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“Everything went right in the race. My position was good. She was relaxed and in a beautiful rhythm. The pace was perfect for us. We couldn’t have done anything better – NOTE TO SELF and Richard Fourie were just better on the day,” added the Candyman.
In a chat with the Sporting Post after arriving back at his Cape West Coast home on Sunday morning, the 59 year old, who was bidding to become the oldest jockey in history to win the iconic contest, said that he laid his head on his pillow on Saturday evening in the peaceful acceptance that ‘it was not written in the stars – it was just not meant to be’.
The Hollywoodbets Durban July 2026.