Race 1

7 AMC ROY’S FANTASY   1 PREDATOR’S CROWN

Preview: AMC ROY’S FANTASY (7) shed her maiden on the poly last time out and Andrew Fortune stays aboard. PREDATOR’S CROWN (1) finished second on debut but should come on from that run and has the best of the draw off a handy weight. (Andrew Harrison: 7-1).

Race 2

8 FORTRESS OF FIRE   3 HATHIGHWAYTOTHESKY   9 MAGIC SURPRISE   7 TARA STAR

Preview: FORTRESS OF FIRE (8) boasts some useful form in strong company. He made his poly debut last time out and can come on from that. HATHIGHWAYTOTHESKY (3) made a smart poly debut and has some useful Highveld form to back her claims. She has a light weight and a good draw. MAGIC SURPRISE (9) has shown up well in two competitive races since his last win on the poly. TARA STAR (7) is quick and the switch to the poly with Richard Fourie aboard could see her home. (Andrew Harrison: 8-3-9-7).

Race 3

4 HAT’S QUEEN   2 BLIZZARD BOY   3 FINE WINE   5 PRINCE OF TROY

Preview: HAT’S QUEEN (4) was a beaten favourite over course and distance last time out. She has this field stone-cold at the weights. BLIZZARD BOY (2) has improved with the blinkers removed and over ground. He may be the biggest danger.  FINE WINE (3) is comfortable on the poly and has been in good form of late. PRINCE OF TROY (5) was close-up on the poly last start and has a handy weight to shoulder. (Andrew Harrison: 4-2-3-5).

Race 4

11 OWNER OF CREATION   10 WATER HYACINTH   4 LIZ HURLEY   6 DOG SOLDIER

Preview: OWNER OF CREATION (11) is a longtime maiden but has come good on the poly of late and can finally break the ice in modest company. However, that he never quite gets home is of concern. WATER HYACINTH (10) steps up in trip and has improved at her last two. LIZ HURLEY (4) was disappointing last run when lacking a finished effort after starting favourite. She is back on turf and she can make amends. DOG SOLDIER (6) showed pace in his last start and could be coming to hand. (Andrew Harrison: 11-10-4-6).

Race 5

10 QUEEN OF THE AIR   5 TEARS OF THE SUN   2 AMERICA FIRST   8 VALLI GAL

Summary: Tricky Open Maiden. QUEEN OF THE AIR (10) has been a beaten favourite at her last two. She has dropped five points in the ratings and could now be more competitive. AMERICA FIRST (2) improved nicely second time out and now steps up in trip. She is one to follow closely in the market. Stable companion TEARS OF THE SUN (5) was much improved first up on the poly. The stable has stuck with Chad Little as pilot. VALLI GAL (8) is a struggling maiden but seldom too far back but does seem to prefer the poly. (Andrew Harrison: 10-5-2-8).

Race 6

6 CURIOS GIRL   7 GERBERA   4 DUCHESS OF POLMA   3 PLUM PUDDING

Preview: CURIOUS GRIL (6) did not get home last run against males after an externed winning streak over ground. She has won over the trip and rates the one to beat. There are a host of rivals on the GERBERA (7) form line with little separating a number of rivals. Sean Tarry’s filly is still on the up and can confirm the result. James Crawford saddles to potential winners in WOMAN’S WORLD (1)  and DUCHESS OF PALOMA (4) with little separating the two on form however, the step up in trip could suit the latter. PLUM PUDDING (3) is also strongly in the mix and she stays the trip. (Andrew Harrison: 6-7-4-3).

Race 7

1 PALACE PRINCE   10 GOLDEN OPERATOR   8 AMELIA’S LEGACY   3 CLEARTHERUNWAY

Preview: Tricky. PALACE PRINCE (1) is the highest rated runner but his recent form has not been inspiring. However, he comes from a smart stable with their only runner on the day. GOLDEN OPERATOR (10) was a touch disappointing in a feature last run after coming off two straight wins. He has the widest draw but has improved in blinkers. AMELIA’S LEGACY (8) found it tough going in the WSB Fillies Guineas behind Wish List but came off to smart efforts in useful enough company. CLEARTHERUNWAY (3) is seldom far back and the form of his last run has been franked. (Andrew Harrison: 1-10-8-3).

