Your July winners (truth please)

Good morning and we are close to the BIG day, the race with all the drama, history , hype etc

Was just having a look at the previous winners in the computer form it starts in 1996 but it's a race where you can remember if you backed the winner.

This is my story

Before the list

Politician
Over the Air
Devon Air
Iilustrador (what a horse any distance)
Flaming Rock ( one of my favorite horses)
Space Walk ( I was a bookie and result changed)

The list

London News
Classic Flag
Dynasty
Greys Inn
Igugu

Good punting this year and highlight your winners or memories , so I have had 5 winners in the last 20years , so I gather times were easier in the old days ?

Bush Telegraph

Followed this horse ever since he won the objection against Main Man. Had a fortune of doubles into him, basically every bet I had in the 6 weeks running into the July included him.

As a lighty, saved ip R3 to put on a horse. On the day I was playing rugby for Union U20A . Halftime I heard it won....I played on with a happy heart...

After the game, bruised and batteted I walked the long walk home and my father told me the final result...

The horse I nacked was Gatecrasher .....

My very first bet, a losing one, was on the 1977 July - a R1 swinger on Lightning Shot (winner) and Politician (unplaced ). Even the best 3yo's lost in those years.

Winning July bets:
Spanish Galliard
Ipi Tombe
Pocket Power
Igugu

Also always found it a tough race, had far more success in the Met. My winners since 1996 were.
London News
Classic Flag
Ipi Tombe (My Favorite Win)
Igugu
Power King

I hope Dean can do it again for me with Mr Winsome.

Magi wrote: As a lighty, saved ip R3 to put on a horse. On the day I was playing rugby for Union U20A . Halftime I heard it won....I played on with a happy heart...

After the game, bruised and batteted I walked the long walk home and my father told me the final result...

The horse I nacked was Gatecrasher .....

Geez, I never realized you are ancient. :ohmy:

I also find it hard to find the winner .

Think in 40 Years - Dynasty and Igugu are the only winners , normally run in the placings

Highlighted what i backed and won... Had royal chalice as my first winner when i was only 9 years old , the bug never left

2016 The Conglomerate 4 Piere Strydom Joey Ramsden
2015 Power King 4 Stuart Randolph Dean Kannemayer
2014 Legislate 4 Richard Fourie S J Snaith
2013 Heavy Metal 5 S’manga Khumalo S G Tarry
2012 Pomodoro 3 Piere Strydom S G Tarry
2011 Igugu 4 Anthony Delpech Mike de Kock
2010 Bold Silvano 3 Anthony Delpech Mike de Kock
2009 Big City Life 3 G. Cheyne Glen Kotzen
2008 Pocket Power/Dancers Daughter 5/4 Bernard Fayd'herbe/Kevin Shea Mike W. Bass/J S. Snaith
2007 Hunting Tower 5 Anton Marcus Charles S. Laird
2006 Eyeofthetiger 4 Gerrit Schlechter Dean Kannermeyer
2005 Dunford 5 Anton Marcus Mike W. Bass
2004 Greys Inn 4 Anthony Delpech Mike de Kock
2003 Dynasty 4 Robbie Fradd Dean Kannemeyer
2002 Ipi Tombe 4 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock
2001 Trademark 5 Piere Strydom Mike W. Bass
2000 El Picha 6 Anton Marcus Geoff V. Woodruff
1999 El Picha 5 Robbie Hill Geoff V. Woodruff
1998 Classic Flag 4 Anthony Delpech David E. Ferraris
1997 Super Quality 5 Michael Roberts David E. Ferraris
1996 London News 4 Piere Strydom Alec G. Laird
1995 Teal 4 Johnny Geroudis Patrick B. Shaw
1994 Space Walk 6 Robbie Fradd M. H. "Ricky" Maingard
1993 Dancing Duel 4 Anton Marcus Anthony T. Millard
1992 Spanish Galliard 8 Robbie Sham Dennis R. Drier
1991 Flaming Rock 4 Karl Neisius R. Chris Snaith
1990 Ilustrador 4 Felix Coetzee Terence M. Millard
1989 Right Prerogative 4 M. A. Sutherland Terence M. Millard
1988 Royal Chalice 4 Felix Coetzee Terence M. Millard
1987 Bush Telegraph 4 Garth Puller Bert Abercrombie
1986 Occult 5 Bartie Leisher Terence M. Millard
1985 Gondolier 6 W. Harvey M. P. Antelme
1984 Devon Air 5 Felix Coetzee Terence M. Millard
1983 Tecla Bluff 5 M. A. Sutherland Terence M. Millard
1982 Jamaican Rumba 5 Patrick Wynne G. Thompson
1981 Big Charles 5 J. Anderson Dr. L. F. Naude
1980 Beau Art 7 Freddy Macaskill J. Nicholson
1979 Over The Air 5 Garth Puller P. G. Kannemeyer
1978 Politician 5 Bertie Hayden

only backed igugu and heavy metal

1995 Teal 4 Johnny Geroudis Patrick B. Shaw

Went to Durban with a whole group including The owners of Teal Mr Dan Botes . For weeks we planed it got a box at Greyville and off we went .

The 30 People in the Box backed Teal - I backed National Emblem very long ride home

I can honestly say I've never backed the winner

You guys are good - I can't even remember what I backed last week :ohmy: