Durban July 2023 Final Field

Africa’s biggest horse racing event will be held over 2200m at Greyville on Saturday, 1 July, with a full house of 55 000 anticipated through the turnstiles. We look at the 2023 Durban July Final Field.

With last year’s winner having retired, we could have a new name added to the prestigious trophy, unless Do It Again completes a famous hat trick.

The three runners that did not the Durban July 2023 final field were Aragosta, Union Square, and Electric Gold, with Nebraas and Jimmy Don serving as reserve runners.

The race will have an international flavour with Mike de Kock engaging multiple French Champion Jockey, Christophe Soumillon, to ride Safe Passage. Soumillon arrives on the Friday before the race and jets out shortly after. Safe Passage was a close-up second to Puerto Manzano in the G1 Summer Cup. Puerto Manzano was always an automatic entry after that win but gave notice of his well-being by recently winning the Gr3 WSB Jubilee Stakes for Johan Janse van Vuuren.

Top weight Trip of Fortune was supplemented into the race with his connections forking out R30 195 for the privilege of running in the race, despite being allotted top weight of 60kg and never running further than 1600m. Aldo Domeyer will be aboard for Candice Bass-Robinson.

Durban July 2023 Final Field

Name	Weight	Jockey	Trainer
Trip Of Fortune	60.0	Aldo Domeyer	Candice Bass-Robinson
Pomp And Power	58.0	Bernard Fayd’Herbe	Justin Snaith
Puerto Manzano	58.0	Keagan de Melo	J A Janse van Vuuren
Safe Passage	58.0	Christophe Soumillon	Mike De Kock
Rascallion	57.5	Corne Orffer	Vaughn Marshall
Do It Again	57.0	Gavin Lerena	Justin Snaith
See It Again	56.5	Piere Strydom	Mike Roberts
Rain In Holland	56.5	S’manga Kumalo	Sean Tarry
Second Base	56.5	Chase Maujean	Robyn Klaasen
Dave The King	55.5	Craig Zackey	Mike De Kock
Silver Darling	55.0	Juan Paul van der Merwe	Justin Snaith
Time Flies	55.0	Luyolo Mxothwa	Brett Crawford
Without Question	54.5	Richard Fourie	Justin Snaith
Billy Bowlegs	53.5	Sean Veale	Alex Laird
Son Of Raj	53.0	Muzi Yeni	Weichong Marwing
Winchester Mansion	53.0	Kabelo Matsunyane	Brett Crawford
Pacaya	53.0	Grant van Niekerk	Justin Snaith
Bless My Stars	52.0	Athandiwe Mgudlwa	Sean Tarry
R1. Nebraas	55.0	Reserve	Sean Tarry
R2. Jimmy Don	53.0	Reserve	Erico Verdonese