Two geldings shake up betting

Royal Victory tightens from 14/1 to 10/1, Flag Man comes in from 14/1 to 25/2.

- Mike Moon

Local heroes Royal Victory and Flag Man were stirring up the Hollywoodbets Durban July betting market with just six days to go to Africa's greatest horse race on Saturday.

Trained in KwaZulu-Natal by Nathan Kotzen and Gareth van Zyl respectively, the two geldings had their odds cut back by the race sponsor as punters digested the Durban July public gallops at Greyville racecourse last week, listened to the pundits' latest opinions and dived into some value prices.

Royal Victory tightened from 14/1 to 10/1, while Flag Man - who learned observers reckoned put up the best public gallop of the 18 contenders came in from 14/1 to 25/2.

This flow of money saw principal July fancies drift slightly.