Pocket Power is bidding for an unprecedented fourth J&B crown and his connections did him proud by pulling out the number 2 slot at the post position draw held in Cape Town today.

The widest of runners is the Mike De Kock filly, Mother Russia, at 18 while River Jetez drew 9. Smart Banker was wide at 16 while Big City Life drew 14. Red Rake is in pole position for the big day.

No.Dr HORSE WGT M/R JOCKEY TRAINER
1 2 POCKET POWER 58.0 119 A B Fayd'Herbe Mike Bass
2 16 SMART BANKER 58.0 110 A F Coetzee Charles Laird
3 11 STRATEGIC NEWS (AU 58.0 107 TBA P Cosgrave Dylan Cunha
4 14 BIG CITY LIFE 57.5 111 A *K Teetan Glen Kotzen
5 13 FOREST PATH 57.5 107 A G Schlechter Stephen Page
6 3 KAPIL 56.0 115 A M Byleveld Stan Elley
7 12 SURFIN' USA 56.0 111 A W Kennedy Jacques Strydom
8 10 BLUE TIGER 56.0 108 A S Randolph Mike Bass
9 1 RED RAKE 56.0 105 A S Cormack Basil Marcus
10 15 THUNDERING JET 56.0 101 A M Yeni Paul Lafferty
11 7 DIAMOND QUEST 56.0 98 A K Jupp Mike Bass
12 6 LION'S BLOOD 56.0 98 A R Danielson Herman Brown
13 17 ORACY (NZ) 55.5 110 A P Strydom Charles Laird
14 8 DAN DE LAGO (AUS) 55.5 108 A A Marcus Charles Laird
15 5 FABIANI 55.5 108 A R Fourie Glen Kotzen
16 4 FORT VOGUE 55.5 101 A K Neisius Mike Bass
17 18 MOTHER RUSSIA 55.0 106 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
18 9 RIVER JETEZ 53.5 104 A G Hatt Mike Bass

(1,8,11,16,18) (2,13,14) (4,15)