The final field for the 2018 Vodacom Durban July has been announced! The big race takes place at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday 7th July 2018. View the runners below, and get your bets on now at Hollywoodbets!
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| No | Dr | Horse | Odds | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1 | (4) | Coral Fever | 20/1 | Muzi Yeni | Robbie Sage |
| 2 | (6) | Gold Standard | 40/1 | Craig Zackey | Glen Kotzen |
| 3 | (2) | Abashiri | 10/1 | Piere Strydom | Mike Azzie/Adam Azzie |
| 4 | (10) | African Night Sky | 33/10 | Grant van Niekerk | Justin Snaith |
| 5 | (14) | Elusive Silva | 25/2 | B Faydherbe | Justin Snaith |
| 6 | (18) | Liege | 33/1 | Raymond Danielson | Sean Tarry |
| 7 | (9) | Star Express | 16/1 | Aldo Domeyer | Justin Snaith |
| 8 | (16) | Do It Again | 17/2 | Anton Marcus | Justin Snaith |
| 9 | (19) | Majestic Mambo | 10/1 | Callan Murray | Paul Peter |
| 10 | (15) | Matador Man | 16/1 | S’manga Khumalo | Sean Tarry |
| 11 | (8) | Fiorella | 25/1 | Mark Khan | Duncan Howells |
| 12 | (13) | White River | 10/1 | Corne Orffer | Brett Crawford |
| 13 | (20) | Tilbury Fort | 20/1 | *Lyle Hewitson | Sean Tarry |
| 14 | (7) | Yakeen | 25/1 | Randall Simons | Mike de Kock |
| 15 | (12) | Made to Conquer | 17/2 | Jeffrey Lloyd | Justin Snaith |
| 16 | (5) | Rocket Countdown | 40/1 | Stuart Randolph | Candice Bass-Robinson |
| 17 | (3) | Dark Moon Rising | 20/1 | Warren Kennedy | Paul Lafferty |
| 18 | (11) | Secret Potion | 40/1 | Marco van Rensburg | Geoff Woodruff |
| 19 | (17) | Pack Leader | SP | Reserve 1 | Glen Kotzen |
| 20 | (1) | Crowd Pleaser | SP | Reserve 2 | J A Janse van Vuuren |
Hollywoodbets will be offering the option of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 fixed odds places.
Betting is subject to change.
Betting correct as of 15:10 on Saturday 7th July 2018.
Top field for Vodacom Durban July
Journalist: Richard McMillan (Gold Circle)
One of the most competitive Vodacom Durban July fields for some years, that will go to battle over 2 200m at Greyville in Durban on July 7, was unveiled at the special function at Greyville yesterday.
While the winners of the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and the Sun Met – Legal Eagle and Oh Susanna – will not be in action as a matter of choice by their connections, the field to face the starter on the day contains many top performers in the country’s important races including the winner’s of the Premier’s Champion Challenge, the Sansui Summer Cup, the Cup Trial, World Sports Betting 1900, the Daisy Guineas and Daisy Fillies Guineas, the Jubilee Handicap, Lonsdale Stirrup Cup and South African Oaks.
In many cases the runners-up in those races will also be in action which will ensure a high-quality group of the country’s thoroughbreds and a race that could be a lot more open than the short price odds on offer on favourite African Night Sky might suggest.
As expected, Cape trainer Justin Snaith will have a busy day with five runners to saddle and his Highveld counterpart, Sean Tarry, will be kept busy preparing three runners for the race. But only one of the eight runners from the two stables, the Snaith-trained Silvano mare Star Express, has drawn a pen inside barrier 10 with stable companion and big race favourite, African Night Sky, filling the 10 berth.
The draws for the other Snaith runners are Elusive Silver (14), Do It Again (16) and Made To Conquer (12).
The Tarry runners did not fare well at all in the draw with Sansui Summer Cup winner Liege drawing at 18, Matador Man at 15 and Tilbury Fort at 20.
With second reserve runner Crowd Pleaser drawing on the rail, the former Highveld Triple Crown winner Abashiri from the Mike Azzie stable got the best draw at two and is likely to jump from the inside berth on the day with trainer Paul Lafferty drawing the number three berth for his Ideal World gelding, Dark Moon Rising.
There were no surprise exclusions from the field which basically fell in line with the betting on the race. Of the top 23 in the betting, the only runners excluded were Platinum Prince, 22-1, and Royal Crusade at 33-1.
With the announcement of the final field and the draws, the betting for the race could well change considerably, particularly when the names of the seven missing jockeys, including that for favourite African Night Sky, are announced.
The official and compulsory public gallops at Greyville for the Vodacom Durban July runners will take place from 7am on Thursday with horses still stabled out of the area having to complete a filmed and timed gallop in the area they are stabled which can be aired on Tellytrack on Thursday.
The gallops will be followed by a panel discussion on the gallops and views of the panelists on how they see the big race panning out on July 7.
Important Info for Vodacom Durban July Day
Learn more about the 2018 Theme here!
Poly Races: 1, 2, 8 & 9
Turf Races: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
Betting Menu:
1st Bipot: Close at 12:10
PA: Closes at 12:55
PA Blitz: Closes at 15:10
Pick 6: Close at 13:35
2nd Bipot: Close at 16:20
1st Jackpot: Close at 14:25
2nd Jackpot: Close at 17:55
View the 2018 Vodacom Durban July horse profiles here:
| No | Horse | No | Horse | ||
| 1 | – | Coral Fever | 11 | – | Fiorella |
| 2 | – | Gold Standard | 12 | – | White River |
| 3 | – | Abashiri | 13 | – | Tilbury Fort |
| 4 | – | African Night Sky | 14 | – | Yakeen |
| 5 | – | Elusive Silva | 15 | – | Made to Conquer |
| 6 | – | Liege | 16 | – | Rocket Countdown |
| 7 | – | Star Express | 17 | – | Dark Moon Rising |
| 8 | – | Do It Again | 18 | – | Secret Potion |
| 9 | – | Majestic Mambo | 19 | – | Pack Leader |
| 10 | – | Matador Man | 20 | – | Crowd Pleaser |
