For the second year in a row Paul Hanagan should be crowned champion jockey this afternoon at Doncaster.

The Malton based jockey is set to fend off Thirsk-based Silvestre De Sousa, the first time the top two riders in the country have been based in the north.

Both men have a ride in the traditional end-of-season-feature, the Betfred November Handicap, but they will do well to get passed game front runner Status Symbol.

Trained in Newmarket by Giles Bravery, Status Symbol will be ridden for the first time by Eddie Ahern who is replacing the suspended William Carson and the jockey thinks Ahern is the right man for the job, saying: "The way he rides front-runners is very much one of the reasons why Eddie is on it - he's got a great judge of pace.

"Everyone keeps talking about Willing Foe, but you never know, it might not work out for him.

"Every minute it rains will be great for our horse. He's a front-runner, there's no point in us hiding that and I think he's got to have a good chance.

"He ran a blinder at Haydock giving away a huge amount of weight away to the winner. We could argue that was just 50 yards longer than he wanted, but over a mile and a half it should be absolutely perfect.

"We have got everything in our favour. You couldn't wish for better ground, better draw (four), better jockey.''

The race I'm looking forward to the most on Doncaster's eight race card is the Listed race at 3.50pm.

Our Jonathan and Eton Rifles, who finished first and second in the Ayr Gold Cup line up as does the inform Iver Bridge Lad but Sirius Prospect could well be up to the step up in grade.

The three-year-old has made relentless progress this year, completing hat-trick in competitive handicaps when landing the York event last month and could well keep up his fine run of form.

There is also a cracking card over the sticks at Kelso this afternoon and Tchico Polos is an interesting runner in the two mile handicap chase at 2.40pm.

The seven-year-old, formally trained by Paul Nicholls, is having his first start for Lucinda Russell and it could well be a winning start.