Race 8

2 SPACE MISSION   4 THE GLIDING FISH   9 WAR EMPEROR   5 RUN TO RIO

Preview: SPACE MISSION (2) is way better than his last start. He is consistent and goes well this trip although he makes his poly debut. THE GLIDING FISH (4) won a game race under a big weight last time out. The poly suits and he can follow up. RUN TO RIO (5) has been close-up at his last two and has come to hand again. WAR EMPEROR (9) was a recent maiden winner but had consistent form prior to that victory. There should not be much between him and FROSTBITE (2) although the step up in trip could be the decider between the pair. (Andrew Harrison: 2-4-9-5).

Race 9

1 WINTER IN LONDON   11 INDECENT PROPOSAL   3 TOMMY GREANEY   8 MISTY METAL

Preview: WINTER IN LONDON (1) has a big weight but is down in class with a 1.5kg allowance. INDECENT PROPOSAL (11) has the widest draw but goes well on the poly and is holding form well. TOMMY GREANEY (3) raced in feature company last start after his maiden win. One to watch in the betting. MISTY METAL (8) took on much stronger last start and was not far behind. She makes her poly debut. (Andrew Harrison: 1-11-3-8).

Andrew Harrison

It will be black and white at Hollywoodbets Greyville today as the thoroughbred breeders in KwaZulu-Natal hold their flagship race meeting. Eight of the nine races are restricted to horses bred in the province. The card is headed by the KwaZulu-Natal Breeders Mile and supporting feature is the Gr3 Lucky Fish Winter Fillies Stakes.

The Breeders Mile is a tricky event but St John Gray is one of the smartest horseman in the country and he sends out Palace Prince. An owner, breeder and trainer, Gray has no need to send his mares to expensive commercial stallions and cuts his cloth accordingly with consistent success.

Palace Prince is the son of surprisingly unfashionable Potala Palace and is the highest rated runner in the Mile. The colt’s recent Highveld form is not inspiring but he is the highest rated runner and is Gray’s and jockey Philasande Mxoli’s only runner on the day.

Sean Tarry has an exceptional record at this meeting and saddles Golden Operator. Although a touch disappointing in a feature last run after coming off two straight wins he should be a big runner. He has the widest draw but has improved in blinkers. Frikkie Greyling saddles the filly Amelia’s Legacy who found it tough going in the Gr2 WSB Fillies Guineas behind Hollywoodbets Durban July hopeful Wish List but came off two smart efforts in useful enough company. Mark Dixon’s gelding Cleartherunway is seldom far back and the form of his last run has been franked. He could get in a blow.

Supporting feature is the Gr3 Lucky Fish Winter Fillies Stakes over 2400m. Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial winner Curious Girl did not get home last run against males after an extended winning streak when sent over ground by Mike and Mathew de Kock. She has won over the trip, has a touch of class and rates the one to beat. But there are a host of rivals on the Gerbera form line with little separating a number of rivals but Tarry’s filly is still on the up and can confirm the form. James Crawford saddles two potential winners in Woman’s World and Duchess Of Paloma with little separating the two on form however, the step up in trip could suit the latter. Andre Nel’s mare Plum Pudding started favourite behind Gerbera and beaten less than a length so is also strongly in the mix and in her favour is that she stays the trip.

Michael Roberts’ gelding Fortress Of Fire could anchor the Bi-pot. He boasts some useful form in strong company. He made his poly debut last time out and can come on from that. Hathighwaytothesky made a smart poly debut for visiting Tony Peter and has some useful Highveld form to back her claims. She has a light weight and a good draw. Magic Surprise and Tara Star are both in with chances.

In the first leg of the PA Hat’s Queen was a beaten favourite over course and distance last time out but has this field stone-cold at the weights and can give Peter a quick double. However, Lucinda Woodruff is having a strong Champions Season and sends out Blizzardboy who has improved with the blinkers removed and over ground. He may be the biggest danger.  Fine Wine and Prince Of Troy can also feature.

Owner Of Creation is a longtime maiden but has come good on the poly of late and can finally break the ice in modest company to open the Pick 6. However, that he never quite gets home is of concern. Water Hyacinth steps up in trip and has improved at her last two while Liz Hurley was disappointing last run when lacking a finished effort after starting favourite. She is back on turf and she can make amends.

The fifth is a tricky handicap Maiden but Queen Of The Air has been a beaten favourite at her last two. She has dropped five points in the ratings and could now be more competitive. America First improved nicely second time out and now steps up in trip and is one to follow closely in the market however, stable companion Tears Of The Sun was much improved first up on the poly and the stable has stuck with Chad Little as pilot.

