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Good spread of runners in this yearâs Met Jack Milner
Belgarion, ridden by Richard Fourie, won the 2020 Vodacom Durban July and is the favourite for the Met. Picture: Candiese Lenferna âItâs a nice spread of generations at weight for age, which is not what we get often these days because the young horses retire early,â said trainer Mike de Kock.
While only 11 runners are carded to go to post on Saturday for the Grade 1 Cape Town Met over 2000m at Kenilworth, it is a strong field with a wide spread of age groups.
The field comprises one three-year-old, two four-year-olds, five five-year-olds, two six-year-olds and one seven-year-old.
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