Oli Bell gets the lowdown from trainer Kim Bailey about what he's expecting from some of his leading contenders this jumps season.
AJERO
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A half-brother to Charbel, he ran well in an Irish bumper and he's had the one run so far over hurdles when finishing second at Huntingdon. He pulled very hard that day and hopefully next time he'll improve for that. He's a horse that I think will go and give the yard a lot of pleasure.
CHAZZA
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He won at Bangor (September 30) the other week and he has come back from that looking a really promising horse. He loves soft ground and is very much a chaser in the making. I'm not sure yet whether we'll keep him over hurdles for now or go chasing but he's definitely a horse I feel can go further forward which has got to be good news.
DOES HE KNOW
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He won impressively at Ludlow at the start of the month and is very much a progressive horse. Again, thinking long-term he's very much a chaser as he jumps so well - he's like a little gazelle - and I'm a huge fan of the horse.
ESPOIR DE ROMAY
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He goes chasing this year and showed plenty of form over hurdles last year. He was never a hurdler really, he's nearly 17-2 - a huge horse - and I've got a lot of faith in him as a chaser. I think this season he's going to be very exciting. At least I hope he will be!
JAVA POINT
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He has a decent handicap mark (119) and has definitely progressed over the summer. I think he's going to be a decent little hurdler this season. He's also a chaser in the making but he can win races over the smaller obstacles first.