Tiutchev, winner of the Arkle Trophy at last season`s Cheltenham Festival, heads 36 entries for the #30,000 First National Gold Cup at Ascot on November 18th.
The seven-year-old, trained by Nicky Henderson, has been allotted 11st 10lb in the limited intermediate handicap chase over two miles three and a half furlongs.
Fadalko, who fell at the fourth-last in the Arkle, has been given 11st 8lb. Paul Nicholls` seven-year-old, a winner at Cheltenham last month, is a leading fancy for the Thomas Pink Gold Cup back at Prestbury Park on Saturday.
Nicholls has three other entries - Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup favourite Ad Hoc (10-3), Arlas (9-8), and Father Krismas (9-3).
Martin Pipe is also four-handed with Upgrade (11-3), Blowing Wind (10-4), Exit Swinger (9-8) and Kaki Crazy (9-8).
Exit Swinger is also in the Thomas Pink as is Bellator (11-5), one of three entries from Venetia Williams`s Ross-On-Wye stable.
Williams, who landed the prize 12 months ago with Nordance Prince, also has entered Samakaan (10-9) and Davoski (10-1).
