An Elusive Second Chance!
Withdrawn on the eve of the 2017 Vodacom Durban July, Justin Snaith’s Silvano gelding Elusive Silva showed that horseracing can sometimes deliver second chances
19th May 2018
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Withdrawn on the eve of the 2017 Vodacom Durban July, Justin Snaith’s Silvano gelding Elusive Silva showed that horseracing can sometimes deliver second chances
Cape Winter Derby winner Elusive Silva, like Krambambuli who won earlier, is one of 9 Justin Snaith Vodacom Durban July entries
The Cape jockeys’ favourite rein wrestling game of hurry up and wait made something of a mockery of the Gr3 Winter Derby at Kenilworth on Saturday
Shrewd money during the week saw the Nutfield Stud-bred Chestnuts N Pearls shorten on the betting boards from 25-1 to 7-1 and the confidence was to prove spot on as she reversed the Allan Robertson Championship form with Princess Royal
Tragedy strikes as valiant Kimberley 1400 winner Sky Marshal is injured in shadow of the winning post
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
