PLAYWRIGHT has been given top weight for the $60,000 Gold Nugget Handicap, 1600m, in Ballarat on Sunday.
Playwright will carry 62kg if he runs in the feature.
International galloper Scintillo has 61kg and the Peter Snowden-trained Launay 59.5kg.
Spirit Song (59kg), Leica Ding (58.5kg) and Testascana (58kg) are other nominations near the top of the weights.
Twenty-two of the 40 entries are on the minimum of 54kg.
Mildura Cup winner Lord Brazil, which shapes as Ballarat trainer Darren Weir's best chance has 54kg and at 22 in ballot order looks certain to get a run in the 16-strong (plus four emergencies).
Another Weir nomination, the overseas-bred Emblem of Liberty also has 54kg and is 14 in ballot order.
Fields for the Ballarat Turf Club eight-race program will be declared tomorrow.
WEIGHTS:
PLAYWRIGHT trained by Steve Richards 62kg
SCINTILLO Robbie Griffiths 61kg
LAUNAY Peter Snowden 59.5kg
SPIRIT SONG Aaron Purcell 59kg
LEICA DING Darren Weir 58.5kg
TESTASCANA Mick Cerchi 58kg
DOCTOR FREMANTLE Sam Pritchard-Gordon 57.5kg
DUSTY STAR Peter Morgan-Craig Widdison 57.5kg
SOUND JOURNEY Peter Gelagotis 56.5kg
BOOM 'N' ZOOM Ken Keys 56kg
OFFENDERS Peter Snowden 56kg
OURFOREIGNMINISTER Shaun Dwyer 56kg
COLDENS CHOICE Greg Eurell 55.5kg
EBONY ROCK Stephen Theodore 54.5kg
MODULE Peter Gelagotis 54.5kg
PRIZUM John Sadler 54.5kg
ULUNDI Pat Carey 54.5kg
VAL MONDO Aaron Purcell 54.5kg
BELGIETTO Peter Gelagotis 54kg
BLACK MAESTRO Nathan McPherson 54kg
CANONIZED Michael Kent 54kg
EMBLEM OF LIBERTY Darren Weir 54kg
EVEN ADAM Wayne Nichols 54kg
GALILEO GOLD Doug Harrison 54kg
GREAT PLAYER Grant Craven 54kg
HIPHOPOPOTAMUS Bill and Symon Wilde 54kg
LADRAMAHS Shane Nichols 54kg
LORD OF BRAZIL Darren Weir 54kg
LORD WIMBLE Bill and Symon Wilde 54kg
MAGIC ME Terry and Karina O'Sullivan 54kg
MIDNIGHT GLORY Darren Weir 54kg
MOURINHO Peter Gelagotis 54kg
OREGON SPIRIT Peter G Moody 54kg
PUISSANCE DE LUNE Darren Weir 54kg
QUICK SHAKES Simon Morrish 54kg
ROMAN EYE Kane Harris 54kg
STONEBLACK Robert Smerdon 54kg
TORGANNAH Wendy Church 54kg
TUBE Damien Williams 54kg
VATUVEI Peter G Moody 54kg
