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Durban July Tips - Final betting tips and selections for the 2024 race

Jon Vine

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Last updated: 06 Jul 2024

Jon Vine 06 Jul 2024

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2024 Durban July race on July 6, featuring top South African racers
Complete guide includes odds, weights, riders, final field, and betting tips
Top tips: Flag Man (14.5), Purple Pitcher (25.0), and Oriental Charm (8.33)

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The Durban July at Greyville. (Getty)

Durban July Complete Guide
2024 Durban July Odds
2024 Durban July Final Field
2024 Durban July Tips

South Africa's finest racers battle it out in the 2024 Durban July on Saturday, July 6 and we have our tips for the Greyville showpiece.

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South Africa's most famous horse race will take place on Saturday afternoon and we have a complete guide to this year's Durban July, including the latest odds, weights, riders, the full draw and our best betting tips.

Durban July Complete Guide

2024 Durban July Odds

Name	Odds
Green With Envy	4.55
See It Again	5.56
Future Swing	8.33
Oriental Charm	8.33
Royal Victory	10.0
Winchester Mansion	12.5
Flag Man	14.5
Barbaresco	16.67
Future Pearl	16.67
Bar	20.0

2024 Durban July Final Field

Name	Age	Weight (kg)	Rating	Jockey	Trainer
See It Again	4	60	131	Piere Strydom	Mike Roberts
Royal Victory	4	57	125	Muzi Yeni	Nathan Kotzen
Winchester Mansion	5	56.5	124	Kabelo Matsunyane	Brett Crawford
Double Superlative	4	56.5	124	Danny Muscutt	Justin Snaith
Cousin Casey	4	56	123	S'manga Kumalo	Sean Tarry
Green With Envy	3	56	127	Craig Zackey	Dean Kannemeyer
Flag Man	3	55.5	126	Serino Moodley	Gareth van Zyl
Son Of Raj	4	54	119	Calvin Habib	Tony Peter
Future Pearl	4	54	117	Grant van Niekerk	Sean Tarry
Aragosta	5	54	116	Marco van Rensburg	Mike de Kock
Master Redoute	5	54	115	Corne Orffer	Andre Nel
Meridius	4	54	113	Athandiwe Mgudlwa	Tony Peter
Shoemaker	4	54	111	Diego De Gouveia	Mike de Kock
Future Swing	4	54	110	Richie Fourie	Justin Snaith
Barbaresco	3	53.5	122	Gavin Lerena	J A Janse van Vuuren
Oriental Charm	3	53	121	Juan Paul van der Merwe	Brett Crawford
Purple Pitcher	3	53	120	Philasande Mxoli	Robyn Klaasen
Hluhluwe	3	53	116	Rachel Venniker	Justin Snaith
Without Question	Scratched
Hotarubi	Scratched

2024 Durban July Tips

Flag Man

My first selection for this year's Durban July was FLAG MAN (14.5), who I put up at 12.5 and is currently available at a bigger price.

Flag Man is the least-exposed runner in the field, having only run six times in his career. After winning a maiden for Garth Puller, Gareth van Zyl moved to purchase this Flying The Flag gelding and Flag Man went on to win his first two starts for new connections.

On his first outing at group level, Flag Man pushed favourite Green With Envy all the way to the line in the Daily News 2000, losing out by a short-head. That effort earned Flag Man a massive hike in the ratings, but he and Green With Envy were running off level weights that day and Serino Moodley's mount will be getting 2.5kgs from his rival in the Durban July.

Being drawn out in stall 17 might not be ideal, but we've seen plenty of horses win and challenge from wide draws in recent years and Flag Man has the ideal profile for a race like the Durban July.

Purple Pitcher

I do think the older horses might struggle against the three-year-olds this year, and the three-year-old who looked most overpriced to me earlier in the week is PURPLE PITCHER (25.0).

Winless in his first four starts for Billy Ruiters, a move to Robyn Klaasen's yard sparked an upturn in form for this son of New Predator. Purple Pitcher won his next five races on the bounce, including a Grade Two triumph at Turffontein in November.

Having been beaten by that rival on his first start of the year, Purple Pitcher defeated Sandringham Summit in the SA Classic, before producing another strong, battling display to win the SA Derby over a mile-and-a-half.

Everything that could have gone went wrong for Klaasen's star on his prep in the Jubilee Stakes. I'm happy to put a line through that run. This longer trip will suit the strong-staying Purple Pitcher. If he can reach top gear before getting swamped by the closers, as it can take him a while to find his finishing stride, then I don't see why Philasande Mxoli's mount can't challenge for the win.

Oriental Charm

Winchester Mansion won the Dolphin's Cup Trial last year before going on to claim Durban July glory. The winner of that Group Three this year was his stablemate ORIENTAL CHARM (8.33), and trainer Brett Crawford seemed much more optimistic about his chances than Winchester Mansion's when he provided his Durban July quotes.

As Crawford said in that quote piece, Oriental Charm has improved with every start this season. Juan Paul van der Merwe's mount returned from a short break with a narrow defeat to another Durban July contender, Future Swing in the WSB 1900 and was far too strong for his rivals in the Dolphin's Cup, seeing the race out well from the front.

Oriental Charm was giving the older Future Swing a couple of kilos when they met in the WSB 1900 and Crawford's three-year-old will be getting a kilo from his rival on Saturday. Front-running types have a good record in the Durban July and, under a featherweight of just 53kg, Oriental Charm could be very hard to pass. He will be my final selection.

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Verdict

2024 Durban July

Oriental Charm, Flag Man and Purple Pitcher are our tops for the 2024 Durban July.

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