THE Grade 2 Emerald Cup over 1 450m will field a competitive line-up. This year’s renewal of Africa’s richest sand race will include Queen Of The Sand Cinnamon Sugar, Storm Crossing, Sayadaw, Club Victor, Queen’s Bay (headline photo) and Phunyuka. The final field for the 25 September race was announced yesterday.

Final field for the R600,000 Emerald Cup (G2), is:

1 – 5 PHUNYUKA (R R Magner) G Figueroa 60.0 – 106

2 – 8 SAYADAW (S G Tarry) A Fortune 59.5 – 105

3 – 11 QUEEN’S BAY (M G Azzie) J P v’d Merwe 58.0 – 102

4 – 12 IRON CURTAIN (R R Sage) G Wrogemann 57.5 – 101

5 – 10 SHARKS BAY (D R Drier) S Randolph 57.5 – 101

6 – 2 CINNAMON SUGAR (R R Magner) D David 56.5 – 100

7 – 9 CLUB VICTOR (T Lowe) P Strydom 56.5 – 100

8 – 15 BOY OH BOY (J S Roux) P Whitmore 56.0 – 99

9 – 16 STORM CROSSING (M F De Kock) A Delpech 56.0 – 99

10 – 14 EASTERN COBBLER (R R Magner) G Lerena 55.5 – 98

11 – 4 ALIMONY (S J Gray)  …………… 55.5 – 97

12 – 7 DEEP WATER (C Laird) A Marcus 55.5 – 97

13 – 6 LOCHLORIEN (M G Azzie) T Appie 54.5 – 96

14 – 1 INCOMODO (S G Tarry) F Coetzee 54.5 – 95

Reserve Runners

15 – 3 RAGA MUFFIN (B D Botes)  Reserve 1 54.0 – 95

16 – 13 DON’T TELL TITCH (G V Woodruff) Reserve 2 55.0 – 96

Same Trainer: (1,6,10) (2,14) (3,13)