A 15-minute touch rugby final will take place on the course half an hour before the first race and there will also be a 100m student dash up the straight after the last.

The theme is Moulin Rouge which, according to marketing manager Jenna Adams, means that the female students will dress up as if they were in the Folies Bergere!

The Rag day meeting was reintroduced last season, after a 12-year gap, and attracted a big crowd. There will also be a fashion show, a best-dressed competition and live musical entertainment from the likes of Al Bairre, Hey Fever and others.

Punters are expected to latch on to Garden Feature in the Drakenstein Stud Maiden. The Adam Marcus-trained filly, despite starting at 33-1, finished like a train three weeks ago and was only beaten a short head. Richard Fourie takes over from the sidelined Aldo Domeyer.

Picture supplied by Hamish Niven Photography