Dennis Drier was bullish about his team for Vodacom Durban July day, which includes three Gr 1 contenders.
Seventh Plain (Nkosi Hlophe)
He said, “I’m very happy with Seventh Plain (6th race), I’m not worried about the 1400m trip and I think he’s a big runner. I was a little bit disappointed with Chestnuts N Pearls (5th race) in the Allan Robertson, but I think she’s looking for further and she’s doing well and working well and I’m expecting a much better run.
“Jet Aglow (9th race) is no champion, but she’s a very good filly and I think she’s done what she has to do to go to stud, the blinkers are coming off and if she’s more relaxed she could run into the money. Barbosa (10th race) is a soldier and hope he can earn a cheque and at his best he could win it. Balkan (10th race) is a half decent little filly, she won well on Met day, but up against the boys it’s not easy. She needed her last run and is now spot on and at the weights she could run into the money.
Jet Aglow (Liesl King)
“Generalissimo, Triptique and Beckefdorf (11th) are all well although Cape Town didn’t agree with Beckedorf and he may be a little ring rusty. If I really had to put my head on the block I would maybe go Generalissimo, but Triptique is also very good, he’s a lovely horse I rate him and I think he’s going places. He could be the surprise of the day but Generalissimo is a really good horse, he loves the poly and he’s still maturing. You will see the best of him as a four and five-year-old, His forte is his gate speed and he missed the break last time in the Tsogo Sun Sprint.
“Ricochet Flier (reserve 12th) is bred to go a trip but we hope he gets in. Firewood (1st) I rate and think he is one of my better runners on the day. J’s Outsider (4th) ran a good race last time and he has come on since he’s been here in KZN and I think he could run into the money, it’s a tough race but he’s a runner.”
By David Thiselton
VDJ betting now open: BiPot ONE Leg 1 starts in race 2 – estimated pool R700,000.
