A wide barrier has not dented Grahame Begg's confidence in All Silent ahead of Saturday's Doncaster Mile, and bookmakers are also unmoved with the five-year-old maintaining his position as favourite.A half-brother to 2004 Doncaster winner Private Steer who came from barrier 13 of 20, All Silent has been favourite for the race since betting opened and remains so after drawing gate 16 of 19.Begg said he was not concerned about the wide alley and pointed out many previous winners had come from the

A wide barrier has not dented Grahame Begg's confidence in All Silent ahead of Saturday's Doncaster Mile, and bookmakers are also unmoved with the five-year-old maintaining his position as favourite.

A half-brother to 2004 Doncaster winner Private Steer who came from barrier 13 of 20, All Silent has been favourite for the race since betting opened and remains so after drawing gate 16 of 19.

Begg said he was not concerned about the wide alley and pointed out many previous winners had come from the outer barriers.

"Horses that are drawn out a bit have a good record over the Randwick mile," Begg said.

"The fact that the track may be rain affected means it might be better to be out a bit.

"I think it's a good draw and hopefully he can emulate his sister."

Randwick received 68mm of rain starting from 2pm on Monday and continuing into the night.

However, track manager Dave Hodgson said there was a possibility of a dead track if the weather remained dry.

"With the sun we've got today and the westerly winds I'm hoping for a dead track as long as we don't get more rain over the next four days," Hodgson said.

"There is a front from the north but we are hoping it bypasses us."

Begg said he gave All Silent a solid hitout before the rain came.

"We galloped him on Monday morning before the rain and he has come through in great order," he said.

"I would prefer him on top of the ground and certainly no worse than slow.

"We've got four drying days left so that will help."

Sydney's favourite mare Hot Danish remains the second favourite at $7 to finally claim a Group One win after drawing barrier seven.

The Les Bridge-trained five-year-old ran ninth as favourite in the 2008 Doncaster won by Triple Honour on a heavy track.

After winning her first two starts this autumn, Hot Danish had to settle for second to Doncaster rival Neroli in the Queen Of The Turf which was also on a track rated heavy.

Neroli meets Hot Danish 2-1/2 kilograms better under the handicap conditions of the Doncaster and was an $11 chance after drawing barrier three.

Her stablemate Musket, a three-quarter brother to champion mare Makybe Diva, was at $31 after drawing 14.

Triple Honour drew barrier one and his Chris Waller-trained stablemate Chinchilla Rose will start from six.

Waller is happy with Triple Honour who had a mixed spring and has not won in three autumn starts.

But his 1-1/4 length fifth to Vision And Power in the George Ryder on a heavy track pleased the trainer.

"He's happy and well and the sting out of the ground suits him," Waller said.

"I can't see why he won't race well."

Melbourne visitors Alamosa ($23) and Whobegotyou ($9) drew 18 and 19 respectively while 2008 third placegetter Pinnacles ($31) drew well in four.

Topweight Theseo ($13) will jump from gate two and is coming back from the 2400 metres of the BMW where he ran second to Fiumicino.

Theseo's trainer Gai Waterhouse is aiming for her seventh win in the Doncaster which would equal the record currently held by her late father, TJ Smith.