Two really exciting prospects unveiled themselves in the Gr 1 juvenile features, both over 1400m on the Vodacom Durban July undercard.

Geoff Woodruff`s Argonaut was backed down to 14/10 in the Schweppes Golden Horseshoe and he turned in a hair-raising performance. Racing handily enough early on, Mark Khan asked the son of Western Winter to go about his business soon after turning for home. The response was immediate and electric as the favourite accelerated clear of his field. Stablemate Profit Report came out of the pack to try and make a race of it, but had to settle for second as Argonaut brushed him aside. 

There looks to be something special about this chestnut colt and if this is a sign of things to come, Woodruff has a future champion on his hands. Full marks to Profit Report for his game effort, while Field Event, Thunder Creek and Ballito Boy, who filled the next three positions, all ran reasonable races and should soon be in the winner`s enclosure.