RACE 1

1 TWO TIGERS   4 BANGKOK MAGIC   5 FREE ROAMING   2 SCOTCH AGAIN

Preview: TWO TIGERS (1) made marked improvement last time out and has the best of the draw. BANGKOK MAGIC (4) found some market support on debut over course and distance and is likely to make good improvement. FREE ROAMING (5) could to be the pick of the Kannemeyer runners although the Hollywood retained rider Gavin Lerena is aboard the debutante SCOTCH AGAIN (2). Free Roaming was a distant fourth over course and distance last time out but can do better with the experience. BRIGITTE ANNE (7) takes on males but is the most experience horse in the field and does have ability. (Andrew Harrison: 1-4-5-7).

RACE 2

2 BOURBON’S BEAST   3 QUANDURA   1 ROYAL SCEPTRE   9 CAPTAIN T

Preview: Tricky. BOURBON’S BEAST (2) has been disappointing at his last two but the switch to poly and blinkers could bring out the best. QUANDURA (3)  has made steady improvement and although taking on males she only has 50kg to shoulder. ROYAL SCEPTRE (1) has been up against strong maiden fields. He takes on older horses but is one to watch. CAPTAIN T (9) has been making steady improvement. He has done well on the poly and the step up in trip may suit. (Andrew Harrison: 2-3-1-9).

RACE 3

7 DE VLUGGE   4 ONE SMART COOKIE   3 FORWARD MOTION   5 PERILLIA

Preview: Competitive handicap. DE VLUGGE (7) is unbeaten on the poly at her last three and is holding form well. She meets slightly stronger here but has a handy galloping weight and can go in again. ONE SMART COOKIE (4) is seldom too far back and the blinkers are back on. FORWARD MOTION (3) does seem better than her last run in the soft. She had smart form before that and at best will go close. PERILLIA (5) is always dangerous and was a close-up second on the poly last time out. (Andrew Harrison: 7-4-3-5).

RACE 4

4 NAVIGATION   10 BENNY AND PAUL   11 COAST OF THE SUN   2 IMPRESSIVE

Preview: NAVIGATION (4) made a promising debut and the step up in trip will suit. BENNY AND PAUL (10) has drawn wide and returns from a short break but made a promising Hollywoodbets Kenilworth debut and should improve. COAST OF THE SUN (11) has also drawn wide but was very green on debut and can make the required improvement. IMPRESSIVE (2) has run two smart races over the distance. She has the best of the draw and can feature. (Andrew Harrison: 4-10-11-2).

RACE 5

11 AHEAD OF THE FACTS   2 CURIOUS GIRL   9 CONTINENTAL EXPRESS   10 DOUGLAS DRAGON

Preview: AHEAD OF THE FACTS (11) was just in need of his last run in the WSB 1900. He gives plenty of weight to all of his rivals but he stays well and should go a good run for your money. CURIOUS GIRL (2) is unbeaten since going over ground and put the colts to bed in the SA Derby. She gets 8.5kg from Ahead Of The Facts and as a Hollywoodbets Durban July entry on can expect another forward effort. CONTINENTALEXPRESS (9) is back over his preferred trip with a light weight. DOUGLAS DRAGON (10) has his first run for Vaughan Marshall and has some useful Highveld staying form. (Andrew Harrison: 11-2-9-10).

RACE 6

5 WISH LIST   7 KEUKENHOF   3 RAINBOW LORIKEET   4 CALLMEGETRIX

Preview: WISH LIST (5) was most impressive when winning the Gr1 WSB Fillies Guineas after winning the Gr1 Cape Derby. She takes on older horses here but does look capable of a fourth straight win. KEUKENHOF (7) was doing her best work late behind Wish List last time out. She is still improving and the extra will suit. RAINBOW LORIKEET (3) was not at her best in the recent Gr1 Empress Club Stakes but has smart Cape form to her credit. She has run well on this course. There should not be much between CALLMEGETRIX (4) and MINOGUE (6) who met last time out. Minogue is 1kg worse off at the weights for a length beating for the form should be franked. (Andrew Harrison: 5-7-3-4).

RACE 7

11 STAR MAJOR   6 NOTE TO SELF   7 JAN VAN GOYEN   4 MALMESBURY MISSILE

Preview: STAR MAJOR (11) came from last to first to win the Gr2 WSB Guineas beating the smart Tin Pan Alley. He does stay the trip and a wide draw should not be a factor. NOTE TO SELF (6) looks to be the pick of the Justin Snaith trio. He ran an excellent race behind older stable companion and more than useful Okavango last time out and he has not been out of the money in seven starts. JAN VAN GOYEN (7) is a double Gr1 winner and does look to be peaking at the right time. MALMESBURY MISSILE (4) has done well on this course. He goes this trip of the first time and is one to watch. HAZY DAZY (3) has shunned the Woolavington to take on the males. She has exceptional form against her own sex and it will be interesting to see how she goes here. (Andrew Harrison: 11-6-7-4).

