The R3 million Gr1 Sun Met to be run at weight-for-age at Kenilworth on 1 February has the makings of the race of the season.
This was clear when the 25 first entries were revealed for the Cape flagship on Wednesday.
Mike de Kock big guns Hawwaam and Soqrat will leapfrog on the prestigious L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate into the big race.
Rainbow Bridge storms home in the 2018 Sun Met under Anton Marcus (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Eric Sands returns with a title defence for 2018 winner Rainbow Bridge, who clashes with Justin Snaith’s Vodacom Durban July winner, Do It Again.
A maximum field of 20 can run.
First supplementary entries are due at 11h00 on Tuesday 17 December.
Final supplementary entries can be made up to Monday 13 January 2020, on which date the weights are published.
Declarations are due by 11h00 on Monday 20 January. The final field will be announced that day.
Barrier Draws to be done at an event on Tuesday 21 January.
The theme for the big day is African Luxury.
Here are the first entries:
| 0 | Bunker Hunt | Justin Snaith | 120 | |
| 0 | Capoeira | Andre Nel | 115 | |
| 0 | Charles | Brett Crawford | 113 | |
| 0 | Do It Again | Justin Snaith | 136 | |
| 0 | Eyes Wide Open | Glen Kotzen | 119 | |
| 0 | Hawwaam | Mike de Kock | 131 | |
| 0 | Head Honcho | Andre Nel | 129 | |
| 0 | Kampala Campari | Andre Nel | 119 | |
| 0 | Majestic Mozart | Candice Bass-Robinson | 107 | |
| 0 | More Magic | Candice Bass-Robinson | 99 | |
| 0 | On My Mind | Sean Tarry | 89 | |
| 0 | One World | Vaughan Marshall | 127 | |
| 0 | Putontheredlight | Sean Tarry | 110 | |
| 0 | Rainbow Bridge | Eric Sands | 134 | |
| 0 | Roy Had Enough (AUS) | Frank Robinson | 115 | |
| 0 | Run Red | Andre Nel | 104 | |
| 0 | Shango | Sean Tarry | 120 | |
| 0 | Soqrat (AUS) | Mike de Kock | 133 | |
| 0 | Sovereign Spirit | Candice Bass-Robinson | 95 | |
| 0 | Tap O’ Noth | Vaughan Marshall | 119 | |
| 0 | The Sultans Bazaar | Dean Kannemeyer | 100 | |
| 0 | Twist Of Fate | Adam Marcus | 127 | |
| 0 | Undercover Agent | Brett Crawford | 130 | |
| 0 | Vardy | Adam Marcus | 128 | |
| 0 | Vikram | Andre Nel | 100 | |
| (25) | ||||
