Support The Stoke City Foundation 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

£25,000 buy after placing in both Irish points and took a step forward from his bumper form when runner-up in a course maiden (23f) last season. Needed the run on reappearance here in March and another drop back in trip suggests he could be a handicap project.

Progressive form in bumpers, running now-smart hurdler Ballyfad close on final start for Philip Fenton at Down Royal in November. Subsequently sold for £105,000 and having been pitched in the deep end on hurdle/stable debut at Kempton in February, he can do better with sights lowered.

Placed in points but hasn't offered much under Rules.

Fair bumper performer showed more second time up over hurdles, finishing a distant third behind a fairly useful pair at Doncaster (heavy) in early-February.

Offered little in a pair of bumpers at the end of last year for Michael Keady and hard to be confident of better on stable/hurdle debut.

Has shown nothing in bumpers and now switches to hurdles.

Getaway gelding did well to make a winning debut in a Worcester bumper last September but proved no match for a useful prospect at Chepstow last time. He's in excellent hands for the switch to hurdling and has to enter calculations in a thin maiden.

From a good yard but has offered little in bumpers/hurdles to date.

Winner on the first of her 2 starts in points but is seemingly being brought along with handicaps in mind.