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Dennis Drier \u2013 saddled 1992 Rothmans Durban July winner Spanish Galliard (Pic \u2013 Supplied)<\/p>\n
The latter had come from her customary position at the tail-end of the field and only just failed.<\/p>\n
The winner had been purchased by her trainer out of a claiming race for R4 000 four runs earlier, and started at 20\/1. Sleek Wine has now earned R128 000 for her new stable.<\/p>\n
The result of the second of the race-trio wasn\u2019t any less of a surprise, the winner again starting at 20\/1.<\/p>\n
Del Sarto gelding This England narrowly defeats Cape challenger Recognition, whose stable companion Court Messenger ran fourth.<\/p>\n
The race was run at a muddling pace early on, and the result seemed unlikely to be reliable. Race favourite Take A Walk wasn\u2019t suited by the pace at all, and ran unplaced.<\/p>\n
The pace was quite a different story in the Rothmans July, where Millard\u2019s Surfing Home set off at a cracking gallop.<\/p>\n
That fast pace sorted the men from the boys at the business end of the race, where Military Muse failed to stay after looking the winner a furlong out.<\/p>\n
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Greyville Old Stand as it was back in the day (Pic \u2013 Supplied)<\/p>\n
The Dennis Drier-trained big-race bridesmaid Spanish Galliard finally got his act together and won from fast finisher Eastbrook and the game Olympic Duel.<\/p>\n
Fourth place was shared by Military Muse and long-time leader Surfing Home. The latter was a young imported three-year-old, of giant proportions.<\/p>\n
July favourite Secret Rites, ridden by Hong Kong champion Basil Marcus, finished last, reportedly lame. The horse\u2019s defeat also interrupted the sequence of winning July tips for Daily News \u2018big race ace\u2019, Stewart Ramsay.<\/p>\n
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