Dual bumper winner on good/good to soft earlier in the year. Jockey said he ran too freely on heavy ground at Cheltenham last time. Step up in trip looks positive for this hurdles debut. Hood may help him settle better. Remains of interest.
Wide margin Irish point winner on debut, when left clear. Cost £200,000 soon after, and ran well on rules debut in a Chepstow maiden hurdle last month. Should be able to step up on that promising first effort. Player.
Heavy ground bumper winner here last December and made marked improvement on that when 1L second under a penalty back here in February. Made a good start over hurdles at Chepstow recently, and looks the one to beat.
Won a maiden bumper at Worcester (good to soft) on his rules debut last month. Was a shade disappointing when favourite on his hurdles debut at Stratford (2m6f, soft) since then, so drops back in trip with a bit to prove.
Forecasts
Stick With Bill (8/11), Fado Des Brosses (13/8), Wayfinder (5/1), A Book Of Intrigue (22/1)
STICK WITH BILL has thus far shown the most ability in this field and he is taken to step up on his hurdles debut and score. Fado Des Brosses looks his biggest danger, though neither A Book Of Intrigue nor Wayfinder can be written off.