Twist Of Fate is no slouch on the racecourse too and finished third in last year's July.
My horses are all very well and it is going to take some very good horses to beat them, said a confident Julian Snaith.
Hawwaam's scratching was not a surprise but will nevertheless be a disappointment for his myriad fans.
Justin Snaith is hoping for a good finish for two of his horses at the Festival Of Speed meeting at Scottsville on Saturday.
The chief jockey bookings for this year's Vodacom Durban July, which will most likely be without spectators, have been announced.
Walls Of Dubrovnik will be racing for the biggest cheque in South Africa this weekend when he runs in the Listed Gatecrasher Stakes at Greyville on Sunday.
Clouds Unfold runs in the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday and will be ridden by Keagan de Melo.
Mike de Kock said Hawwaam was back to his "aggressive" self ahead the Grade 1 HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday.
Raymond Danielson has a good card of rides at the Highveld’s first meeting after lockdown at the Vaal on Tuesday, and has been tipped to score a hat trick.
Online and telephone betting punters can look forward to a crowded South African racing program over the next few months.