Inara and Silver Mountain were among the scratchings at the second declaration stage for the 2016 Vodacom Durban July.
The Tyrone Zackey-trained Judicial was the only supplementary entry at the deadline on May 30.
Sean Tarry’s champion Legal Eagle retains his position at the top of the Log issued by Gold Circle ahead of the with the Mike Azzie-trained SA Triple Crown winner Abashiri, French Navy and Azzie’s Daily News 2000 winner Rabada.
Owner Adriaane Van Vuuren said Abashiri had recovered well from his gruelling SA Derby victory and if things continued to go well he would definitely line up for the Vodacom Durban July, to be run on July 2.Tarry and Azzie have the top four on the latest Durban July log with Justin Snaith holding fifth and sixth places with Bela-Bela and It’s My Turn.
DURBAN JULY Top 25 – May 301 LEGAL EAGLE Sean Tarry
2 ABASHIRI Mike Azzie3 FRENCH NAVY Sean Tarry
5 BELA-BELA Justin Snaith
6 IT’S MY TURN Justin Snaith7 MASTER SABINA Geoff Woodruff
8 BLACK ARTHUR Justin Snaith9 SOLID SPEED Dean Kannemeyer
10 NEGROAMARO Johan Janse van Vuuren11 MAMBO MIME Dean Kannemeyer
12 ROCKETBALL Gavin van Zyl13 SAMURAI BLADE Sean Tarry
14 PATERFAMILIAS Mike Bass15 DEO JUVENTE Geoff Woodruff
16 MAC DE LAGO Weiho Marwing17 ST TROPEZ Joey Ramsden
18 MARINARESCO Mike Bass19 TEN GUN SALUTE Duncan Howells
20 OLMA Frank Robinson21 TROPHY WIFE Sean Tarry
22 DYNAMIC Justin Snaith23 THE CONGLOMERATE Joey Ramsden
24 BALANCE SHEET DEan Kannemeyer25 ROMANY PRINCE Ormond Ferraris
Ante-post betting for the G1 Vodacom Durban July (July 2).4-1 Black Arthur; 13-2 Bela-Bela; 7-1 Marinaresco; 8-1 Its My Turn; 10-1 Abashiri; 11-1 Legal Eagle; 12-1 Solid Speed, Rabada, St Tropez; 13-1 French Navy; 15-1 Mac De Lago, Deo Juvente, The Conglomerate; 28-1 Mambo Mime; 30-1 Rocketball; 33-1 Paterfamilias, Negroamaro, Ten Gun Salute, Dynamic; 40-1 Master Sabina; 45-1 Samurai Blade, New Predator, Judicial; 50-1 Trophy Wife, Balance Sheet; 66-1 Prospect Strike; 80-1 The Centenary; 125-1 Punta Arenas; 150-1 Olma, Saratoga Dancer, Bankable Teddy, Romany Prince, Master Switch