Point-to-point winner ran well to finish 6L second in a C&D novice hurdle on good ground when making his Rules debut earlier this month. Likely to prove hard to beat.
Ran well in four bumpers including when finishing 5L fourth over an extended 1m7f at Southwell (good) last month. Worth a check in the market on hurdling debut.
Non-Runners
6
Monkey Puzzle559
Weight: 10-12|Â Â Age: 6
T: O Sherwood  J: L P Aspell
NR
Forecasts
Espoir De Loire (4/5), Larkbarrow Lad (5/2), Enrichissant (4/1), Monkey Puzzle (5/1), Building Futures (28/1), Cockney Seagull (150/1)
ESPOIR DE LOIRE showed good form on hurdling debut last time and he can get off the mark at the second attempt in this competitive event. The selection is taken to get the better of the promising Larkbarrow Lad while third place can go to Enrichissant who ran well last time.