Star two-mile chasers Moscow Flyer and Azertyuiop will face five rivals in the William Hill Tingle Creek Trophy at Sandown Park on Saturday.
Only four entries were originally received for the prestigious Grade One feature but after the race was reopened six more horses were added to the contest. Three dropped out at today's final declaration stage.
Azertyuiop is 4-6 with the sponsors, while the Irish-trained Moscow Flyer is 9-4 to repeat his victory of 12 months ago, with last season's top novice Well Chief next on 9-2.
Moscow Flyer and Azertyuiop will be meeting for the third time on Saturday, with the score standing at one apiece.
Moscow Flyer beat Azertyuiop by four lengths in last year's Tingle Creek, while Paul Nicholls' charge got his revenge with a famous win in the Queen Mother Champion Chase when Jessica Harrington's raider unseated Barry Geraghty four from home.
However, they will not have matters entirely their own way with Well Chief, winner of the Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival and Aintree's Maghull Novices' Chase, in the line-up.
Well Chief's trainer, Martin Pipe, will also be represented by Upgrade while Nicholls is another with two runners, having declared course specialist Cenkos, who won this race in 2002.
The field is completed by two rank outsiders, Dr Philip Pritchard's Blazing Batman and the Brendan Duke-trained Blackchurch Mist.
Flagship Uberalles, a three-time winner of the Tingle Creek, was taken out of the race today. He is expected to run in Hilly Way Chase at Cork next weekend instead.
William Hill:4-6 Azertyuiop, 9-4 Moscow Flyer, 9-2 Well Chief, 14-1 Cenkos, 28-1 Upgrade, 250-1 Blazing Batman, 500-1 Blackchurch Mist.
Paddy Power:8-11 Azertyuiop, 2-1 Moscow Flyer, 9-2 Well Chief, 14-1 Cenkos, 40-1 Upgrade, 500-1 Blackchurch Mist, Blazing Batman.