BORDER Rebel will accept for Wednesday's Grafton Ramornie but trainer Sue Grills is sweating on a good draw for the country star.

Grills is disappointed with the 60kg Border Rebel has been allotted and is resigned to his future racing being in weight-for-age races.

Grills was leaning towards not starting in the race, but owner Veronica Scott-Mason was keen to make an attempt with the big weight.

"He will probably run, depending on the barrier draw," Grills said.

"As I have said before, even though he has won 12 from 16, he has never won a Group race or beaten a horse with recent Group race form.

"Yet he is rated like a group horse and I think he has been weighted way above his best.

"He will have to stick to weight-for-age races after this."

Despite her disappointment with Border Rebel's big weight, Grills said the four-year-old had come through his Takeover Target Stakes win in good order.

Border Rebel rises a further 1.5kg on that win and Ben Looker replaces the suspended Tim Bell.

"Ben's had just the one ride on him for a win at Canterbury last year," Grills said.

The Tamworth trainer will also saddle hardy veteran Ollie Vollie in the Ramornie, with Greg Ryan to ride.

The rising eight-year-old landed his 13th career win when taking the John Carlton Cup over the Ramornie course and distance last Thursday.

"Ollie ran fifth in the Ramornie last year and he's probably going better this year, so I think he will run a real race. It was a good win the other day under a big weight," Grills said.

The Ramornie field will include The Jackal, aiming for a third win in the race. He will carry 58kg, the same weight he carried in his 2007 win. The Jackal's track record win 12 months later came under 57kg.

Peter Snowden has also confirmed a start for Pinwheel, a last-start runner-up to Hay List in the Group 3 Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm.

The strength of the Hay List form was underlined by Ascot Handicap winner Bold Glance, who was nine lengths astern of the former WA speedster in the Healy.