2021 Durban July Final Field and Draw - Got The Green Light is the slight favourite

Gary Emmerson

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Last updated: 23 Jun 2021

Gary Emmerson 23 Jun 2021

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We bring you the final field and the draw for the 2021 Durban July
18 runners were confirmed for this famous handicap at Greyville on Saturday 3rd July
Defending champ Belgarion fifth favourite despite favourable draw
Second-favourite Rainbow Bridge was drawn in stall one

Durban July. (Getty)

The final field has been confirmed for the 2021 Durban July. It takes place at Greyville on Saturday, 3 July 2021.

The media gathered at Greyville as 18 of the country's best flat racers were confirmed for this historic handicap. The full draw took place an hour later.

2021 Durban July Odds

Name	Odds
Got The Greenlight	6/4
Rainbow Bridge	7/2
Linebacker	7/2
Rascallion	6/1
Belgarion	7/1
Kommetdieding	7/1
Do It Again	10/1
Bar	20/1

Odds taken on 22/6/21

2021 Durban July Confirmed Runners

Name	Weight (Kg)	Rating	Trainer	Jockey
Rainbow Bridge	60.00	134	Eric Sands	Luke Ferraris
Belgarion	58.00	130	Justin Snaith	S'manga Khumalo
Do It Again	57.50	129	Justin Snaith	Richie Fourie
Got The Greenlight	55.00	124	Joe Soma	Muzi Yeni
Expressfromtheus	54.00	122	Stuart Pettigrew	Marco V'Rensburg
Sovereign Spirit	54.00	122	Candice Bass-Robinson	Keagan De Melo
Linebacker	53.00	124	Vaughan Marshall	Grant Van Niekerk
Rascallion	53.00	123	Vaughan Marshall	Sean Veale
Kommetdieding	53.00	122	HWJ Crawford	Gavin Lerena
Cirillo	53.00	120	Sean Tarry	Lyle Hewitson
Shah Akbar	53.00	119	Sean Tarry	NA
Crown Towers	53.00	117	Justin Snaith	Luyolo Mxothwa
Nexus	53.00	117	Justin Snaith	Craig Zackey
Tristful	53.00	113	Tony Rivalland	Callan Murray
Johnny Hero	53.00	106	Tyrone Zackey	NA
Matterhorn	53.00	101	Alyson Wright	Serino Moodley
Running Brave	52.50	119	Fanie Bronkhorst	NA
She's A Keeper	52.00	96	Gareth van Zyl	Warren Kennedy
RESERVES
Silver Host	53.00	110	Justin Snaith	NA
Shango	53.00	111	Sean Tarry	NA

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Got The Greenlight finished second in last year's race as a three-year-old, and Eric Sands' star currently tops the betting for this year's renewal after victories in the Chestnut Stakes and the Premier Champions Challenge.

Rainbow Bridge has risen to second in the betting, after winning the Sun Met, the Drill Hall and the Gold Challenge. Cape Derby and SA Guineas winner Linebacker follows next, with fellow three-year-old Rascallion - who finished second to Linebacker in the recent Daily News 2000 - sitting fourth in the market.

Defending champion Belgarion, who hasn't won since scoring in last year's Durban July, can be found at a single-figure price. As can two-time VDJ champion Do It Again, who will be ridden by Richie Fourie.

Kommetdieding is fancied to go well by many, and he'll be ridden by Gareth Lerena. Lyle Hewitson will ride Cirillo for Sean Tarry, while Warren Kennedy gets the leg up on four-year-old filly, She's A Keeper.

S’manga Khumalo takes the ride on Belgarion, with Tyrone Zackey partnering Johnny Hero. Candice Bass-Robinson will be represented by Sovereign Spirit, with Running Brave, Shah Akhbar and Nexus also set to take their chance.

2021 Durban July Draw

Barrier No.	Name
1	Rainbow Bridge
2	Johnny Hero
3	Shah Akhbar
4	Expressfromtheus
5	Crown Towers
6	Rascallion
7	Linebacker
8	Sovereign Spirit
9	Cirillo
10	She's A Keeper
11	Belgarion
12	Nexus
13	Running Brave
14	Got The Greenlight
15	Matterhorn
16	Do It Again
17	Tristful
18	Kommetdieding

They say a wide draw is a big negative in the Durban July, but that didn't stop Belgarion winning 12 months ago after he came out of gate 17. The defending champion has been handed a kinder draw this time around and will come out of stall eleven.

Rainbow Bridge has been handed what could be quite a tricky draw in stall one, with Kommetdieding set to come out of the widest gate of all, stall 18.

Linebacker's supporters will have been pleased to see the leading fancy drawn into stall seven, with favourite Got The Greenlight drawn in 14. Rascallion will come out of gate six, with Cirillo and Do It Again drawn in stalls nine and 16 respectively.