THE final field for the R600,000 Emerald Cup (Grade 2) over 1450m at the Vaal on Saturday 28 September has been announced. Mike de Kock will saddle up-and-coming Tayba (headline photo), to be ridden by regular rider Julius Mariba.

Here is the field in order of number, horse, trainer, jockey, weight and merit rating:

2013 EMERALD CUP

1 8 PYLON Mike Azzie G Lerena 64.5 119

2 2 UNCLE TOMMY Weiho Marwing K Shea 63.0 116

3 11 CONTADOR Charles Laird A Marcus 59.5 110

4 16 ACROSS THE ICE Sean Tarry …………… 58.5 107

5 5 MR TOBIN (ARG) Sean Tarry …………… 58.5 107

6 12 JET JAMBOREE Dominic Zaki R Fradd 58.0 106

7 1 IN A RUSH Gavin Smith F Herholdt 57.0 104

8 6 HERE COMES BILLY Weiho Marwing S Khumalo 56.5 104

9 9 MAGIC SMOKE Mike Azzie P Strydom 56.0 102

10 4 TIGER’S RETREAT Sean Tarry …………… 56.0 102

11 10 TAYBA Mike de Kock *J Mariba 55.5 102

12 14 WAR HORSE Corne Spies S Chambers 55.5 102

13 7 SHATTERED IMAGE Roy Magner *F Maleking 55.0 100

14 15 STORM SURF Kumaran Naido A Delpech 53.0 96

15 3 NICE STRIDE Leon Erasmus Reserve 1 53.5 98

16 13 YUKON GOLD Mike Azzie Reserve 2 54.5 100

Same trainer: (1, 9 & 16); (2 & 8); (4, 5 & 10).