Legislate and Louis The King are headed for a battle royale when they meet in the J&B Met at Kenilworth in Cape Town next Saturday.

Amidst much speculation about the well being of Legislate, the Vodacom July winner stood his ground at final acceptances and will compete in the age old race.

The field is littered with class and it will be a top class event as usual come the end of January.

The field:

Saddlecloth Age Sex Horse Weight MR Trainer Jockey
1 4 C LEGISLATE 60 117 Justin Snaith Richard Fourie
2 4 C FUTURA 60 116 Brett Crawford Bernard Fayd’herbe
3 4 C LOUIS THE KING 60 116 Geoff Woodruff Piere Strydom
4 7 G GOLD ONYX (NZ) 58,5 109 Sean Tarry Grant Behr
5 6 G JET EXPLORER 58,5 109 Justin Snaith Greg Cheyne
6 5 G KILLUA CASTLE (AUS 58,5 109 Geoff Woodruff Akash Aucharuz
7 5 G TELLINA 58,5 109 Geoff Woodruff Gavin Lerena
8 5 G PATERFAMILIAS 58,5 104 Mike Bass Corne Orffer
9 6 G PUNTA ARENAS 58,5 103 Stan Elley Aldo Domeyer
10 6 G ASTRO NEWS 58,5 102 Justin Snaith Luyola Mxothwa
11 5 G DYNAMIC 58,5 100 Justin Snaith Sean Cormack
12 5 G JOHNNY ROCKETS 58,5 98 Justin Snaith Mj Byleveld
13 4 C ARION 58 101 Justin Snaith S’manga Khumalo
14 4 G POWER KING 58 100 Dean Kannemeyer Karl Neisius
15 4 G HELDERBERG BLUE 58 98 Mike Bass Grant Van Niekerk