{"id":20894,"date":"2013-07-04T11:20:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T09:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/newbie-gothic-ready-for-durban-july\/"},"modified":"2013-07-04T11:20:19","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T09:20:19","slug":"newbie-gothic-ready-for-durban-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/newbie-gothic-ready-for-durban-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Newbie Gothic ready for Durban July"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t \"Lion<\/a><\/p>\n

Lion in Winter Jockey Glen Hatt during the 2011 Vodacom Durban July. Photo: Steve Haag \/ Gallo Images<\/p>\n

Gothic provides a first Vodacom Durban July<\/a> runner for trainer Kumaran Naidoo<\/a> and the three-year-old Silvano gelding will be ridden by experienced Glen Hatt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hatt said at Summerveld yesterday, \u201cPrior to his July gallop I thought it would be a bit hard for him as a young, light-framed horse, but afterwards I was very happy.<\/p>\n

He gave me that same elastic feel he did in the Derby, he does it so effortlessly. He loved his gallop and pricked his ears at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Naidoo added, \u201cHe\u2019s doing really, really well. He\u2019s going along nicely and we\u2019re just keeping him ticking over into the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gothic goes into the race as the winner of only one race, a work rider\u2019s maiden over 1800m.<\/p>\n

However, the number of wins has no relevance in the merit rating system, that has been in place in South Africa for many years now, and form is a far more important guide to a horse\u2019s ability.<\/p>\n

Related articles<\/h6>\n