The Justin Snaith pairing of Futura and Legislate head a list of 67 nominations for this year’s R3,5 million Vodacom Durban July. First entries for Africa’s Greatest Horseracing Event to be run at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday, July 4, were revealed at a function to launch the three-month Champions Season festival of racing at Greyville today (Thursday) and include the majority of the country’s best middle distance horses.
Among the initial nominations is the brilliant grey filly Majmu, recent winner of the Gr 1 L Jaffee Empress Club Stakes, plus Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara hopeful and Gr 1 SA Fillies Classic winner Siren’s Call. In fact three-year-old fillies were prominent in the entry with seven nominations including Gr 1 Maine Chance Paddock Stakes and Gr 1 Klawervlei Majorca stakes winner Inara, Same Jurisdiction, Trophy Wife, Tamanee and Pine Princess.
Sean Tarry, who has an enviable recent record in the race having won two of the last three running’s with Pomodoro and Heavy Metal, has nominated eleven runners while Mike de Kock has entered 8, Justin Snaith 7 and Dean Kannemeyer 5.
Included in Tarry’s strong entry along with Siren’s Call, is recent SA Derby Trial winner French Navy, the highest rated of the three-year-old males entered, and the promising Cagiva who could well make the final line-up with a handy galloping weight. The Tarry-trained Heavy Metal, winner in 2013, is back in the country after a stint in Dubai and has shown promising form since his return.
Gr 1 Investec Cape Derby winner Ertijaal, who ran below form in the Gr 1 SA Classic, is one of the leading sophomore males entered along with strong entry from Kannemeyer who has pencilled in the very promising Afrikaburn and Balance Sheet along with year-older Power King and Solar Star.
Outside of Futura and Legislate, Snaith has entered recent Byerley Turk winner Heartland, a full brother to the Gr 1 winning colt and now sire Jackson.
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HORSE
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A/S
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M/R
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TRAINER
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ERTIJAAL (AUS)
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(3C)
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107
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A
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Mike de Kock
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DEPUTY JUD
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(3C)
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106
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A
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Mike Azzie
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JAYYED
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(3C)
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105
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AT
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Mike de Kock
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LIGHT THE LIGHTS
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(3C)
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102
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A
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Glen Kotzen
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THE CONGLOMERATE (AUS)
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(3C)
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100
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A
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Joey Ramsden
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HEARTLAND
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(3C)
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97
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A
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Justin Snaith
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GREEK LEGEND
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(3C)
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94
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BA
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Mike Azzie
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TRIP TO RIO
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(3C)
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90
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A
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Mike de Kock
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SCOTSNOG
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(3C)
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87
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A
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Mike de Kock
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MAJMU (AUS)
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(3F)
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114
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A
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Mike de Kock
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INARA
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(3F)
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110
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A
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Mike Bass
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SIREN'S CALL
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(3F)
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109
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A
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Sean Tarry
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SAME JURISDICTION
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(3F)
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108
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A
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Duncan Howells
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TROPHY WIFE
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(3F)
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103
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A
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Sean Tarry
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PINE PRINCESS
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(3F)
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102
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A
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Mike de Kock
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TAMAANEE (AUS)
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(3F)
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102
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A
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Sean Tarry
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FRENCH NAVY
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(3G)
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110
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A
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Sean Tarry
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AFRIKABURN
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(3G)
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108
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BA
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Dean Kannemeyer
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AMSTERDAM
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(3G)
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108
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AT
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Paul Peter
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UNPARALLELED
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(3G)
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108
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A
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Johan Janse van Vuuren
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BALANCE SHEET
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(3G)
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94
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BA
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Dean Kannemeyer
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ULTIMATE DOLLAR
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(3G)
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94
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A
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Justin Snaith
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RUN RHINO RUN
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(3G)
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90
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A
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Paul Lafferty
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LEGAL EAGLE
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(3G)
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89
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A
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Sean Tarry
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STORMY ECLIPSE
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(3G)
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89
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AT
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Charles Laird
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SHEA DEVON (AUS)
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(3G)
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86
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A
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Geoff Woodruff
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DANTE'S LEGACY
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(3G)
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85
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A
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Gavin van Zyl
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ALL THE BIDS
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(3G)
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62
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A
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Corne Spies
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FUTURA
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(4C)
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120
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A
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Justin Snaith
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LEGISLATE
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(4C)
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117
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A
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Justin Snaith
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LOUIS THE KING
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(4C)
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116
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A
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Geoff Woodruff
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ARION
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(4C)
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101
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A
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Justin Snaith
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ATHINA
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(4F)
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106
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AT
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Joe Soma
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HELDERBERG BLUE
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(4G)
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110
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A
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Mike Bass
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GOGETTHESHERIFF
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(4G)
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107
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A
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Jacques Strydom
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POWER KING
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(4G)
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106
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BA
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Dean Kannemeyer
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KOCHKA
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(4G)
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105
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A
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Alyson Wright
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BOLD INSPIRATION
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(4G)
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104
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BA
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Charles Laird
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JUDICIAL
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(4G)
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102
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BA
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Tyrone Zackey
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KINGSTON MINES (GB)
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(4G)
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100
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A
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Mike de Kock
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DE KOCK
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(4G)
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98
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A
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Brett Crawford
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DYNASTIC POWER
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(4G)
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98
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A
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Stan Elley
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MOUNTAIN MASTER
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(4G)
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96
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BAT
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Mike Bass
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SOLAR STAR
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(4G)
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94
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A
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Dean Kannemeyer
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DOUBLE CLUTCH
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(4G)
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93
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AT
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Paul Lafferty
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AKII BUA (AUS)
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(4G)
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89
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A
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Mike de Kock
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RUSHMORE RIVER
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(4G)
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89
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BAT
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Joe Soma
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RAKE'S CHESTNUT
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(4G)
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88
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BAT
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Geoff Woodruff
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KING OF PAIN
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(5G)
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114
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BA
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Joey Ramsden
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HOT TICKET
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(5G)
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112
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BA
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Dean Kannemeyer
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NO WORRIES
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(5G)
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111
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BA
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Gavin van Zyl
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KILLUA CASTLE (AUS)
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(5G)
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109
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BA
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Geoff Woodruff
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TELLINA
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(5G)
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109
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A
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Geoff Woodruff
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CAGIVA
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(5G)
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103
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A
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Sean Tarry
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SABADELL
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(5G)
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103
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A
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Kumaran Naidoo
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THE HANGMAN
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(5G)
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101
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A
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Sean Tarry
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CANDY MOON
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(5G)
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100
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A
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Paul Gadsby
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DYNAMIC
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(5G)
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100
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A
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Justin Snaith
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HEAVY METAL
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(6G)
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112
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A
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Sean Tarry
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HALVE THE DEFICIT
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(6G)
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111
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A
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Sean Tarry
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JET EXPLORER
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(6G)
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109
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A
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Justin Snaith
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WHITELINE FEVER
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(6G)
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107
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A
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Sean Tarry
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PUNTA ARENAS
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(6G)
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106
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A
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Stan Elley
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ICE MACHINE
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(6G)
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105
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A
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Charles Laird
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HENRY HIGGINS
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(6G)
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103
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BA
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Paul Peter
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MEISSA
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(6G)
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98
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A
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Gary Alexander
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GOLD ONYX (NZ)
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(7G)
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110
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AT
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Sean Tarry
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