Racing: Poquelin (11st 12lb) will have to concede upwards of four pounds to his rivals in the Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday, week.
Weights for the prestigious two mile, five furlong handicap chase were published on Wednesday and Poquelin, owned by race sponsors the Stewart Family, has won the last two renewals.
The Paul Nicholls-trained chaser's superb record over the course and distance also includes victory in the Grade Two Masterson Holdings Silver Trophy Chase in April and a fine second in the Grade One Ryanair Chase at The Festival in March, 2010.
Great Endeavour (11st 1lb) could bid to become the fourth horse to complete the Paddy Power Gold Cup/Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup in the same season, following on from Pegwell Bay (1988), Senor El Betrutti (1997) and Exotic Dancer (2006).
The seven-year-old's trainer David Pipe may also be represented by I'msingingtheblues (10st 10lb), Matuhi (9st 13lb) and Salut Flo (9st 9lb).
Paddy Power Gold Cup runner-up Quantitativeeasing (10st 3lb) is among five potential runners from the stable of Nicky Henderson alongside recent Haydock winner Nadiya De La Vega (10st), Surfing (10st 8lb), Forzy Origny (9st 12lb) and Aigle D'Or (9st 7lb).
Apart from Poquelin, the champion trainer has Grade One runner-up Ghizao (10st 12lb), Paddy Power Gold Cup fourth Aerial (9st 12lb), Royal Charm (10st 3lb) and Woolcombe Folly (11st 8lb).
Other notable contenders include the Jonjo O'Neill-trained Sunnyhillboy (10st), Grade Two winner Wishfull Thinking (11st 8lb), representing Philip Hobbs, and the Alan King-trained Medermit (11st 1lb), who captured a Grade One novices' chase at Sandown last season and the in-form Roudoudou Ville (10st 3lb) from Victor Darntall's yard.
The six Irish-trained contenders include the Willie Mullins-trained trio of Quel Esprit (10st 6lb), Quiscover Fontaine (9st 13lb) and Apt Approach (10st 2lb) plus this year's Irish Grand National victor Organisedconfusion (10st 3lb), from the stable of Arthur Moore.