A final field of fifteen, headed by 2015 Met winner Futura, will line up at the 2000m marker at Kenilworth on Saturday 30 January for the 39th renewal of the R2,5 million Gr1 J&B Met.
Light The Lights – gets his chance after a superb Gr2 Peninsula Handicap victory
The event has attracted the best from across South Africa and includes the 2015 Gr1 Sansui Summer Cup winner Master Sabina, and 2016 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner, Legal Eagle.
The official public gallops will be held at 07h00 at Kenilworth on Thursday 21 January, whereafter the barrier draws will be made.
R2 500 000 2000m J & B MET (Grade 1)
| 1 | 0 | Futura | 60 | 119 | A | B Fayd’Herbe | Justin Snaith | |
| 2 | 0 | Captain America | 60 | 117 | A | C Orffer | Brett Crawford | |
| 3 | 0 | Legislate | 60 | 117 | A | P Strydom | Justin Snaith | |
| 4 | 0 | Master Sabina | 60 | 108 | T A | G Lerena | Geoff Woodruff | |
| 5 | 0 | Legal Eagle | 59.5 | 120 | T A | A Marcus | Sean Tarry | |
| 6 | 0 | Paterfamilias | 58 | 110 | BA | G van Niekerk | Mike Bass | |
| 7 | 0 | Gold Onyx (NZ) | 58 | 107 | T A | S Khumalo | Sean Tarry | |
| 8 | 0 | Punta Arenas | 58 | 107 | CA | I Sturgeon | Dennis Drier | |
| 9 | 0 | Helderberg Blue | 58 | 105 | A | D Dillon | Mike Bass | |
| 10 | 0 | King Of Pain | 58 | 103 | A | …………… | Joey Ramsden | |
| 11 | 0 | Deo Juvente | 57.5 | 106 | A | R Danielson | Geoff Woodruff | |
| 12 | 0 | Mac De Lago (AUS) | 57.5 | 104 | T A | A Delpech | Weiho Marwing | |
| 13 | 0 | Krambambuli | 57.5 | 101 | A | C Du Plooy | Justin Snaith | |
| 14 | 0 | Light The Lights | 57.5 | 101 | A | S Randolph | Glen Kotzen | |
| 15 | 0 | Smart Call | 57 | 112 | A | W Marwing | Alec Laird | |
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