Every star and shleb and Twit'r is here. Everyone who should be here is here.What a smashing, positively dashing spectacleOn L'Ormarins Queen's Plate day.APOLOGIES to Lerner and Loewe, composers of the musical My Fair Lady, for adulterating the words of their ditty Ascot Gavotte, but the prospect of tomorrow's Queen's Plate at Kenilworth puts one in mind of the famous scene in the 1964 movie.In this country, nothing is as reminiscent of Britain's Royal Ascot meeting as our ever-so-elegant Queen's Plate race day.There's the obvious royal connection through the trophy itself, a magnificent silver salver donated by Queen Victoria for a mile-long race in Cape Town back in 1861.Then there's the social cachet and the dress code. You must wear only blue and white to Kenilworth - under threat of being turned away at the gate - which reminds us of the ultra-strict rules at Ascot, not to mention the stunning mosaic of black and white Cecil Beaton costumes in My Fair Lady's racecourse scene.For all the airs and graces of a posh event, a day at the races is inevitably a rumbustious affair with some choice language and rowdy behaviour. Even at Ascot on Ladies Day, or at Kenilworth tomorrow, once the gals in fanciers get stuck into the dry white, things unwind. They might even rival Audrey Hepburn's character Eliza Doolittle, who yelled: "Come on Dover! Move yer bloomin' arse!"No Dover in the Queen's Plate but there are blooming horses - in the best sense of the word. It's the best lineup for the venerable mile in many a long year. The lures are obvious: a stake of R1-million, automatic qualification for a Breeders' Cup race in America, a proud winner's circle photo and a handy little dish to serve snacks on at your next braai.The 14-strong field includes 10 Grade 1 winners, including two July champs, a Met winner and a Summer Cup winner.Topping the list is the country's highest-rated runner, Legal Eagle, from Sean Tarry's Highveld stable. The trainer says the four-year-old's primary target is the Met later this month and this 1600m trip might be sharp, but the fellow has gears and is lightly raced. It'd be no surprise if he popped up at 8-1. Perhaps tellingly, master jockey Anton Marcus has opted to ride Legal Eagle instead of Act Of War (7-1).The key to the race, though, lies with Justin Snaith's trio of runners. The trainer with the matinee idol looks reckons Futura and Legislate are pretty evenly matched, with Heartland not far off them, but any punter playing the percentages would have to plump for the first-named.Legislate (5-2) hasn't seen a racecourse in five months and might need the freshener. By contrast, Futura ran a cracker of a warm-up in the Green Point Stakes in November - a fast-closing second to Captain America (11-2 tomorrow).Futura (2-1) knows this track and trip inside out, being the defending champion, plus he has won other big races. Don't fret Eliza, he'll move his arse...