EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)

Relatively rare jumping runner for his trainer, who has placed this son of Black Sam Bellamy to win three of his five starts, one of them coming over C&D last time. Has to shoulder a 10lb penalty for his two hurdles successes but showed no signs of stopping is improvement last time and will be tough to beat. Handles any ground with soft in the description.

Assessor has him rated 133 after two hurdles runs, winning at Ayr (2m, good to soft) and then finishing runner-up at Market Rasen. Bred to be a speedier type than the top weight and although he is 1lb better off with him than if this were a handicap, that speed may be blunted somewhat by what is forecast to be the softest ground he has raced on.

Well beaten on all four starts and any joy looks likely to be had when handicapping.

Another who has shown us nothing to get excited about and whose form looks highly unlikely to make him competitive until he switches to handicaps.

Never in it on his hurdling debut at Wetherby, nor in three bumpers prior to that and best watched for now.

Beaten very early on at Wetherby and pulled up there on his racecourse debut, so plenty of questions to answer this time around.