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Hollywoodbets Durban July: LATE scratching
See It Again was scratched on Tuesday morning from Saturday, 5 July's Hollywoodbets Durban July due to an abnormal blood count.
The five-year-old son of Twice Over was only paraded at the official public gallops last Thursday due to a temperature spike.
A disappointed trainer Michael Roberts said that it was hard enough getting a horse into the big race and now having to scratch was a bitter pill to swallow.
'We have to act in the best interests of the horse and we hope to have him ready for the Champions Cup at the end of the season,' he added.
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As a result of the scratching, Sean Tarry's Litigation was scratched from the Grade 3 Magical Zulu Kingdom 2 200 and gets a run in the main race.
He will jump from draw 15 and will be ridden by Grant van Niekerk.
The 129th edition of the R5 million Grade 1 race over 2 200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville will go off at 16:00. Horse Weight Jockey Trainer Eight on Eighteen (11) 57 R Fourie J Snaith Oriental Charm (1) 60 J P v'd Merwe J Crawford Immediate Edge (10) 53 C Murray M/M de Kock The Real Prince (5) 56.5 C Zackey D Kannemeyer Gladatorian (16) 60 S Veale S Ferrie Selukwe (6) 54 S Moodley A Nel Royal Victory (17) 59 M Yeni N Kotzen Okavango (13) 54.5 A Fortune J Snaith Atticus Finch (4) 57 C Habib A Laird Confederate (14) 53.5 W Kennedy F Habib Native Ruler (18) 54 T Godden J Snaith Madison Valley (2) 54 G Lerena F Robinson My Best Shot (9) 53 C Maujean A Greeff On My Honour (3) 53 S Khumalo G Kotzen Purple Pitcher (12) 57.5 K Matsunyane R Klaasen Pomodoro's Jet (8) 55.5 A Mgudlwa J Crawford Rainbow Lorikeet (7) 53 D De Gouveia C Bass-Robinson Litigation (15) 54 G. van Niekerk S Tarry Reserve runner Son Of Raj 56 Reserve 2 T Peter
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