RACE 8

7 CAPTAIN’S PRIDE   5 WHATASTAR   2 MYSTIC DANCER   9 CELESTIAL DANCER

Preview:  CAPTAIN’S PRIDE (7)  has gone close on the poly in stronger company although carrying a light weight. She is in good form and should feature. WHATASTAR (5) has been much improved on the poly  and her last win was over course and distance. She takes on stronger with a rating increase but can go in again. MYSTIC DANCER (2) is back on her favourite surface and shows steady form. She should be at her peak now after returning from a break. CELESTIAL DIAMOND (9) needed her last run badly after a lengthy break. She has the widest draw and makes her poly debut but she does look useful. (Andrew Harrison: 7-5-2-9).

RACE 9

11 DEFINITELY YES   6 IRELAND FOREVER   3 LITTLE BOY BLUE   2 GALLIC VICTOR

Summary: Wide open.  DEFINITELY YES (11) has the widest draw but won well from a wide draw last time out. He takes on stronger but is in good form. IRELAND FOREVER (6) may just have needed his last outing but was not far back. He makes his poly debut but looks to be on the up. LITTLE BOY BLUE (3) gets a first time tongue-tie and he has been consistent of late. GALLIC VICTOR (2) has run well on the poly. He gets first time blinkers and drops back to a sprint. GRAND APPEAL (8) was touched off last run but is back to a shorter sprint. He does however, have consistent form and a repeat of his last run should see him in the firing line. (Andrew Harrison: 11-6-3-2).

Andrew Harrison

The Gr1 Daily News 2000 is one of the defining races when it comes to three-year-old honours and also a gateway into the Gr1 R10 million Hollywoodbets Durban July. The race heads the card at Hollywoodbets Greyville today along with the Gr2 Lucky Fish Woolavington and the Lonsdale Stirrup Cup. Punters should note that races 4 to 7 are on the turf, the balance will be run on the poly track.

 If one follows the handicap ratings then we are in for a tight finish with many of the runners rated within a pound or two of each other.

 The James Crawford-trained Star Major has been in then out like most of his opposition however he put up a commanding performance in the Gr2 WSB Guineas at his last start. Visiting French jockey Mickaella Michel retains the ride and held her nerve in the Guineas as Star Major came from a long way last to beat the smart Tin Pan Alley. He does stay the trip and a wide draw should not be a factor given his style of racing and tomorrow he may well stamp himself as the best of his generation.

However, the Justin Snaith-trained Note To Self looks to be the pick of a smart Snaith trio and likely bookmakers choice as favourite. He ran an excellent race behind older stable companion and more than useful Okavango last time out and he has not been out of the money in seven starts. He gets the services of the super confident Andrew Fortune and could be a worthy favourite.

Mathew de Kock celebrated his Gr1 success in partnership with his father Mike with Haute Couture last Saturday and they will be pinning their hopes on Jan Van Goyen.  A double Gr1 winner, he does look to be peaking at the right time and if he stays the trip he is a big runner.

Out to spoil the party will be Snaith’s possible third string, Malmesbury Missile. He is well exposed but has done well on this course. He goes this trip of the first time and is one to watch. Corne Spies has shunned the Gr2 Woolavington with the filly Hazy Dazy  to take on the males. She fell at the last hurdle of the Triple Tiara, behind Littlemissmillion but has exceptional form against her own sex and it will be interesting to see how she fares.

Viva’s Liberte has been coming along the right way for Candice Bass and was a close-up second last time out. If Craig Zacey can get him to settle early he could upstage the more fancied runners.

Wish List is likely to be in short order for the Gr2 Lucky Fish Woolavington 2000 although she does take on older runners. Snaith’s three-year-old filly was most impressive when winning the Gr1 WSB Fillies Guineas at Hollywoodbets Greyville after winning the Gr1 Cape Derby against males at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth. She is bidding for a fourth straight win and looks to have the class to pull it off.

Biggest threat could come from fellow three-year-old Keukenhof. Dean Kannemeyery’s filly was doing her best work late behind Wish List in the Guineas. She is still improving and the extra will suit. The older brigade consists of Rainbow Lorikeet who was not at her best in the recent Gr1 Empress Club Stakes but has smart Cape form to her credit. She won over course last season when rounding off in the Gr2 Gold Bracelet which is to her benefit and although she has not won since, barring the Empress Club, she has been in the money in all four of her other starts.

There should not be much between Highveld raiders Callmegetrix and Minogue who met last time out. Minogue is 1kg worse off at the weights for a length beating so that form should hold up.

Snaith could well be in line for a feature-race treble as he saddles Ahead Of The Facts in the Lonsdale Stirrup Cup (Listed) over 2400m. Ahead Of The Facts was just in need of his last run in the Gr3 WSB 1900 and although he gives plenty of weight to all of his rivals he stays well and should give a good run for your money although he does face a rising star in the filly Curious Girl.

Mike and Mathew de Kock’s charge  is unbeaten since going over ground and put the colts to bed in the Gr1 SA Derby. She gets 8.5kg from Ahead Of The Facts which is a lot of pudding but as a Hollywoodbets Durban July entry one can expect another forward effort.

Of the balance, Continentalexpress is back over his preferred trip with a light weight while Douglas Dragon  has his first run for Vaughan Marshall and has some useful Highveld staying form to back his claims although he is well down in the pecking order according to handicap ratings.

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