Mutajarred tops John Smith's list

Mutajarred heads a bumper field of 44 horses who have stood their ground for Saturday's John Smith's Cup at York.Sir Michael Stoute looks to hold a strong hand with three contenders in Lang Shining, although that runner performed pacemaking duties in last Saturday's Eclipse, the Queen's Kingdom Of Fife and Desert Creek.Ralph Beckett's Seeking The Buck is likely to be among the fancied horses following his win at Epsom's Derby meeting, while Riggins is Luca Cumani's main hope after winning at Goodwood in May.Cumani also has Bullet Man engaged at this stage.Yorkshire handlers are well represented, with Richard Fahey's team of Albaqaa, Unbreak My Heart, Deep Winter, Viva Ronaldo, 2007 race winner Charlie Tokyo and Deadly Secret making the bulk of the local hopes.Other notable contenders include Godolphin's Moonquake, Marco Botti's Re Barolo, the David Barron-trained Sirvino and Ben Chorley.