The first entries for the R2 million Gr1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate were received on Wednesday morning and include Justin Snaith star Jet Dark, who is out to emulate Legal Eagle as he bids for his third successive win in South Africa’s premier weight-for-age mile.

Jet Dark, Richard Fourie and Chris Snaith – lethal team (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
An interesting, but not unexpected, entry is Bass-Robinson champion Charles Dickens who can join the likes of Jet Dark and Gimmethegreen light as 3yo winners.
The race will be run at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday 7 January 2023.
Supplementary entries close at 11h00 on Tuesday 27 December.
Declarations are due by 11h00 on Wednesday 28 December.
The list of first entries: