THERE will be a maximum field of 16 runners in tomorrow’s Group 1 162nd Henkel-Preis der Diana (German Oaks) at Düsseldorf.

While most German group races have had their prize money slashed this year, usually by 50%, this race remains at its traditional level with a total of €500,000 to be won. Twenty-six fillies were left in at the final forfeit stage on Monday and it seems that 22 of them were intended runners.