Search on for long shot

SUMMER CUP: PUNTERS CAST NETS WIDE FOR RACE THAT CAN THROW UP SHOCK

- Mike Moon

Any racing fans are expecting a long shot to win Saturday's Betway Summer Cup at Turffontein - little wonder after plenty of upset results in Joburg's premier race over the past couple of decades.

Royal Victory (33-1 in 2023), Flying Carpet (25-1 in 2021), Zillzaal (28-1 in 2019) and Liege (16-1 in 2017) were the most recent slaps inflicted on the punters.

So, they are searching more intently than usual for a value proposition and the betting buck is being spread widely across the 20 runners in Africa's richest race.

It's not just punters; tipsters are casting their nets further than usual in search of the ever-elusive "shrewdy".

That means fancied horses have not tightened as expected, but some outliers have.