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Durban July 2023 Final Field

We look at the 2023 Durban July Final Field as Africa’s biggest horse racing event will be held over 2200m at Greyville on Saturday, 1 July.

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

NameWeightJockeyTrainer
Trip Of Fortune60.0Aldo DomeyerCandice Bass-Robinson
Pomp And Power58.0Bernard Fayd’HerbeJustin Snaith
Puerto Manzano58.0Keagan de MeloJ A Janse van Vuuren
Safe Passage58.0Christophe SoumillonMike De Kock
Rascallion57.5Corne OrfferVaughn Marshall
Do It Again57.0Gavin LerenaJustin Snaith
See It Again56.5Piere StrydomMike Roberts
Rain In Holland56.5S’manga KumaloSean Tarry
Second Base56.5Chase MaujeanRobyn Klaasen
Dave The King55.5Craig ZackeyMike De Kock
Silver Darling55.0Juan Paul van der MerweJustin Snaith
Time Flies55.0Luyolo MxothwaBrett Crawford
Without Question54.5Richard FourieJustin Snaith
Billy Bowlegs53.5Sean VealeAlex Laird
Son Of Raj53.0Muzi YeniWeichong Marwing
Winchester Mansion53.0Kabelo MatsunyaneBrett Crawford
Pacaya53.0Grant van NiekerkJustin Snaith
Bless My Stars52.0Athandiwe MgudlwaSean Tarry
R1. Nebraas55.0ReserveSean Tarry
R2. Jimmy Don53.0ReserveErico Verdonese

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