His rivals in the Ladbrokes Pace over 2090m include Ignatius, The Shallows and Call Me Hector.

With a field of only seven and Call Me Hector drawn to lead in barrier 2 it should be a genuinely-run race where hopefully every horse will get its chance.

The four big guns between them have won 82 races and almost $1 million in prizemoney.

Beauty Point trainer Rohan Hillier hasn't had Ryley Major to the races since he was surprisingly beaten by Full Speed Ahead in Hobart on August 30 when $1.18 favourite.

He normally goes well fresh although he has been beaten first-up in his past two campaigns.

Ignatius, who is reportedly being targeted by buyers keen to race him in America, returned to the winners' list for the first time since returning home in the Danbury Park Cup at Mowbray on November 8.

He scored by only 2.7m from The Shallows who arguably should have finished closer but now meets him 10m better off under free-for-all conditions.

Call Me Hector has consistently beaten all the good horses when he's been able to lead.

A weekend harness double-header kicks off in Burnie on Friday night with a seven-race program featuring the Liza Storm from behind the mobile.

Todd Rattray will have two of the fancied runners in three-year-old fillies Kermadec, who is drawn to advantage in barrier two, and Kabibi who will follow her out from the second row.

Kabibi's main claim to fame at present is that she's a full sister to Beautide but she has shown glimpses of ability with two minor placings.

Aussie Rock, a stablemate to Raider Stakes winner Pardoe Plugga, is the other key runner and has an age advantage being the only four-year-old in the field.

The former New South Wales mare had her first start for trainer Leigh Rand at Mowbray in August when she won, only to subsequently lose the race due to a positive arsenic swab.

The Burnie meeting starts at 6.16 pm with a race in which Ben Yole has all 11 acceptors. It finishes at 9.09 pm and has Sky 2 coverage.