Michael Roberts-trained horse See It Again is the favourite for the Grade 1 Hong Kong Jockey Club Champions Cup on 28 July.
Future Pearl at last week’s Hollywoodbets Durban July at Greyville Racecourse. Picture: Gerhard Duraan/Gallo Images
This week, as soon as nominations came out for the Grade 1 Hong Kong Jockey Club Champions Cup on 28 July, See It Again was made the bookmakers’ favourite for the prestigious season-closer over 1800m at Greyville.Michael Roberts’s charge had been on or near top of the betting boards for months before Saturday’s running of the Durban July. However, as the start time for South Africa’s biggest race neared, he drifted alarmingly – from 9-2 to as much as 12-1.
Apart from a drop in distance from 2200m to 1800m, the big difference this time will be the weight-for-age conditions – very different from the July’s handicap format and generally favouring pure ability.
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