The weights for the totesport.com November Handicap are headed by Tastahil, who was third in the race last year behind Tropical Strait and has made considerable improvement since then and developed into a Group performer.
But 9-11 in soft ground looks a little bit of a stopper to me.
Godolphin are well represented but both Baila Me and Friston Forest also have plenty of weight while Michael Jarvis' runner Kings Destiny links up well with a lot of these runners on an effort behind Opinion Poll at Ascot last time.
He was second, Safari Sunup was third with the likes of Pevensey, Siberian Tiger and Magicalmysterytour all further in arrears.
But they all look quite closely handicapped on that performance.
Hillview Boy goes well at Doncaster and would have chance towards the bottom of the weights and Ella is out of past Noember Handicap winner Flossy and will relish the conditions.
But I am not so sure how well handicapped she is.
But one horse that does look well handicapped is Stormy Weather, who will be partnered by Frederik Tylicki as he battles for the apprentice title this season.
He is an interesting type who was lightly raced in France and placed in a Listed race over there on his final start.
He then ran in a hot handicap at Haydock in May behind Opinion Poll and if you take the form of the horses he ran against that day then they have all gone up significantly in the ratings but Stormy Weather has stayed on the same mark.
If he has the same amount of improvement in him then he could be thrown-in here.
He was odds-on for a hurdle recently at Aintree and was closing at the finish when failing to get up behind Kind Heart.
At least that will have a served as a prep race for this and he will have no trouble with the ground.
He looks potentially very well handicapped here.
Preview posted at 1310GMT on 06/11/2009.
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