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Justin Snaith’s big guns Futura and Legislate head a list of 67 nominations for this year’s R3,5 million Vodacom Durban July to be run at Greyville on July 4.

The entry list was revealed at a function to launch the three-month Champions Season festival of racing at Greyville.

Outside of Futura and Legislate, Snaith has also entered recent Byerley Turk winner Heartland, a full brother to G1 winner and sire Jackson

Among the nominations are Mike De Kock’s brilliant grey filly Majmu, recent winner of the G1 Empress Club Stakes and G1 SA Fillies Classic winner Siren’s Call.

They are among seven 3YO fillies in the nominations that also feature G1 Paddock Stakes and G1 Majorca stakes winner Inara, Same Jurisdiction, Trophy Wife, Tamanee and Pine Princess.

Sean Tarry, who has won two of the last three runnings with Pomodoro and Heavy Metal, has nominated 11 horses while de Kock has 8, Snaith 7 and Dean Kannemeyer 5.

Included in Tarry’s entry list along with Siren’s Call is recent SA Derby Trial winner French Navy, the highest rated of the three-year-old males entered, and the promising Cagiva.

Tarry’s 2013 winner Heavy Metal is an entry now he is back in the country after a stint in Dubai and has shown promising form since his return.

Investec Cape Derby winner Ertijaal, who ran below form in the G1 SA Classic, is one of the leading sophomore males entered along.

Kannemeyer has pencilled in the promising 3YOs Afrikaburn and Balance Sheet along with the year-older Power King and Solar Star.