Vodcom Durban July weights

Rainbow Bridge, winner of the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge over 1600m at Greyville on Saturday, will carry top weight of 60kg while last year’s winner, Belgarion, has been allocated 58kg.   

That means the Justin Snaith-trained runner will carry 5kg more than last year  and will have to give 3kg to last year’s runner-up, Got The Greenlight, who finished 0.85 lengths behind him. In last year’s race they met at level weights.  

Three-year-old colts Linebacker, Kommetdieding and Rascallion will race with 53kg on their backs while champion three-year-old filly, War Of Athena, has been allotted 52kg. 

Final declarations for the 2200m spectacular to be run at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 3 July close at 11h00 on Monday 21 June.

The announcement of the final field of 18 plus 2 reserve runners, and their barrier draws, will take place on Tuesday, 22 June.

VODACOM DURBAN JULY (Grade 1)(Open to all Horses) R2,000,000 2200m
RAINBOW BRIDGE (A E Sands) 60.0
BELGARION (S J Snaith) 58.0
DO IT AGAIN (S J Snaith) 57.5
GOT THE GREENLIGHT (J A Soma) 55.0
EXPRESSFROMTHEUS (S T Pettigrew) 54.0
SOVEREIGN SPIRIT (C Bass-Robinson) 54.0
AFRICAN NIGHT SKY (S J Snaith) 53.0
ATYAAB (Z Oosthuizen) 53.0
AZORES (D Kannemeyer) 53.0
CIRILLO (S G Tarry) 53.0
CROWN TOWERS (S J Snaith) 53.0
DIVINE ODYSSEY (J J van Vuuren) 53.0
DOUBLEMINT (S J Snaith) 53.0
FLYING CARPET (S G Tarry) 53.0
JOHNNY HERO (T Zackey) 53.0
KOMMETDIEDING (H/M Crawford/Rix) 53.0
LINEBACKER (V H Marshall) 53.0
MATTERHORN (A Wright) 53.0
NEXUS (S J Snaith) 53.0
PACK LEADER (A G Laird) 53.0
RASCALLION (V H Marshall) 53.0
SHAH AKBAR (S G Tarry) 53.0
SHANGO (S G Tarry) 53.0
SILVER HOST (S J Snaith) 53.0
SUPER SILVANO (B Crawford) 53.0
TREE TUMBO (S G Tarry) 53.0
TRISTFUL (A J Rivalland) 53.0
RUNNING BRAVE (F Bronkhorst) 52.5
SEEHAAM (S G Tarry) 52.0
SHE’S A KEEPER (G van Zyl (Jnr)) 52.0
WAR OF ATHENA (P F Matchett) 52.0