Spotlight: Chance on the form of this year's seconds at Taunton (2m7f, good to firm) and Ffos Las (3m; headed on post); jumped and hung right down in trip here 13 days ago, and his revised mark has now kicked in.

Spotlight: Beaten favourite on all four starts for Harry Derham this year, if only just at Uttoxeter last month (3m, good; first cheekpieces); respected on this stable debut, though bled from the nose when last seen.

Spotlight: Best caught at this time of year, having won points on Exmoor in late May 2024 (good) and again 24 days ago (good to firm); reproduction of the form of her Cheltenham hunter chase run won't suffice, however.

Spotlight: Well-beaten favourite in a Cartmel maiden hunter chase last month (2m5f) but it is no certainty that's his preferred track type considering his point win in March (form franked repeatedly) came around Charm Park's fairer, more galloping line; rare runner here for Ruth Jefferson.

Spotlight: Still early days, but bled from the nose on last October's chasing debut and hung right throughout when a fading third on this month's Warwick comeback (3m), a concern given this similarly left-handed track.

Spotlight: Old jumping issues resurfaced on April's chase third at Southwell (almost 3m2f, good) and a crashing late fall when still close up back over hurdles latest won't have helped his confidence; capable but risky.

Spotlight: Led or disputed throughout when obliging over 3m2f at Uttoxeter last July, a win gained, like all of his creditable form, on ground softer than likely awaits here; unseen since bombing out at Hereford in October.

Spotlight: Back below the mark of November's mares' handicap win at Fakenham (2m6f, good to soft); rarely operated at that level since, with little about two latest runs suggesting April's wind surgery has done anything for her.

Spotlight: Inconsistent since December's Newcastle win off 1lb lower (2m7f, good to soft) but hold-up tactics latest likely did him no favours; has a shout on the Perth second which preceded that (3m, good).

Spotlight: Sole win remains a dead-heat in a Welsh maiden point in 2022, but second in this race in 2023 and there was some encouragement to take from this month's Warwick fourth on his second outing following a sizeable layoff.

Spotlight: Two wins at around 2m4f on good ground include one here a year ago; he did score over 3m in a point in 2022, but two weakening efforts in the spring took his rules record beyond 2m5f to 6664; blinkers go on.

Spotlight: All wins going right-handed, though autumn's Warwick near-miss reaffirmed his effectiveness this way round; back below a winning mark but patchy recent form (bled from nose three starts ago).

Spotlight: 3-4 in Southwell handicap chases (soft, good) versus 0-20 in all other contests, though in fairness his only Worcester starts were in maiden hurdles; will have appreciated the break he's returning from.

Spotlight: Gamely compiled a hat-trick by small margins during 2021-22 (2m4f-3m2f, good and good to soft) and is now 7lb lower than for the last leg of that; eased and pulled up early on his sole run in the last three years, however.

Spotlight: Maybe unsettled by early interference on April's chase debut (made mistakes after) but hadn't been showing enough over hurdles before to argue a clear case here, especially from 5lb wrong; cheekpieces added.