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August Rush – Gr1 Mercury Sprint

August Rush has been on the fringes of a big win all season and his moment in the limelight arrived at Clairwood last Saturday when he captured the Mercury Sprint over 1200m. The four-year-old had finished less than a length second behind Shea Shea in the Gr 1 Golden Horse Sprint at Scottsville in May and had his fair share of backers to win a Mercury Sprint from which all of Shea Shea, Val De Ra, and What A Winter were notable absentees

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Now For The Magic Of Magico

What A Winter and Shea Shea are both absentees, but there are still some smart three-year-olds left behind to take on their elders in the Gr1 Mercury Sprint at Clairwood on Saturday.

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Igugu – Gr1 Vodacom July

Igugu produced what racing needs – a true champion, a horse that could help to sell racing to a wider public if only our operators could at least market free ice creams in a heat wave.

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Princess Victoria – Gr1 Golden Slipper

Princess Victoria must have assured herself of the champion 2yo filly award with the memorable success in the Durban Golden Slipper. While champion 2yo’s are only rarely champion 3yo’s there is no reason to believe at this stage that she won’t enjoy another excellent campaign next term

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Fighting Warrior – Gr1 Golden Horseshoe

Fighting Warrior appeared to come from virtually nowhere to snatch victory in the dying strides of this 2yo’s contest and those who’d put their faith in this 11/1 chance probably had to check twice to make sure they weren’t seeing things.

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Happy Archer

Happy Archer- Gr1 Garden Province

A Gr 1 winner on the July undercard in 2010, Happy Archer returned to Greyville on Saturday and posted her second Gr1 success when winning the Garden Province Stakes for fillies and mares over 1600m.

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Grey Cossack – Gr2 Gold Vase

The Gold Vase always shaped up as being one of the toughest races to unravel on the July card, but even so few punters were prepared for the 50/1 upset delivered by Grey Cossack after a thrilling finish to this 3000m handicap.

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Gr1 Vodacom Durban July

Bravura has hit peak form at the perfect time. Having been out of action for most of 2010 through injury, Bravura looks to be at least as good as ever as a late four-year-old.

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Gr1 Golden Horseshoe: Green For Go

If ever you had any doubt about the effect of the draw over the 1400m at Greyville, then these Winning Form graphs should help you finally wake up: it’s a real advantage to be drawn in single numbers, and the lower the better.

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