Chris Waller has the top two in the weights - Junoob and Index Linked- and David Vandyke is saddling up  Prince Cheri.

Darren Weir and Robert Smerdon will carry the hometown hopes.

Weir accepted with last year's Warrnambool Cup winner Akzar and stable favoruite Tooleybic Kid.

Smerdon's Caulfield/Ballarat operation has Ungrateful Ellen engaged.

Weir and Smerdon are past winners of the Ballarat Cup.

Weir saluted with Just The Part in 2004 and Smerdon with McGuane in 1996 when he was solely Ballarat based.

Last year's winner Mujadale will carry the minimum weight of 54kg and has drawn ideally in gate two.

Stawell trainer Paul Jones has engaged Steven Baster to ride Mujadale, which was last steered home by veteran Ballarat-based jockey  Kevin Forrester.

1-920 JUNOOB    (Chris Waller)   6 60kg

2-530 INDEX LINKED   (Chris Waller)   Ben Melham 10 59.5kg

3-803 PRINCE CHERI   (David Vandyke)   Mark Zahra 13 57kg

4-110 DIGITALISM   (John Sadler)   Michael Dee (a) 12 56kg

5-774 AKZAR    (Darren Weir)   5 55kg

6-005 CRAFTY CRUISER     (Bryce Stanaway)   Jye McNeil (a) 4 55kg

7-000 TANBY   (Mick Cerchi)   Dean Holland 17 55kg

8-755 TOOLEYBUC KID   (Darren Weir)   15 55kg

9-440 MAYGROVE   (Murray Baker)   Patrick Moloney (a) 9 54.5kg

10-720 PONDAROSA MISS    (Jason Bridgman)   James Winks 3 54.5kg

11-000 SONNTAG   (Henry Dwyer)   Chris Symons 16 54.5kg

12-624 SYSMO    (Tony McEvoy)   Luke Currie 18 54kg

13-035 DON DOREMO    (Robbie Laing)   Craig Robertson 8 54kg

14-855 LORD DURANTE   (Simone Ferchie)   Darren Gauci 11 54kg

15-063 MUJADALE   (Paul A Jones)   Stephen Baster 2 54kg

16-444 UNGRATEFUL ELLEN   (Robert Smerdon)   Craig Newitt 7 54kg

17-711 ZAYAM    (Matthew Smith)   Vlad Duric 1 54kg

18-447 WALES   (Richard Laming)   14 54kg