The five-month break could find him ring-rusty but Dennis Bosch is in hot form at present and Chantyman showed last term that he has plenty of potential.

He shed his maiden at second time of asking in facile fashion and although unplaced in the Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes next time out, he was only beaten five lengths by Eyes Wide Open after jumping from a tricky draw over the Greyville mile.

However, if Chantyman does go ‘missing’ the race turns into a difficult puzzle as there are a number of other runners in with chances.

Bottom weight Gadget Man ran a cracker first up on the poly, beating course and distance specialist Fire The Rocket, and was then arguably unlucky when finding traffic at a crucial stage of his race when going the mile.

He is in receipt of 5.5kg from the year-younger Chantyman and comes from an in-form stable which adds to his appeal.

Top weight Mumsy’s Jet doesn’t know how to run a bad race and was a close-up third over course and distance in tough company last time out. He is also something of a course and distance specialist and with apprentice Ashton Arries claiming he must be in with a shout for the eighth win of his career.

Sunset Eyes made a fair enough local debut and should be all the better for the run and also comes into the reckoning.

Cossack Guard was something of a bookmakers favourite in Cape Town, finishing second in seven of his 13 starts, but given a break and shipped back to home territory he finally got his act together last month when running out a comfortable winner of his maiden. That form was given a boost when second-placed King’s Command, who was making his debut, made short work of his opposition next time out.

He makes his handicap debut in the opening leg of the jackpot in a field that includes course and distance specialist Fire The Rocket. Doug Campbell’s gelding was never in the hunt in the Chapter Challenge final on the Scottsville turf but is lengths better on the poly and looks an obvious threat to Cossack Guard.

Wayne Bardenhorst has recently moved from a private establishment near Richmond to Summerveld and Ogilvy can give him his first winner out of his new premises. The four-year-old has been much improved since moving to Bardenhorst, finishing third and fourth respectively.

He is under sufferance at the weights but looks capable of further improvement in a field that doesn’t stack up to much.

The well named Ouzo was given a hefty merit rating for his maiden win and is lumbered with top weight in his handicap debut in the eighth. The gelding won third time of asking for Alyson Wright, up with the pace for most of the trip and going on strongly to win comfortably.

Second placed, The Grey Crusader has been luckless and winless so far, but would have a chance in this line-up. Gold Chalice and Zenzero look the most obvious dangers.

A winner of four of his last six races, Haddington has been shrewdly placed by Louis Goosen and has been creeping up the ratings little by little. He’s as game as they come and although ten furlongs would appear to be his optimum trip, two of his recent victories have been over tonight’s course and distance where he has an outstanding chance of rounding off the meeting.

By Andrew Harrison