Gamblers and horse racing enthusiasts looking for clues to back the winning horse should not count on consensus from fortune tellers for this weekend's Durban July. Astrologist Nikhil Gulati used both the horses’ and jockeys’ date of births to pick his winners.“The moon will be in the horoscope of Taurus on July 2 so the horses with that particular moon sign will do well. Mars is the planet of strength‚ victory and winning competitions so the horses with a strong Mars influence will have favour to win‚” he said in a statement issued by the race's promoters.Through divining‚ Gulati predicts that Marinaresco will gallop into first place with Black Arthur‚ St Tropez‚ Abashiri and Solid Speed crossing the finish line in that order behind him.Durban psychic counsellor and fortune teller MG‚ using her psychic ability and tarot cards‚ is adamant that a grey filly will win the Durban July‚ underscored by a recurring dream about a former champion thoroughbred Jan Starr winning at Kenilworth Racecourse."She will have the same dappled grey coat‚" said MG. Then‚ as she drew her tarot cards‚ Bela Bela came up with the star card.She predicted that the closing stages of the race will be dominated by a brave charge from a horse whose jockey will be wearing blue striped silks‚ referring to either Mac De Lago or Dynamic‚ but said that they would run out of steam in the home straight.She saw Samurai Blade and French Navy finishing strongly and also saw a strong place finish for Trophy Wife‚ the reserve escalated to the starting line-up by the scratching of Rabada on Wednesday.Meanwhile on the balcony outside the Gold Circle Marketing offices at Greyville Racecourse‚ a deeply rooted annual tradition played itself out to the amusement of the steady flow of passersby on the first floor walkway.Soon after the final field is announced‚ Gold Circle staffers plant 20 beans in identical pots‚ and then use their performance over the ten days leading up to the race as an indicator of chances of winning the R4‚25 million crown.From the get-go the tallest bean has belonged to Saratoga Dancer‚ with Abashiri and Bela-Bela shooting just off his highest leaf buds‚ while the portents from the beans do not look mood for It's My Turn and Rocketball.SUMMARY OF PREDICTIONSNumerologist Nikhil Gulati 1.Marinaresco 2.Black Arthur 3.St Tropez 4.Abashiri 5.Solid SpeedFortune Teller MG 1.Bela Bela 2.Samuari Blade 3.French Navy 4.Dynamic/Mac de Lago 5.Trophy WifeThe Gold Circle Beans 1.Saratoga Dancer 2.Abashiri 3.Bela Bela 4.French Navy 5.Black ArthurThe 2016 Vodacom Durban July takes place at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday 2 July. ..