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2024 Durban July News - Final Field and Draw

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Last updated: 25 Jun 2024
Ralph Staniforth 25 Jun 2024
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  • Final field and draw for the 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July
  • This famous horse race will be run at Greyville on July 6th
  • See It Again and favourite, Green With Envy top the weights for this year's HDJ
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The Durban July at Greyville. (Getty)

In a special ceremony at Greyville Racecourse today, the final field was confirmed for the 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July and the 18 confirmed runners were drawn into their gates for the big race on July 6th.

2024 Durban July Final Field


No.
Name
Age
Weight (kg)
Rating
Jockey
Trainer
1 See It Again 4 60 131 Piere Strydom Mike Roberts
2 Royal Victory 4 57 125 Muzi Yeni Nathan Kotzen
3 Winchester Mansion 5 56.5 124 Kabelo Matsunyane Brett Crawford
4 Double Superlative 4 56.5 124 Danny Muscutt Justin Snaith
5 Cousin Casey 4 56 123 S'manga Kumalo Sean Tarry
6 Green With Envy 3 56 127 Craig Zackey Dean Kannemeyer
7 Flag Man 3 55.5 126 Serino Moodley Gareth van Zyl
8 Without Question 4 54.5 120 Rachel Venniker Justin Snaith
9 Son Of Raj 4 54 119 Calvin Habib Tony Peter
10 Future Pearl 4 54 117 Grant van Niekerk Sean Tarry
11 Aragosta 5 54 116 Marco van Rensburg Mike de Kock
12 Master Redoute 5 54 115 Corne Orffer Andre Nel
13 Meridius 4 54 113 A Mgudlwa Tony Peter
14 Shoemaker 4 54 111 Diego De Gouveia Mike de Kock
15 Future Swing 4 54 110 Richie Fourie Justin Snaith
16 Barbaresco 3 53.5 122 Gavin Lerena J A Janse van Vuuren
17 Oriental Charm 3 53 121 Juan Paul van der Merwe Brett Crawford
18 Purple Pitcher 3 53 120 Philasande Mxoli Robyn Klaasen
R1 Hluhluwe 3 53 116 Reserve Justin Snaith
R2 Hotarubi 3 53 116 Reserve Sean Tarry

Topping the weights for this year's Durban July is the 2023 runner-up, See It Again, who'll carry 60kg with his merit rating of 131. Current favourite, Green With Envy is only rated four pounds inferior to the favourite, and that handy three-year-old allowance will see Craig Zackey's mount shoulder 56kg.

Winchester Mansion carried 53kg to victory in last year's HDJ and the defending champion has three-and-a-half kilos more on his back this time around. Future Swing and Oriental Charm shot into Durban July contention at the recent WSB 1900 and they both enter near the bottom of the weights.

British jockey Danny Muscutt will reprise his King's Plate-winning partnership with Double Superlative. He and Future Swing are two of four possible runners for Justin Snaith, who'll also saddle Without Question and first reserve Hluhluwe.

Sean Tarry has three runners entered up, with S'manga Kumalo set to ride Cousin Casey. Mike De Kock will be represented by Aragosta and Shoemaker. Tony Peter is also double-handed, with Meridius and Son Of Raj in the field.

Rachel Venniker will ride in her second Durban July, after being booked to partner Without Question. Gavin Lerena rides one of the outsiders, Barbaresco, with Grant van Niekerk partnering with Sean Tarry's Future Pearl.

2024 Durban July Draw


Stall
Name
1 Royal Victory
2 Barbaresco
3 Without Question
4 Future Swing
5 Green With Envy
6 Shoemaker
7 Aragosta
8 Purple Pitcher
9 Winchester Mansion
10 See It Again
11 Oriental Charm
12 Son Of Raj
13 Meridius
14 Master Redoute
15 Cousin Casey
16 Double Superlative
17 Flag Man
18 Future Pearl

They say a low draw is important in the Durban July, so Dean Kannemeyer was delighted when Green With Envy was placed in stall five. Future Swing and Without Question have also been handed kind low draws, with Royal Victory on the rail in stall one.

We have seen plenty of horses win the HDJ from wide draws in recent years, so the likes of Cousin Casey, Double Superlative and Flag Man haven't been too badly inconvenienced. Future Pearl has been drawn widest of all in stall 18.

Last year's top two, Winchester Mansion and See It Again have been drawn alongside each other down the centre of the track. Oriental Charm is one gate wider in stall 11, with Purple Pitcher drawn in stall eight.

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