RACE 1

ETERNAL SPIRIT is clearly better than she showed last time. From pole position she should get the run of the race. NOBODY’S PERFECT should like this longer distance and can score. BUMBLE BEE makes her debut and could need the experience. QUEEN’S AWAY needed her last run but has been placed over this distance and can play a minor role. ROSES FOR TREX was a disappointment on the Polytrack. SEATTLE GLOW should like this track and trip and can earn some money. SO WELCOME makes her debut and has a place chance.

RACE 2

An interesting race. MADE TO MEASURE has been unlucky not to win a race so far and get another opportunity. KALEESH CYBORG showed improvement last time out and should be a threat this distance. MATTER OF TRUST and CHAMPAGNE BLAZE both seem better than recent Polytrack performances. PRETTY BOY and GIMMETHEGOLD have both done enough of late to suggest they can also get involved with the finish.

RACE 3

JEWEL MULE makes a local debut and it may well be a winning one. HERE COMES JOHNNY, LOVELY DANCER and AMERICAN GEM are all capable of being competitive. ALESIAN BEAU is unreliable but can earn some money. CHIM CHIM CHEREE and stable companion ROCK UP have scope for improvement and can also make the frame.

RACE 4

It might be worth including all the runners in this opening leg of the Pick 6. JOKER MAN is clearly better than his last run and could bounce back to score. BLACK EGRET has been very good on the Polytrack and can score again. TINTAMARRE is better on the Polytrack and has claims. IMAGINABLE is consistent and clearly not out of it. GALILEO STAR could surprise on best form. RAVILIOUS has been a revelation this season and must be respected. WARRIOR OF ROYALTY could surprise on best form.

RACE 5

ALL SYSTEMS GO returns from a break but is the class horse of the race and can resume his winning ways back on his home track. VENTURA BOULEVARD was a wide margin maiden winner on debut. She did not repeat that when trying a Grade 1 race after that but would not be a surprise winner. CAN YOU DANSE has it all to do at these weights but could improve. RIP WHEELER, FARAWAY GIRL and CLAIRWOOD ROSE are fit but this is a tougher task for them.

RACE 6

NEW DAY showed improvement when scoring last time out and could be better than rated. MOSCOW MISS returns from a break but was in good form and must be respected. MARKETA may have just needed her local debut and could surprise. WILD STAR was a well backed recent maiden winner and could have more to offer. WHIRLYBIRD has only been modest of late but is a threat. GREENLIGHT DANCER fought on gamely last time out but is not reliable. WINTERONTHEGREEN is better than her last run and can contest the finish.

RACE 7

A competitive looking handicap. SHOW OFF was backed to win his local debut but did not fire on the Polytrack. He may well bounce back to score. EL ROMIACHI was touched off last time out and cannot be ruled out. RHYDIAN is clearly better than his last run would suggest and is overdue a winning turn. BOSNAY needed her last run and could surprise. BEL CANTO DREAM has improved of late and should be a threat. HOSPICES DE BEAUNE and AMANATTO are often competitive so must be respected for that.

RACE 8

Another very open race and it may pay to go wide in the Pick 6 in this leg. ONCIDIUM has improved of late but does have to give weight away to nearly all of her rivals. BABETTE’S FEAST needed her last run and could surprise. BACK FOR MORE is unreliable but does have Richard Fourie riding this time. POTENZA has some fair recent form and could be a threat. ROYAL KAILANI makes her local debut and could score. FLOWER FESTIVAL, LANA VIEW and QONDANEKUKHANYENI are all usually competitive and clearly not out of it.

RACE 9

Another very open handicap. SAN QUINTIN has had a bleeding issue but is in good form and could win a race of this nature. WOMAN IN GOLD, SATELLITE WORLD and OSMIUM are all recent maiden winners that could be better than rated. SILVANO’S SONG and DRIELANDENPUNT are hinting at form returns and could score. GLOBAL DRUMBEAT, TERMINAL VELOCITY and GLOBAL SPEAK have all shown they are capable of a second success and should be considered possible victors.

Please note : South African Quartet Pools with fractional betting offered at Goodwood (World Pool) and Wolverhampton (UK) – 30 July 2026

Please note that, following 14mm of rain in the past 24hrs and 39mm for the week, with Penetrometer readings ranging between 32 and 45, Friday’s Turf meeting 31^st July 2026 has been moved to the Fairview Polytrack.

Soccer13 Thursday 30 July 2026. Carryover R1 494 562. R4 Million (If only One 13 of 13 Winner). Pool Closes at 18h30. Sport 11 Pool 1.

Soccer10 Friday 31 July 2026. Carryover R200 000. Estimated Pool: R2 Million. Pool Closes at 20h30.Sport 15 and Pool 1.

Soccer6 Saturday 1 August 2026. ADD-IN R75 000. Estimated Pool: R500 000. Pool Closes at 15h00. Sport 1 Pool 1.

Soccer10 Saturday 1 August 2026. Carryover R200 000. Estimated Pool: R2 Million. Pool Closes at 15h00.Sport 16 and Pool 1.

Soccer13 Saturday 1 August 2026. R17 Million (If only One 13 of 13 Winner). Pool Closes at 15h30. Sport 10 Pool 1.

Soccer Any13X on Saturday 1 August 2026. ADD-IN R100 000. Estimated Pool: R250 000. Pool Closes at 15h00. Sport 13 and Pool 1.

In exciting news for the South African horseracing industry it has been announced the UK have opened a direct equine export route from South Africa, which cements two-way trade for the SA Equine Industry.

SA Equine Health & Protocols NPC (SAEHP) sent out the following press release:

UK Opens Direct Equine Export Route from South Africa, Cementing Two-Way Trade for SA Equine Industry

Cape Town, 15 July 2026 — SA Equine Health & Protocols NPC (SAEHP) is pleased to announce that the British Government has confirmed a decision permitting direct import of live horses from South Africa to Great Britain. Following a positive assessment of South Africa’s disease control measures, imports will be permitted from the approved vector-protected quarantine station in Cape Town, for registered equines complying with UK import conditions.

This milestone reflects sustained collaboration between SAEHP, the South African Department of Agriculture, and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture — a powerful demonstration of this public-private partnership’s success in maintaining South Africa’s equine disease control measures to the highest international standard and translating that credibility into real market access.

The announcement follows closely on South Africa’s opening of imports from Dubai, New Zealand, and Australia earlier this year -making genuine two-way trade a reality for the South African equine industry.

Adrian Todd, Managing Director of SAEHP, thanked the Hong Kong Jockey Club for its funding, technical support, and vision in opening South Africa to the world, noting that the growing number of trade partners now opens a world of opportunity for South Africa across all equestrian disciplines.

About SAEHP:SA Equine Health & Protocols NPC is a South African public-private partnership established to ensure the sustainability and security of the African Horse Sickness control zones through risk mitigation measures and controls, operating under the authority of the South African National Director of Animal Health in partnership with the National Department of Agriculture and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture.