Trained by Richard Faney and Keven Hart, the front-runner in the William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap will partner with Tony Hamilton in the final race. The field will be maxed out with 20 runners. Acclamation's son, Eccleston is owned by the Armstrongs.
Success at Newcastle is running his debut after Haydock and Don't Touch completed a hat-trick around Wolverhampton Racecourse.
"He's got bottom weight, he's a home bred, so we're definitely hoping he's going to do all right," said Emma Armstrong regarding Eccleston.
The gelding finished fourth on this course, when he failed to find a clear path to run. This is his opportunity for revenge, to win it all.
Spinatrix and stablemate Mass Demonstration are placed in the stands side in the stalls, 18 and 15 respectively. Both are winners and the companions look good but EQLEEM is the predicted favorite, which is trained by Marco Johnston.
"She's very well and the ground's coming right for her. I think I would have preferred to have been drawn low," said the Darlington trainer.
At the nearby York, approximately 20 miles south-east of Ripon, the attendance was down due to 14mm of rain at 3pm with predictions of more rain through the region on Friday evening.
"Mass Rally doesn't like the ground as soft nowadays - good to soft's fine for him - but he's drawn 15, so he's near Spinatrix."
It is not beyond the possibility that the same links could see another winner: 20.000 William Hill Silver Trophy, with RIGHT TOUCH.
"When the ground's soft, it favours the far side, but we know that's where we're at - we're drawn on the stands rail and we'll make the best of it."
Rachel Richardson, who has won her last race has enjoyed her earlier success at Wetherby, and is predicted to win again.
Lamenting the weather, she proclaims, "I'd just have preferred them to have been drawn on the far side."
TOP BOY could prove to be the answer to Betfred Belong to "Play it Your Way' Handicap. Derek Shaw's able sprinter has been a model of consistency in his last few races and it's overdue a winning turn. Dale Swift has mount.
A North Yorkshire handler told At The Races, "We like him quite a lot"