Triple Crown hero and second topweight Louis The King returned sore from his run in the Vodacom Durban July after nearly being brought down, but x-rays showed it to just be a sprain and he is fully recovered.

Woodruff said, “He is very well and has put up two very nice grass gallops at Randjes. His aim is the Summer Cup and he will strip fitter for that race. However, he is fit enough to be competitive and is there to win, but it will be very difficult from his wide draw.”

Woodruff said about the topweight Tellina, “The same applies to Tellina as Louis The King, the Summer Cup is his aim.”

Killua Castle carries 57,5kg and receives 2,5kg from Tellina and 2kg from Louis The King. Woodruff said, “He is fitter than the others and is coming off a good run in the Emerald Cup. He is well drawn and course and distance suited. It has all been going very much according to plan, it is just a question of whether he is good enough.”

Rake’s Chestnut also runs with 57,5kg and Woodruff said, “A line can be drawn through his last run as he returned with a snotty nose. He is now fit and in good shape. His main mission is also the Summer Cup, but he has a lot of class and I will be looking for him to sit in midfield and run on.”

Lockheed Jetstar carries 56,5kg and hasn’t run since winning the Listed Thukela Handicap over 1600m on Vodacom Durban July day. However Woodruff said, “He is an aggressive worker so usually runs well after a layoff. He will be pretty fit and is ideally course and distance suited so from an inside draw has a fair chance.”

Tellina (pictured) will be ridden by Bernard Fayd’Herbe from draw seven, Louis The King has Piere Strydom up from draw 17, Killua Castle has Akash Auchuruz aboard from draw three, Rake’s Chestnut is reunited with Anton Marcus from draw ten and Francois Herholdt rides Lockheed Jetstar from draw two.