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Espenoso Henn and IGUGU double

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IGUGU STILL 7/2!

Easy win boosts Igugu's Durban July claims

michael clower

DURBAN July favourite Igugu (Mike de Kock/Anthony Delpech) boosted her claims for South Africa's greatest race on July 2 by storming home to comfortably justify her prohibitive 1-4 price.

She sweated up a bit down at the start but Delpech sent her on after a furlong. She drifted left halfway up the straight but kept up the gallop to beat Emerald Cove by two and three-quarter lengths with the deKock second string Berry Blaze third.

Delpech said: "She was looking around and I had to click her a couple of times to get her to pick up the pace. Obviously we are now looking forward to the Durban July and I will probably never again ride a filly as good as this."

De Kock, winning this for the fifth time in 12 years, said: "She was a bit quiet in the ring and I think she is a little bit short of her best. But she showed what a natural she is and Ibelieve she will get better than this."

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Greyville: Daily News 2000 (Grade 1) 1m2f, turf, 3yo

No great Durban July threat emerged from the colts and geldings with 16-1 chance The Apache (Gavin van Zyl/Raymond Danielson) getting up close home to beat 9-5 favourite Run For It by a short head with English Garden the same distance away third.

Solo Traveller took a strong hold but faded to finish second last, confirming the view that he does not get this trip.

Danielson said: "The Apache was travelling a little bit harder than I wanted but, when I got a split, he quickened to the line."

Van Zyl added: "Back in 1989 I won this on Roland's Song and I then rode him in the July but he didn't quite stay the trip. Hopefully, though, we can spoil the party for Igugu!"

I'm sure Gavin van Zyl remembers that Roland's Song was a her and not a him.<

True Magic, maybe confused as SHE won the Derby..............................(I think)