Lafferty

Very competitive at first look - I find it strange that Marcus has deserted Flying Tristam and got on Fort Vogue - FT beat FV at levels just this weekend past and now is getting 3 kg's from him - Bold Silvano now seems the right one to me taking the draws into account