See It Again Might Be Hoping To See Al Muthana In July

See It Again wins the Grade 1 SplashOut Cape Derby (Wayne Marks).

The three-year-old versus older horse question is always an intriguing debate before the Hollywoodbets Durban July and it might take on special significance this year for the chances of the Grade 1 SplashOut Cape Derby winner See It Again.

An intriguing fact for the weight structure, as things stand, is that with Al Muthana in the weights See It Again will in most instances be better off with his three-year-old contemporaries than without Al Muthana.

However, his relative weight with the older horses will in most instances be better without Al Muthana in the weights than they would be with him.

Using See It Again plus three three-year-old and three older horses as examples, these are how the weights will look for See It Again:

With Al Multhana:

Al Muthana (133) 60kg;

Safe Passage (124) 55,5kg

Puerto Manzano (123) 55kg

Golden Ducat (120) 53,5kg

See It Again (124) 53,5kg

Cousin Casey (122) 53kg

Anfields Rocket (118) 53kg

Royal Victory (112) 53kg

Without Al Muthana:

Safe Passage (124) 60kg

Puerto Manzano (123) 59,5kg

Golden Ducat (120) 58kg

See It Again (124) 57kg

Cousin Casey (122) 57kg

Anfields Rocket (118) 55kg

Royal Victory (112) 53kg

So, if the older horses are viewed as more of a threat then See It Again might not want Al Muthana present, whereas if the three-year-olds are viewed as more of a threat he might want him present.

Of course, there are still a number of races before the July that can cause the weight structure to change dramatically.

See It Again is currently 17/1 for the Hollywoodbets Durban July with the sponsor.