The last two races are competitive. In the eighth, Space Mission is way better than his last start. He is consistent and goes well this trip although he makes his poly debut. The Gliding Fish won a game race under a big weight last time out. The poly suits and he can follow up. Run To Rio has been close-up at his last two and has come to hand again. War Emperor was a recent maiden winner but had consistent form prior to that victory but there should not be much between him and Frostbite although the step up in trip could be the decider between the pair.

Winter In London can round off the programme. He has a big weight but is down in class with a 1.5kg allowance and Duncan Howells may have picked the right race. Indecent Proposal has the widest draw but goes well on the poly and is holding form. Tommy Greaney raced in feature company last start after his maiden win and is one to watch in the betting.

David Thiselton

Wendy Whitehead has three runners at the KwaZulu-Natal Breeders meeting on Saturday and she is also looking forward to the run of one of her stable stars, Buttercup Baby, on Hollywoodbets Durban July day.

Wendy has the best weighted runner in the eighth race on Saturday, the Captain Of Al Kwazulu-Natal Breeders 1600 on the poly. Her three-year-old filly Limitless Sky is 4kg better off than any other horse. She ran a shocker last time over 1400m on the poly in a Class 3 event over 1400m. However, the on course veterinarian could not find anything amiss. Before that she had run a 4,10 length fourth to Keukenhof in the Gr 3 uMzimkhulu Stakes over 1400m and followed that by not being disgraced when beaten 9.05 lengths by the dual Gr 1 winner Wish List in the Gr 2 WSB Fillies Guineas. She has drawn barrier ten out of ten on Saturday and regular rider Calvin Habib rides.

Wendy said, “Limitless Sky is very, very well. My only concerns are she doesn’t really like the poly track and she is drawn deep, but I am going to try and change her tactics and try and get her to race a bit more handy and maybe that will pay off because I think that is the right race, it is just a pity we are drawn so deep.”

The bookmakers have taken that last run into consideration and Hollywoodbets have her at 5/1, which could be good value if she does manage to produce her best.

First up for Wendy on Saturday is Tee Dog (Act Of War), who runs in the Blue Sky Thoroughbreds KZN Breeders 1900 on the poly. The small size of the field with just eight runners will suit this big gelding as he relishes being in front and will have the opportunity to dictate in a field where there are no other front-running sorts. He is a whopping 9,5kg under sufferance with the best weighted Hat’s Queen. However, the latter has not run since flopping in this race last year when well treated at the weights, only managing a 1,45 length fourth of six. Hat’s Queen will likely need the run after a year’s layoff. The second best weighted runner in the race is Fine Wine (Futura) who is in good form and she has a further advantage of being ridden by the very much in form Mickaelle Michel, whose 1,5kg gender claim is a bonus. However Tee Dog could get the run of the race and will offer good eachway value at 14/1.

Wendy said, “Tee Dog is very well. He just needed that last run of his and has come on from it.”

She runs Dog Soldier (Declarationofpeace) in the Double Superlative Maiden Plate over 1400m on the turf. Wendy reckoned the rider backed off him last time when hampered halfway down the straight, so that run can probably be ignored, Before that he ran a cracking 3,40 length fifth in a Maiden Juvenile Plate over 1200m on the Hollywoodbets Greyville turf, despite jumping from a wide draw. Richard Fourie is an eyecatching booking and he jumps from draw six over a trip he should get being out of a Captain Al dam who won three times from 1000m to 1600m. This race will not take a lot of winning. Furthermore, the likely favourite Owner Of Creation is drawn wide. The 7/1 shot Dog Soldier has a chance.

Wendy has entered the 102-rated What A Winter filly Buttercup Baby in the Middle Stakes race over 1200m for fillies and mares on the poly on Hollywoodbets Durban July day and she has everything in her favour. Firstly, she is at the top of the highest merit-rated band, the 99 to 102 band, which makes her the best weighted runner among the entries together with the 106-rated Precocious and the 104-rated Scarlet Macaw, who will get half-a-kilogram for each point they are above the benchmark rating of 102. Secondly she has landed a plum draw of five out of the 46 entries. She was tried over 1400m in the Tibouchina last time but it didn’t pan out at all well as she was caught wide without cover from a wide draw and duly faded after being squeezed out in the straight. Before that she ran a cracking four length third in the Gr 3 Poinsettia over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville and followed that with a fine run in the Gr 1 SA Fillies Sprint in which she was beaten just 5,40 lengths. She was raised five points to 103 for that Gr 1 effort, but came down a point after the Tibouchina. She should be a big runner in the Middle Stakes race over 1200m on Hollywoodbets July day.

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