Traces,  winner of the two-year-old Listed race at Met day and first past the post in the barrier trial at Greyville last Friday, runs next on Vodacom Durban July day but not in any of the features.

Brett Crawford said: “We have decided that we should stick to five furlongs for the time being as he has run twice over further than that and disappointed on both occasions. We want to find a race he can win and therefore he goes for the 1 000m Pinnacle (race ten) on July 7 rather than any of the features.”

The Snitzel colt started favourite for the Godolphin Barb Stakes but was beaten nearly seven lengths into third behind Cue The Music and in the Tsogo Sun Gold Medallion he was fifth to Van Halen.

By Michael Clower

Featured Image: Brett Crawford (Liesl King)