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Durban July winner Legislate heads the 16 entries for the R1 million L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate over 1600m at Kenilworth on January 10.

Other big names include last start Cape Guineas winner Act Of War, Triple Crown hero Louis The King and Champions Cup winner Futura.

Legislate is trained by Justin Snaith who won the Queen’s Plate in 2012 with Gimmethegreenlight.

Legislate, currently favourite for the G1 J&B Met, is also the winner of the Investec Cape Derby,

the Daily News and a record-breaking performance in the G2 Green Point Stakes.

Jet Explorer, who has made such a remarkable recovery from a multiple fracture of the jaw and nose, was third to Capetown Noir and Jackson in last season’s race.

Snaith also has Jet Explorer, who has made such a remarkable recovery from a multiple fracture of the jaw and nose, was third to Capetown Noir and Jackson in last season’s race.

Act Of War has won his last six starts and is earmarked for export in March. He is trained by Joey Ramsden who won two Queen’s Plates with Winter Solstice and was also successful in 2013 with Variety Club.

Louis The King took this season’s Gauteng Summer Cup and, together with Tellina, will represent Geoff Woodruff who won the 2000 Queen’s Plate with Jet Master and repeated the performance with Yard-Arm in 2004.

Champions Cup winner Futura, second favourite for the Met, is one of four entries for Brett Crawford.

Mike Bass, who has won the race six times including four with Pocket Power, also has four entries.

Other notables include Selangor Cup winner De Kock.

Nominations for the R1 million L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate (1600m)

G1 at Kenilworth on January 10

ASHTON PARK (M W Bass) 60.0

CAPTAIN AMERICA (B Crawford) 60.0

DE KOCK (B Crawford) 60.0

FUTURA (B Crawford) 60.0

GULF STORM (B Crawford) 60.0

HELDERBERG BLUE (M W Bass) 60.0

JET EXPLORER (S J Snaith) 60.0

LEGISLATE (S J Snaith) 60.0

LOUIS THE KING (G V Woodruff) 60.0

PATERFAMILIAS (M W Bass) 60.0

POWER KING (D Kannemeyer) 60.0

READYTOGORIGHTNOW (S J Snaith) 60.0

TELLINA (G V Woodruff) 60.0

HAMMIE'S HOOKER (M W Bass) 57.5

ACT OF WAR (J Ramsden) 55.0

KINGVOLDT (J Ramsden) 55.0

GOLD ONYX (S G Tarry) 0.0

Nominations for the R1 million Paddock Stakes (F&M)

G1 over 1800m.

HAMMIE'S HOOKER (M W Bass) 60.0

JET AGLOW (D R Drier) 60.0

JET BELLE (G S Kotzen) 60.0

JET SUPREME (S J Snaith) 60.0

STAR JET (S J Snaith) 60.0

ACROSTAR (S J Snaith) 59.5

ASH CLOUD (S J Snaith) 59.5

ATHINA (J A Soma) 59.5

EVENTUAL ANGEL (D R Drier) 59.5

LANNER FALCON (M W Bass) 59.5

MAYBE YES (B Crawford) 59.5

PECAN NUT (S Elley) 59.5

SHINGWEDZI (M W Bass) 59.5

ZACHARIAS (B Crawford) 59.5

GREY LIGHT (J Ramsden) 54.0

INARA (M W Bass) 54.0

INDABA (D Kannemeyer) 54.0

PINE PRINCESS (M F De Kock) 54.0