July First Entries

Dont know how this mr ratings work but i''l advise dwtd to run unplace in the R2-million President’s Champions Challenge (Grade 1) over 2000m and let her mr drop and than flew past them on her actual rating in the July.

Zesto , her rating is high i advise her to win that race .The handicapper won't be sympathetic towards her, he won't drop her if she does not win that race .

There are many wfa races for her that she can doddle if she is able to maintain her form !

zesto Wrote:

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> Dont know how this mr ratings work but i''l advise
> dwtd to run unplace in the R2-million
> President’s Champions Challenge (Grade 1) over
> 2000m and let her mr drop and than flew past them
> on her actual rating in the July.


Yes dwtd will fly past the rest of the field in the july and run second to Igugu. Fillies will dominate the july.

There was an ammendment made to the MR that shrek posted later on in the day..


Richard McMillan: Gold Circle Publishing

Confusion reigned when the first entries for Africa’s Greatest Horseracing Event, the 2011 Vodacom Durban July, were announced at a function in Durban yesterday as the 43 entries for the R3-million extravaganza did not include a single runner from the stable of champion trainer Mike de Kock.



As the internationally acclaimed, globe-trotting conditioner had won the country’s premier race with Ipi Tombe, Greys Inn and last year with Bold Silvano, everyone was waiting with anticipation to see which of his runners would be aimed at the big race.



In particular, everyone was looking to the star filly Igugu to be among the entries and Michael Weare of Betting World said the filly’s exclusion from the early entries had thrown the ante-post betting scene into a spin as they had priced her up as 5-1 favourite when framing the odds which open on Friday (April 15).



But the entries include some exciting horses, none more than the Tony Rivalland-trained Royal Zulu Warrior who is unbeaten in three sprint races and the unbeaten Ice Axe from the Charles Laird yard.



Big City Life, who won the race in 2009, has been nominated by trainer Glen Kotzen and the talk is that the horse is back to his best.



Another exciting entry is that of Dancewiththedevil from the stable of St John Gray. The filly has won two Grade 1 feature races in the last month and looks to be something very special.



Mike Bass, who has won the Vodacom Durban July three times with Trademark, Dunford and Pocket Power, has entered English Garden that travelled from the Cape to Gauteng to win the SA Classic as well as a very promising Australian import, Castlethorpe.



Also from the Cape comes another horse with great potential in Il Saggiatore from the stable of Joey Ramsden while Justin Snaith has nominated his star three-year-old Run For It who ran close up in the Grade 1 J&B Met in January.



Pierre Jourdan, the darling of the Highveld, is back in top condition and has been entered by Gary Alexander.



While De Kock has not entered any runners at this stage, there is little doubt that they will be nominated at the first or final supplementary stages which close on May 10 and June 6 respectively. It is understood that the owners of Igugu are very keen for the filly to take her place in the big race field and the country will be waiting to see what other runners De Kock has earmarked for the race.



The full list of first entries for the R3-million, Grade 1 Vodacom Durban July to be run over 2 200m at Greyville in Durban on Saturday, July 2, is as follows:

HORSE TRAINER M/R

BIG CITY LIFE Glen Kotzen 116

BOUQUET-GARNI Gavin van Zyl 96

BRAVURA Joey Ramsden 110

BROWN PENNY Mike Bass 88

BULSARA Gavin van Zyl 107

CASK Stephen Page 100

CASTLETHORPE (AUS) Mike Bass 97

CHINDIT Charles Laird 90

DANCEWITHTHEDEVIL St John Gray 111

EMERALD COVE Justin Snaith 106

ENGLISH GARDEN Mike Bass 108

EXTRA COVER Alec Laird 84

FORT VOGUE Mike Bass 104

GALILEO'S DESTINY Charles Laird 104

GALILEO'S GALAXY (AUS) Charles Laird 103

GOAT Paul Lafferty 101

GOLD ONYX (NZ) Sean Tarry 96

GOLDEN CHARIOT Sean Tarry 98

GREY COSSACK Carl J Burger 90

HAMMIE'S BOY Mike Bass 96

HAPPY LANDING Joe Soma 96

ICE AXE Charles Laird 93

IL SAGGIATORE (AUS) Joey Ramsden 102

IN WRITING (ARG) Dean Kannemeyer 103

JET JAMBOREE Dominic Zaki 88

LION IN WINTER Joey Ramsden 108

M'LORDS THROAT Glen Kotzen 102

MAHOGANY Weiho Marwing 86

MASAI WARRIOR Mike Azzie 84

MYSTIC MOON Greg Ennion 103

PAST MASTER Darryl Hodgson 115

PIERRE JOURDAN Gary Alexander 110

POWER PARK Sean Tarry 95

REGAL RANSOM Sean Tarry 106

ROMAN WALL Sean Tarry 98

ROYAL ARROW (AUS) Geoff Woodruff 87

ROYAL ZULU WARRIOR Tony Rivalland 92

RUN FOR IT Justin Snaith 111

SOLO TRAVELLER Justin Snaith 108

SUPER STORM Mike Bass 99

THE APACHE Gavin van Zyl 107

WE THREE Justin Snaith 102

ZORBA'S TALE (AUS) Lucky Houdalakis 104

(43 Entries)



NOTE:

* First Supplementary Entries closes at 11am on Tuesday, 10 May 2011
* Final Supplementary Entries closes at 11am on Monday, 6 June 2011
* Weights to be published on Tuesday, 7 June 2011
* First Declarations closes at 11am on Thursday, 9 June 2011
* Final Declarations closes at 11am on Tuesday, 14 June 2011
* Final Field and Draw Announcement will take place on Wednesday, 15 June 2011
* PUBLIC GALLOPS will take place on Thursday, 23 June 2011

RoyalRuluwarrior takes on runforit level weight next week.

Richard McMillan: Gold Circle Publishing? new Journo?

Perhaps IGUGU will be relocating to another stable for KZN season.
Last winning interview part owner mentioned two major races here(including VodoJuly) and then overseas?

MAYBE SOMEBODY SHOULD PICK UP THE TELEPHONE AND ASK MDK ABOUT HIS JULY NOMS OR IS THAT WAY TO DIFFICULT FOR MACMILLAN ...MEDIOCRITY CONTINUES

pirates Wrote:

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> MAYBE SOMEBODY SHOULD PICK UP THE TELEPHONE AND
> ASK MDK ABOUT HIS JULY NOMS OR IS THAT WAY TO
> DIFFICULT FOR MACMILLAN ...MEDIOCRITY CONTINUES

Don't you think you asking a bit much Hilt....()

Some owners and trainers apparently think it is too early to nominate at that entry fee. MDK probably got 15 or so to
nominate now at R6840 and most will probably not run so the money is wasted. My way of doing it would be a much cheaper nomination and more expensive to accept.

Cant see a Gauteng trainer winning the July . Dwtd still got to prove herselg outside Jhb

I'm sure Sheikh Mohammed Bin Kalifa Al Maktoum almost choked when he saw the nomination fees. He might have to sell skyscraper in Dubai to afford it...