Ante-post favourite Quick Jack spearheads a typically strong renewal of the Betfred Cesarewitch at Newmarket on Saturday.
Tony Martin's versatile stayer leapt towards the head of the market for the second leg of the autumn double following a smooth success at the Galway Festival in July.
The five-year-old chestnut is due to be ridden by champion jockey Richard Hughes.
Irish interest is also spiked by the presence of Digeanta, trained by Willie Mullins.
Former John Oxx inmate Saddler's Rock tops the weights.
The Group Two-winning six-year-old makes his debut for Jonjo O'Neill as he has his first start in handicap company since July 2011.
O'Neill's National Hunt colleague Philip Hobbs gives the well-supported Big Easy a chance to shine in the colours of Terry Warner.
Hobbs and Warner linked up in 2006 to claim the race with the popular Detroit City.
Former champion jumps trainer Nicky Henderson won the 2008 Cesarewitch with Caracciola and is this year responsible for Earth Amber.
Most of the leading protagonists in the betting, including Nearly Caught, Rhombus, Suegioo, Ray Ward and the John Quinn-trained duo of Swnymor and Moidore, have stood their ground.
John Gosden has surprisingly never landed the Cesarewitch, but this season he pitches into battle an interesting sort in the Khalid Abdullah-owned Brass Ring.
Nearly Caught's stablemate Vent De Force is perhaps the most significant absentees at the final declaration stage.
See And Be Seen and Knightly Escapade are the two reserves.
