Spotlight: Clearcut win when favourite at Ascot (1m7f, good; bit more to prove on softer) last time, building on Chepstow reappearance effort behind Celtic Dino and taking hurdles record to 3-6; likely player with further progress plausible.

Spotlight: Soft and heavy-ground wins were on the Flat in France; record of 3-8 for the Newland/Insole yard featured a Cheltenham win (2m1f, good to soft) last December when admittedly slipping the field; had wind surgery (his second) since last run; could do well for the Skeltons.

Spotlight: Commenced career with bumper/hurdle wins (2m; latter on soft); not disgraced in Grade 2 and Grade 1 races subsequently, latest at Aintree (2m4f) in April; may do better still and looks interesting on handicap debut.

Spotlight: Did well as novice last term, winning three times (on soft/heavy first two occasions); may resume progress with reappearance under his belt; useful Irish Flat form certainly suggests he should rate higher still; respected.

Spotlight: Poor results over hurdles this year, following a brief crack at chasing; landed a couple of major handicaps in the mud two seasons ago, including this one off 5lb lower than today, and has possibilities if back on song; heed the market signals.

Spotlight: Hurdle debut win was on soft and best Flat effort was on heavy; scored under top weight in 4yo handicap at Chepstow (2m, good) on seasonal debut, taking record over hurdles to 3-5 (the two defeats were when facing tougher tasks at Grade 1 level); open to further improvement.

Spotlight: Sixth in February in a big handicap on soft; ended last season with a Cheltenham win (2m1f, good) and ran creditably on C&D return; back up in grade but receives weight all round and Harry Cobden is booked; could go well.

Spotlight: Drops back in trip with 2m4f reappearance under his belt; has form figures of 31111 (bumpers/hurdles) at about 2m, with both hurdle wins on soft but the latest was in a substandard Grade 2; bit to prove off his mark.

Spotlight: Has had hurdle wins on soft and heavy; made hay in Scotland in the spring, winning major handicaps over 2m on good to soft at Kelso and Ayr; has never won south of Northumberland and he was well beaten in this race last year; now 10lb higher.

Spotlight: Went well in the mud on Flat; his two attempts over hurdles were a Limerick win and last of three in Naas Grade 3 last winter, without headgear; interesting in reapplied blinkers, being 1-1 in this headgear (useful win in final Flat start).

Spotlight: Narrowly bagged a notable handicap at Ascot (1m7f, good to soft; acts on soft) last December but form dipped markedly in two subsequent outings; beaten (finished 12l sixth) in this contest last year and now 7lb higher.

Spotlight: Has won on soft but not in a handicap; absent since creditable second in a major spring handicap at Haydock (1m7f, good); hasn't won for a couple of seasons and is more exposed than stablemate Castle Carrock.

Spotlight: Beaten long way in Grade 1 novice at Aintree on last appearance; progressive form otherwise culminated in two wins over 2m (one on soft) and he may still have more to offer; not dismissed on handicap debut.

Spotlight: Acts on heavy; veteran who landed the 2023 County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival off this mark; needs to prove he retains that ability, having never figured at Carlisle (2m4f) this month on return from lengthy absence.

Spotlight: Acts on soft; useful form for Nicky Henderson included his third in this contest four years ago; far from sure to repeat that effort, having beaten only one rival at Uttoxeter (2m4f) on stable/seasonal debut.

Spotlight: Successful in big-field handicap at the Punchestown festival (2m, yielding) in May on sole start under Sean Bowen; not solid on his form (hurdles/Flat) since but reuniting with Bowen may have positive effect.

Spotlight: 2-2 on soft; respectable strike-rate over hurdles and ran well in major Scottish handicap in April; suffered a heavy defeat on last appearance and current mark leaves him with a difficult task in this field.

Spotlight: Particularly good record at Cartmel; creditable fifth in Class 3 over C&D most recently but faces a stiffer assignment in this field and is far more exposed than some of these; plenty to prove on worse than good to soft.