The result of the July, with second-favourite Belgarion winning, provided very brief respite for punters.
The 2020 Vodacom Durban July race meeting was staged behind closed doors, but even if there had been 50,000 fans in Greyville’s vast grandstands on Saturday there would have been a hushed silence after race 8, the Garden Province Stakes, the supporting feature event.
The Garden Province – one of South Africa’s premier filly-andmare contests – was predicted to be fought out by Celtic Sea from Sean Tarry’s Highveld yard and Clouds Unfold from Candice Bass-Robinson’s Cape Town stable.Her subsequent form in eight runs was not bad, with a degree of consistency, but nothing to suggest she could get the better of her opposition here.
From the jump, Celtic Sea was up front, but was then eased back as Mill Queen took it up, with Ronnie’s Candy and Pretty Young Thing chasing. Earlier, in race 5, the Grade 2 Zulu Kingdom Explorer Golden Slipper, 35/1 shot Love Bomb cruised to victory.
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