The Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge provided plenty of excitement and thrills on Vodacom Durban July day with a 25 year old Durbanite finding some elusive winners, including the 75-1 Zarina, to win the R50 000 must-be-won prize.
To mark Africa’s greatest horseracing event, Hollywoodbets offered a R100 000 must-be-won prize to be shared amongst the top 50 on the day’s leaderboard, with R50 000 going to the first placed player.
With the Vodacom Durban July winners sash around his neck Kommetdieding (Gavin Lerena) enjoys the victors canter (Pic – Anthony Grote/Gameplan Media)
This was over and above a 100% winner clean sheet target which would have seen the player/s scooping the top prize in the progressive bonus jackpot of R1 125 000.
Player ZZB topped the leaderboard. Playing under the initials of her three dogs that she loves so much, she is a single 25 year old from Durban who works in the engineering industry and learnt about racing from her Dad, a lifetime punter.
“I’m shocked. Fantastic news. Thank you Hollywoodbets for the lovely surprise,” ZZB said as she told how she had fancied Kommetdieding, but included Rainbow Bridge in her challenge play.
Kommetdieding produced the Vodacom Durban July magic under Gavin Lerena, and became the first July winner owned by a person of colour when rocketing to victory for the Crawford-Rix family operation.
A thrilled ZZB intends putting the welcome R50 000 winnings towards buying a car.
While she actually found six winners in Bard Of Avon, Shango, Zarina, Kasimir and two scratchings where the tote favourites won, on the ten race card, she benefitted from the Punters’ Challenge value factor of the prices, particularly on her last three winners.
Players receive points depending on where their selection finishes in a race, and how many actual runners there are in a race.
Points are awarded in accordance with the horses’ finishing positions i.e. – in a 10-horse field, the winner will be awarded ten (10) points, 2nd place is nine (9) points and so on with the last horse being awarded one (1) point.
In addition, and this is where ZZB found the aces, points are awarded according to the price of the winner only. The winning selection receives a bonus of the Hollywoodbets starting price.
ZZB found Longshot Zarina, who got up in the final stride to win the Jonnson Workwear Gr1 Garden Province Stakes.
One player who may count himself a little unlucky is SAMU, who was running strongly after Kommetdieding’s Vodacom Durban July victory with seven out of seven winners on the card to that point.
He fell away to finish out of the top 50, who all shared in a R50 000 cash prize.
The top 50 on the leaderboard showing points earned, winners and places attained.
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ZZB | 223.20 | 6 | 1 |
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kagiso malesela | 218.30 | 4 | 2 |
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Mpathi | 217.04 | 5 | 1 |
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Dimisop | 212.90 | 4 | 3 |
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Derusha | 209.19 | 3 | 5 |
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Thandeka35 | 207.83 | 3 | 5 |
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DenverSM | 207.19 | 4 | 1 |
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Spikey Mikey | 206.90 | 4 | 2 |
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Barellas | 206.67 | 5 | 3 |
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Niceone | 205.81 | 4 | 0 |
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Luyanda Luyanda | 205.77 | 4 | 2 |
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Devashani | 204.90 | 4 | 3 |
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Frans78 | 204.70 | 4 | 3 |
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Jayrr naidoo | 204.63 | 3 | 4 |
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Duck | 204.40 | 4 | 3 |
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Nokubo | 204.19 | 4 | 1 |
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Piratt | 203.90 | 4 | 0 |
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Kheto | 203.27 | 3 | 3 |
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Cacio | 201.56 | 3 | 4 |
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Mailed Raven | 200.41 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Eastcoast | 200.33 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Yana | 199.90 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Londint | 199.83 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | CeleMagaye | 199.04 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Nkobo | 198.40 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | Converse | 198.04 | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | Nyawo93 | 197.90 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Kabe | 197.63 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Nkosingabele | 197.26 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Chilibite | 197.19 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Tialee | 196.70 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | SinenhlanhlaZ | 196.00 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | gadge | 195.90 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Massieis | 195.63 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Mis K | 194.93 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | go you beauty | 194.90 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | Mandira | 194.90 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Stake | 194.90 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Philllll | 194.83 | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Thandolwet | 194.77 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Njabulo12 | 194.30 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Zebra18 | 194.30 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Suzy1952 | 194.26 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 | Goodman Makola | 194.14 | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | Numbe1 | 194.04 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | kennett | 194.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | Macanda | 193.90 | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | R26N | 193.63 | 3 | 2 |
| 48 | simangeleN | 193.63 | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | Mungoni | 192.00 | 2 | 2 |
The next leg of the Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge is scheduled for Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday 11 July 2021.
