South Seas and Syphax will lock horns in the 32Red Burradon Conditions Stakes at Newcastle on Good Friday.
With a total prize fund of £100,000 up for grabs, the one-mile contest has unsurprisingly attracted a strong entry.
William Haggas decided against declaring his Racing Post Trophy hero Rivet, who instead heads for next week's Craven Stakes at Newmarket, but it still promises to be an informative heat.
The Andrew Balding-trained South Seas won his first three starts as a juvenile, completing his hat-trick in the Group Three Solario Stakes at Sandown in August.
He came up short when stepped up to Group One level in the Dewhurst at Newmarket and the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud, but he remains an exciting prospect for this season.
Kevin Ryan's Syphax has not been seen in competitive action since claiming his second victory from as many starts in last summer's Acomb Stakes at York. He will carry the Godolphin colours for the first time at Gosforth Park.
Godolphin have a second representative in Saeed bin Suroor's Leshlaa, who bolted up on his latest appearance at Kempton in November.
Richard Fahey's Forest Ranger, the Mark Johnston-trained Masham Star, Sir Michael Stoute's Taamol, Utmost from John Gosden's stable and James Tate's Volatile complete the eight-strong field.
