Sean Tarry has given Saturday’s Sansui Summer Cup favourite French Navy a vote of confidence despite the horse’s 60kg burden.

The champion trainer said at the weekend: “French Navy is doing well. Yes, he’s got a lot of weight  but he has won two Grade 1s and I think he deserves it.”

The highest weight carried to victory in the great Turffontein race in the last ten years was Louis The King’s 59kg 12 months ago and he was the first favourite to score since Rudra in 2008. Tarry won with Aslan in 2009.

French Navy heads the market at 7-2 and Betting World go 11-2 Power King, 7-1 St Tropez, 9-1 Deo Juvente, 10-1 Master Sabina, Ultimate Dollar, 12-1 ML Jet, 14-1 Mac De Lago, Easy Lover, 16-1 Diesel Jet, 25-1 and upwards others.
– Michael Clower